{"id":8593,"date":"2021-09-07T07:20:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T11:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=8593"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:06:05","slug":"best-in-class-food-beverage-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/best-in-class-food-beverage-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Leveraging ERP to create a best-in-class food and beverage business [Webinar]"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/technology-innovation\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Technology &amp; Innovation<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLeveraging ERP to create a best-in-class food and beverage business [Webinar]\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-09-07T07:20:06-04:00\">September 7, 2021<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Leveraging ERP to create a best-in-class food and beverage business [Webinar]\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/best-in-class-food-beverage-business\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/staceymcintosh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Stacey-McIntosh-350-1.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Stacey McIntosh<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dRyAGwzzwX4&amp;list=PLG3VAatOz36nzX6YxTqZaSHxlFU4Z6ZNF&amp;index=3\">traceability, quality, and compliance<\/a> within the food and beverage industry has become increasingly important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To remain competitive, food and beverage companies must leverage their ERP solutions to meet evolving market expectations and changing customer demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent Aberdeen study of over 100 F&amp;B decision makers revealed that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Companies need to focus on quality and food safety to minimize potential risks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reducing waste and improving efficiency is critical for margin growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utilizing real-time data can help companies keep up with increasing regulatory compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementing real-time alerts for greater responsiveness can improve business agility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-a-best-in-class-food-and-beverage-company\">What is a best-in-class food and beverage company?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Best-in-class companies are defined by Aberdeen as the top 20% of companies based on their performance in four key business metrics that are critical to ERP effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to all others (the remaining 80%), best-in-class companies are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16% more efficient in terms of on-time deliveries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18% more likely to have projects that follow internal schedule compliance procedures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2x more likely to see greater profitability over the past two years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3x more likely to see greater productivity over the past two years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Webinar: ERP for the Food and Beverage Industry<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover how best-in-class companies leverage their ERP to efficiently run their food and beverage operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-9e4fd496-1432-4b43-9631-833b263f6be9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Watch On-Demand<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1215\" height=\"810\" 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