Automation

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A robotic arm preparing food in a restaurant kitchen, with diners in the background looking uncertain about the automated service.

AI helps restaurants survive, but diners may not like changes.

Despite a 34% average increase in labor costs in 2023 and a 25% drop in consumer restaurant spending since May 2022, nearly 80% of U.

Ezra Kaplan·June 20, 2026

A modern, automated food processing plant with advanced robotics, symbolizing resilience and efficiency in food manufacturing.

The Food Trade

Food Manufacturers Embrace EPC Rise for Resilient Production

A major dairy producer recently broke ground on a $300 million fully automated processing plant in Wisconsin, one of over $50 billion in new food and beverage (F&B) plant construction and upgrades ann

Marco Alves·June 1, 2026

Split image showing a modern robotic harvester in a vineyard contrasted with a traditional vintner inspecting grapes, symbolizing the debate over EU vineyard automation.

The Cellar & Vine

EU vineyard automation adoption divides wine growers

Vintners across Europe are locked in a contentious debate: could automated harvesting, while efficient, irrevocably damage the delicate grapes that define their region's prized wines?

Marco Alves·May 15, 2026