AI's role in compliance – how good data is the foundation of food safety automation
Why bring AI into food safety, and why now?
Global supply chain complexity, speed-to-market pressure, consumer trust, and tightening regulation are all pushing the sector toward AI adoption, including in food safety specifically. The flip side: the risk of being left behind as early movers pull ahead.
This webinar will explore the latest AI advances in food development technology and how a robust data strategy underpins the safe use of these technologies to food safety applications.
Centric Software’s experts will cover:
- Where AI Is already being used in food safety
- Strong vs weak areas today
- Data as the foundation of AI competency
- Structured vs unstructured data
- Getting past "pilot purgatory"
- A practical readiness checklist for the next 12 months
With AI and automation set to play a substantial part in food development process over the next 5 years, join this webinar to ensure you’re ahead of the curve.
Speakers

Ryan Rafferty, Head of Food & Beverage (UK & I) - Centric Software
Ryan has spent the best part of 15 years working at the intersection of food manufacturing and enterprise technology, advising producers including Unilever, Pladis, and Coca-Cola, on the systems that sit behind how products are developed, regulated and brought to market.
Now responsible for the UK&I Food and Beverage vertical at Centric Software, his focus is on the data infrastructure (AI & PLM) that connects recipe, specification, and supplier information across an organisation, and how that infrastructure impacts food safety, manufacturing, and time-to-market.
