The food and beverage industry’s digital transformation is accelerating. On April 2, 2026, senior leaders will gather in Chicago to share what’s actually working.
The 4th Annual Smart Manufacturing for Food & Beverage Summit brings together executives from some of the sector’s biggest names: Bunge, Kraft Heinz, Mars, McCain Foods, Monogram Foods, Cargill, and many more. They’ll discuss how automation, AI, and analytics are reshaping production floors across the industry.
This isn’t a theoretical conference. Speakers will present case studies from their own operations: how they’ve integrated smart manufacturing systems, deployed AI for decision-making, modernized legacy infrastructure, and built traceability into complex supply chains. Expect candid conversations about what succeeded, what failed, and what they’d do differently.
Beyond presentations, the summit emphasizes peer exchange through moderated roundtables on workforce development, sustainability, operational security, and predictive manufacturing. These sessions let attendees benchmark their progress against competitors and discover how others are solving similar challenges.
Quickfire technology demonstrations will showcase live solutions in automation, IoT, digital twins, and data analytics, giving delegates hands-on time with tools designed for real-time visibility, resource optimization, and quality control.
A closing panel featuring leaders from Bunge, Cargill, Dot Foods, and V&V Supremo Foods will address the strategic questions keeping executives up at night: where to invest, how to prepare teams, how to integrate disparate systems, and how to leverage data without drowning in it.
The day concludes with a networking reception. Sometimes the most valuable insights happen over drinks.
For more information on attending or getting involved, visit https://bit.ly/smartmanufb-foodandbevbusiness, email enquiries@amg-world.co.uk or call +44 (0) 113 3970 379.
