2025 Food and Beverage Insight series
Trends on the future of supply chain planning
In 2025, Deloitte surveyed more than 150 supply chain planning professionals from nine food and beverage subsectors. From dairy to snack and convenience foods to alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and beyond—explore three major themes shaping the future of supply chain planning.
Introducing the Food and Beverage Insight series
In this three-part series, we discuss industry trends, challenges and perspectives on the future of supply chain planning. Explore the results from our 2025 Deloitte Retail & Consumer Product Supply Chain Planning Survey¹—combined with perspectives from our industry and supply chain specialists. Each installment aims to bring you actionable insights to help navigate and enhance your supply chains across the dynamic food and beverage sector.
Our first publication highlights the ongoing strategic shift of today’s supply chain planner role. Our second publication explores strategic ways companies are navigating challenges to unlock value. Stay tuned for our upcoming third publication, which will discuss today's evolving customer expectations.
Key survey findings
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Endnotes
1 Deloitte, 2025 Deloitte Retail & Consumer Product Supply Chain Planning Survey, 2025.
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Manuel Peralta
Manuel is a leader in Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Supply Chain & Network Operations practice, with more than 20 years of experience spanning management consulting, industry, and corporate finance. He advises clients in consumer products, retail, and industrial manufacturing, delivering digital transformations, strategic assessments, and operational improvements across North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. His experience includes end-to-end supply chain planning, advanced planning and scheduling solutions, operational finance, technology selection, and business case development. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and holds degrees from Wake Forest University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, supporting Club Atlético de Madrid, and traveling internationally.
Sreekanth Krishnakumar
Sreekanth is a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s Supply Chain & Network Operations practice, with 9 years’ experience serving automotive & process manufacturing clients. Known for a passion for critical thinking, problem solving, and engineering innovation, Sreekanth offers deep knowledge in supply chain strategy, leading global teams to deliver large-scale transformation projects. Sreekanth’s experience includes Integrated Business Planning, Manufacturing and Product Strategy, Portfolio Analysis, and the implementation of next-generation solutions for Fortune 500 clients. Driven to define effective strategies, lead by example, and foster high-performing teams, he is dedicated to advancing transformative capabilities across the supply chain landscape.
