{"id":1232,"date":"2026-07-17T07:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodsafetytech.com\/research\/?page_id=1232"},"modified":"2026-08-10T19:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:42:47","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foodsafetytech.com\/research\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1232\" class=\"elementor elementor-1232\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff1265 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bff1265\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2a9b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b2a9b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c2c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"e3c2c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Research<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-sub-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"sub_heading\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >Four studies. One quantified view of the technology's impact on food safety performance.\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-subheading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tFSTR's inaugural research agenda combines an anchor benchmark study\n\nwith three companion studies, together forming a full advisory platform for solution providers and operators.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-separator-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1981ac8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1981ac8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e89cd e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08e89cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef4cbfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"ef4cbfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Participate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-sub-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"sub_heading\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >Contribute to any active study by launching a survey.\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ddf7aa elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1ddf7aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/foodsafetytech.com\/research\/surveys\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Take a survey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c5acc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6c5acc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"FST_html_code\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9cf07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c9cf07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9945083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"9945083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"Serial_number\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-sub-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"sub_heading\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >Flagship \u00b7 anchor program\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba1a9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba1a9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-594e4a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"594e4a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"FST_html_code_data\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda1048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"cda1048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Food Safety Digital Maturity Benchmark<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-subheading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tHypothesis: Digitally mature organizations achieve lower contamination risk, reduced downtime and waste, and faster corrective action cycles.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912d1c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"912d1c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f48ad7 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f48ad7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce9a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8ce9a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Key dimensions<\/h3>\r\n<ul class='ListUI ListDot'>\r\n<li>Digital maturity stages (manual \u2192 fully integrated)<\/li>\r\n<li>Operational KPIs (uptime, scrap, rework)<\/li>\r\n<li>Risk KPIs (audit outcomes, recalls)<\/li>\r\n<li>Preventative behavior metrics<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a3e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"27a3e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Outputs<\/h3>\r\n<ul class='ListUI'>\r\n<li>Industry benchmark report<\/li>\r\n<li>Maturity model framework<\/li>\r\n<li>ROI quantification of digital adoption<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4155a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c4155a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2bd700 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e2bd700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d02931 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d02931\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"FST_html_code\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d426494 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d426494\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd3644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"ccd3644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"Serial_number\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-sub-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"sub_heading\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >Companion study<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d54ee86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d54ee86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5053300 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5053300\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"FST_html_code_data\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402b698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"402b698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Drivers of Food Safety Tech Investment\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-subheading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tHypothesis: Understanding the relative weight of regulatory vs. economic drivers should help to shape food safety budgets.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7695018 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7695018\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649773b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"649773b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cba7d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2cba7d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Key dimensions<\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"ListUI ListDot\">\r\n<li>Regulatory vs. economic drivers<\/li>\r\n<li>Budget allocation trends<\/li>\r\n<li>Decision-making hierarchy<\/li>\r\n<li>Risk management emphasis<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634ed5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"634ed5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Outputs<\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"ListUI\">\r\n<li>Buying-committee map<\/li>\r\n<li>Budget trend report<\/li>\r\n<li>Solution provider positioning playbook<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48cebf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b48cebf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6784f5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f6784f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0dcf09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0dcf09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"FST_html_code\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2251f4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2251f4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e3d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"71e3d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"Serial_number\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-sub-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"sub_heading\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >Companion study<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc96569 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc96569\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c89652 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c89652\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"FST_html_code_data\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90a79c elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"c90a79c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">The ROI of Environmental Monitoring &amp; ATP Automation\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-subheading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tHypothesis: Quantifying the ROI of adoption and deployment of rapid testing technologies will help stakeholders make sound investment decisions.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd180ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd180ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4a570 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e4a570\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c85f0ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c85f0ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Key dimensions<\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"ListUI ListDot\">\r\n<li>Adoption rates of rapid testing technologies<\/li>\r\n<li>Pain points in current workflows<\/li>\r\n<li>Solution provider perception analysis<\/li>\r\n<li>Growth indicators and barriers<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e62b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"13e62b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Outputs<\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"ListUI\">\r\n<li>Adoption & growth report<\/li>\r\n<li>Solution provider brand perception index<\/li>\r\n<li>Workflow friction analysis<\/li>\r\n<li>ROI analysis<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6fdc1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6fdc1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c17f8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"15c17f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"Serial_number\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">04<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-sub-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"sub_heading\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >Companion study<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4d49b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb4d49b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab4d23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bab4d23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"FST_html_code_data\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c12210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"6c12210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Data &amp; Analytics Utilization<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-subheading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tHypothesis: Barriers causing slow adoption of AI and automation will impact how organizations turn food safety data into action.\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb72e8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb72e8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e394a38 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e394a38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ece30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9ece30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Key dimensions<\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"ListUI ListDot\">\r\n<li>Time-to-insight \/ time-to-action benchmarks<\/li>\r\n<li>Data integration maturity<\/li>\r\n<li>AI \/ automation adoption trends<\/li>\r\n<li>Key barriers to entry and how to overcome them<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51bce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f51bce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Outputs<\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"ListUI\">\r\n<li>Data maturity scorecard<\/li>\r\n<li>AI adoption barriers report<\/li>\r\n<li>Integration reference architecture<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b2bfa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0b2bfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de7510 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9de7510\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7f6b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"6c7f6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" 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