Plant-based Food Manufactures have various opportunities to chart their own course. They provide a sector of the food market that is growing twice as fast and shows no signs of slowing down. As you dig deeper, the numbers get even more impressive: for example, since 2018, sales of plant-based eggs have increased by 700%, compared to a 100-fold increase in the market for conventional eggs.
This is expected to increase as the meat industry becomes more competitive. Plant-based food manufacturing needs to restart the traditional food manufacturing
plant if they want to capitalize on this expansion. They need to be prepared for the next wave of new technologies, device platforms, and customer insights.
The move will be much easier, faster, and more profitable for those who effectively future-proof their operations with adaptable, innovation-friendly designs and processes, which could mean rapidly growing market share or rapid collapse. Here in this article, we are going to talk about some considerations in future-proofing plant-based food manufacturing.
• Irregular Time
Climate change is causing more and more instability. Manufacturers’ ability to operate, maintain and use their facilities safely and efficiently is hampered by an increase in extreme weather events, water shortages and power outages. Plant-based foods can be particularly vulnerable to utilitarian use. In addition to the normal energy input for cooling and freezing foods, they require steam input for pasteurization and extrusion operations, and water is needed for protein rehydration.
• Purchase Model
By introducing unique products, many CPG companies have taken advantage of changing consumer preferences to rekindle interest in their brands. New flavor lines, package sizes and claims that address environmental or social concerns require manufacturers to be adaptable and versatile for various ingredients, package designs and processing techniques.
Plant-based food manufacturers must be prepared for rapid innovation and changing consumer preferences. New product formats, such as plant-based pepperoni, and new ingredients, including oat milk, are frequently introduced to this market. Additionally, the aspirations of many manufacturers are to significantly reduce the cost of goods sold.
• Labor Availability
The labor shortage has been caused by recent disruptions such as COVID-19 and the rush to retire baby boomers. The pandemic has also prevented workers from collaborating closely, which has reduced food manufacturing efficiency. Although some of these changes are cyclical and transitory, manufacturers should prepare for long-term trends such as rising labor costs and decreasing availability. Workplace reforms are driven by competition for workers.
Factory manufacturers often use state-of-the-art processing techniques. This makes qualified employees particularly difficult to locate or, if internally trained, particularly difficult to replace.
Conclusion
The food manufacturing industry is one of the most important and evolving industries in the world. But there are also many considerations when entering this industry. Here in this article we have mentioned some considerations. If you want to know about those considerations, consider reading this article.