Mastering all the p ’ s in food chain productivity
Food safety specialist Fortress Technology examines why working smarter not harder is critical to safeguarding the future of global food security , naming performance , product , people , process and profit as the top 5 productivity priorities in UK food manufacturing .
The food chain plays a significant part in our economy . In 2022 , it accounted for approximately eight percent of the Gross Value Added of the UK non-financial business economy . Although productivity may have long eluded the other sectors in UK manufacturing , the Office of National Statistics reports that in 2022 three of the four food chain sectors had a higher productivity than in 2021 , with UK food and drink manufacturing rising by 2.7 percent .
Maintaining this upward productivity curve will be reliant on the sector continually innovating and adapting to production and sustainability trends as they emerge , reports Phil Brown , Sales Director at Fortress Technology Europe .
Population projections
Balancing all aspects of food security – now and in the future – is intrinsically linked to productivity . The United Nations projects that food production from plants and animals will need to increase 70 % by 2050 to compensate for rapid population growth and food demand . Industrial food production will need to adapt to keep pace .
Considerable advances in food manufacturing technology have made it possible to produce higher volumes of safe food produce , despite the decline in available land for agriculture and manufacturing facilities . However , the present state of the food industry will be insufficient to maintain or exceed the current levels of food quality and
With a diameter of 31.48 meters , the 8.8 meter high , insulated stainless steel tanks each have a gas storage volume of 3320 cubic meters .
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