A recent study performed by the Food Marketing Institute and Grocery Manufacturers Association, revealed that one recall can cost a food or beverage company an average of $10 million, not including lost sales profits and a tarnished brand reputation.
However, food and beverage processors can respond to problems within the manufacturing process more quickly by connecting a warehouse execution system (WES) to external systems both upstream and downstream in the supply chain. This will often prevent contaminated products from ever leaving the facility, saving the processor both time and money.