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 sector Data 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 consumer-packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers expect significant increases in production inefficiencies and cost pressures by 2030. Many are turning to industrial intelligence - the combined power of AI, data and automation - to reinforce competitiveness in a decade of accelerating volatility.