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Toolkits, portals and standards relevant to this sector.

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Research & Publications
Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others+9Retail Processing & Manufacturing, Food Logistics & Warehousing, Industrial Baking & Snack Manufacturing, Grain & Cereals, Beverage, Dairy, Seafood & Aquaculture, Meat, Poultry

Food And Agriculture Defense In The Supply Chain: A Critical Review

Peer-reviewed review paper proposing the Cyber-FSMS (Cyber Food Safety Management System) framework, integrating food defense methodologies (HACCP, TACCP, VACCP) with cybersecurity, OT security, and c

Research & Publications
Poultry+9Meat, Seafood & Aquaculture, Dairy, Beverage, Grain & Cereals, Industrial Baking & Snack Manufacturing, Food Logistics & Warehousing, Retail Processing & Manufacturing, Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

A Review Of Cybersecurity Incidents In The Food And Agriculture Sector (HTML Version)

HTML version of the comprehensive open-access survey documenting 30 cybersecurity incidents (2011–2023) across the food and agriculture sector and introducing the Farmer-Centered AI (FCAI).

Research & Publications
Meat+8Poultry, Seafood & Aquaculture, Dairy, Beverage, Grain & Cereals, Food Logistics & Warehousing, Retail Processing & Manufacturing, Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

A Review Of Cybersecurity Incidents In The Food And Agriculture Sector

Comprehensive open-access review of 30 documented cybersecurity incidents across the food and agriculture sector (2011–2023), including ransomware, data breaches, and supply chain attacks, with analys

Research & Publications
Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

Cyber Security In Smart Agriculture: Threat Types, Current Status, And Future Trends

Peer-reviewed review article examining cybersecurity threats, attack vectors, protection mechanisms, and future research directions for smart agriculture, including IoT, edge computing, UAVs, AI, and

Research & Publications
Seafood & Aquaculture

Overcoming IT Barriers In Fisheries And Aquaculture

Springer book chapter examining infrastructure, interoperability, cybersecurity, workforce, and digital transformation barriers affecting fisheries and aquaculture IT adoption.

Research & Publications
Seafood & Aquaculture

Aquaculture IoT Security Landscape

Peer-reviewed IEEE survey analyzing IoT security threats, attack vectors, and mitigation strategies for smart aquaculture systems, including replay, MITM, DoS, and jamming attacks.

Research & Publications
Seafood & Aquaculture

Top 10 Vulnerabilities In Aqua Industry

Technical article examining cybersecurity vulnerabilities in aquaculture OT systems, including RAS, PLC-controlled water quality systems, automated feeding, IoT devices, and aquaculture management pla

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Research & Publications
Dairy+1Poultry

Safeguarding Digital Livestock Farming: A Comprehensive Cybersecurity Roadmap For Dairy And Poultry Industries

Peer-reviewed, open-access review presenting a comprehensive cybersecurity roadmap for digital dairy and poultry farming, covering ransomware, hacktivism and state-sponsored threats.

Research & Publications
Dairy

Top 10 Vulnerabilities In Dairy Farm Industry

Technical article examining the top cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting dairy farm OT systems, including automated milking systems, Modbus communications, IoT devices, and dairy automation.

Articles

How-to guidance and analysis for this sector.

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Research & Publications
Dairy+3Seafood & Aquaculture, Meat, Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

Alfa Laval deepens its commitment to the global food industry with new Food & Pharma Division

Alfa Laval strengthens its focus on the global food industry through its newly established Food & Pharma Division, increasing its focus on innovation, customer alignment and next-generation food production technologies.

August 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval
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Research & Publications
Beverage+3Industrial Baking & Snack Manufacturing, Retail Processing & Manufacturing, Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

First Press: From Craft Coffee to Global RTD Brand

Australian cold-drip coffee producer First Press worked with Tetra Pak to transform its craft coffee concept into a scalable shelf-stable ready-to-drink business while expanding into plant-based beverages and new retail and export markets.

August 7, 2026 · 1 min read

Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak
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Research & Publications
Seafood & Aquaculture+2Retail Processing & Manufacturing, Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

Accelerate Growth in Shelf-Stable Tuna

Tetra Pak outlines a seven-step approach to help tuna producers identify market opportunities, develop products, optimise recipes, differentiate packaging, establish efficient production and scale shelf-stable tuna products using Tetra Recart® packaging.

August 7, 2026 · 1 min read

Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak
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Dairy+3Retail Processing & Manufacturing, Industrial Baking & Snack Manufacturing, Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

Dale Farm Increases Production with New Cheddar Cheese Line

Dale Farm invested £70 million in its Dunman cheddar processing facility, working with Tetra Pak to design and integrate a new cheddar and whey processing line that increased capacity, improved plant visibility and supported continuous performance optimisation.

August 7, 2026 · 1 min read

Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak
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Research & Publications
Retail Processing & Manufacturing

Accelerating Drug Launches: How Digitalized Manufacturing Shortens Time-to-Market

Explore how scheduling software, real-time release testing, digital technology transfer and autonomous manufacturing can accelerate drug production and improve manufacturing flexibility.

August 7, 2026 · 1 min read

Emerson
Emerson
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Retail Processing & Manufacturing+4Beverage, Industrial Baking & Snack Manufacturing, Food Logistics & Warehousing, Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

Predictive Analytics and Wireless Sensors: How Emerson Reduces Unplanned Downtime and Safety Incidents

Discover how wireless sensors, predictive analytics and connected automation help industrial facilities improve worker safety, reduce unplanned downtime and strengthen operational reliability.

August 7, 2026 · 1 min read

Emerson
Emerson
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Research & Publications
Retail Processing & Manufacturing+2Food Logistics & Warehousing, Grain & Cereals

Student Research Explores How Farmers Use Risk Management Strategies

An Auburn Ph.D. student is researching how risk management strategies can improve farm resilience, reduce financial stress, and support long-term agricultural sustainability.

August 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Auburn University
Auburn University
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Grain & Cereals+2Food Logistics & Warehousing, Retail Processing & Manufacturing

Student Research Explores How Farmers Use Risk Management Strategies

An Auburn Ph.D. student is researching how risk management strategies can improve farm resilience, reduce financial stress, and support long-term agricultural sustainability.

August 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Auburn University
Auburn University
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Research & Publications
Grain & Cereals+1Retail Processing & Manufacturing

Auburn Faculty Honored with National NACTA Teaching Awards

Three Auburn College of Agriculture faculty members received national recognition from NACTA for outstanding contributions to teaching, student mentorship, and agricultural education.

August 4, 2026 · 2 min read

Auburn University
Auburn University
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Reports

Research and briefings covering this sector.

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Annual Report
Seafood & Aquaculture+4Dairy, Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others, Beverage, Meat

Annual & Sustainability Report 2025

Alfa Laval’s Annual & Sustainability Report 2025 provides an overview of the company’s financial performance, strategic priorities, sustainability progress and contribution to global challenges across energy, food and water, and marine industries. The report combines business and sustainability reporting to provide stakeholders with a comprehensive view of Alfa Laval’s performance and long-term direction.

August 14, 2026

Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval
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Annual Report
Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

GEA Annual Report 2025

GEA's 2025 Annual Report presents the company's financial performance, business development, sustainability progress, strategic priorities and major milestones for fiscal year 2025.

August 11, 2026

GEA
GEA
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Annual Report
Seafood & Aquaculture

Global Impact Report

Explore GSA's annual impact through its advocacy, education, and certification initiatives, and discover how these efforts contribute to advancing responsible seafood practices in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

August 7, 2026

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA)
Global Seafood Alliance (GSA)
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Whitepaper
Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

A Spotlight on Food Safety and Industry 4.0

Tetra Pak's white paper examines how Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, connected systems, IIoT and digital technologies can strengthen food safety and quality in modern food production.

August 7, 2026

Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak
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Research
Dairy

Dairy Processing Handbook — 2025 Edition

A comprehensive technical reference covering dairy processing technologies and production practices from raw milk through finished dairy products.

August 7, 2026

Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak
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Annual Report
Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

Tetra Pak FY25 Sustainability Report

Tetra Pak's FY25 Sustainability Report details its environmental, social and food-system performance for 2025, including progress on emissions, renewable energy, circularity, nature and food-system resilience.

August 7, 2026

Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak
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Annual Report
Industrial Baking & Snack Manufacturing+4Beverage, Food Logistics & Warehousing, Retail Processing & Manufacturing, Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

Emerson 2025 Annual Report

Emerson's 2025 Annual Report provides an overview of its financial performance, business strategy, operations, markets, risks, and transformation as a global automation and industrial technology company.

August 7, 2026

Emerson
Emerson
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Annual Report
Beverage+4Industrial Baking & Snack Manufacturing, Food Logistics & Warehousing, Retail Processing & Manufacturing, Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

Emerson 2025 Sustainability Report

Emerson's latest sustainability report covers its environmental performance, employee and workplace initiatives, responsible sourcing, community investment, and the role of its technologies in helping customers improve sustainability.

August 7, 2026

Emerson
Emerson
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Annual Report
Food-Tech, Ingredients & Others

Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Report 2025

Agricultural experiments will be carried on in connection with the college farm and garden to such an extent as may be necessary for the requirement of instruction, and the means at command.

August 4, 2026

Auburn University
Auburn University
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eBooks

In-depth guides and playbooks written for this sector.

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