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September 3, 2026 · Industry Watch

Plant-floor staff seen as readier for AI than managers

Plant-floor staff seen as readier for AI than managers

A Q&A points to a gap between shop-floor appetite for AI and managerial hesitation in food manufacturing.

Food manufacturers may need to rethink where resistance to artificial intelligence is really coming from. Reporting on a discussion with Infor’s Jared Helenic, Food Industry Executive says frontline workers in food plants are often more open to AI support than leaders assume.

The article suggests the main drag on adoption can sit with line managers rather than operators. That framing matters for companies trying to speed up roll-outs, because it shifts attention from workforce acceptance to management buy-in.

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