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CPG manufacturers brace for mounting production losses and see industrial AI as a critical competitiveness lever by 2030, Schneider Electric study finds
New Schneider Electric survey of 1,453 global executives reveals a widening gap between AI ROI ambition and operational reality in the consumer-packaged goods sectorData quality, legacy automation and change management — not AI availability — emerge as the primary blockers to successful AI adoption LONDON, April 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy technology, today released new findings from its global 2026 Industrial AI in CPG Survey,1 revealing that con
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