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[Request a Demo](https://www.foodsconnected.com/request-a-demo) ![Blog header section(optimised)](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/Blog%20header%20section(optimised).png) # Welcome to the Foods Connected Blog #### Topic Select a topic - [All](https://blog.foodsconnected.com) - [Food Safety & Quality](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/food-safety-quality) - [Supply Chain Management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/supply-chain-management) - [Regulations](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/regulations) - [Company News](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/company-news) - [Sustainability](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/sustainability) - [Expert Insights](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/expert-insights) - [Traceability](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/traceability) - [Data & Reporting](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/data-reporting) - [Food Industry Trends](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/food-industry-trends) - [Procurement](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/procurement) - [Specifications & NPD](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/specifications-npd) - [Animal Welfare](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/animal-welfare) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/artificial-intelligence) - [Allergen Management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/allergen-management) - [FSMA 204](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/fsma-204) - [Livestock Procurement](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/livestock-procurement) - [Back to Our Roots](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/back-to-our-roots) - [Industry News](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/industry-news) - [Industry Voices](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/industry-voices) - [Product Lifecycle Management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/product-lifecycle-management) - [EUDR](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/eudr) - [Digital Transformation](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/digital-transformation) - [Case Study](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/case-study) - [Economy](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/economy) - [Meat, Fish & Poultry](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/meat-fish-poultry) - [NPD](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/npd) - [Supply Chain Resilience](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/supply-chain-resilience) - [Compliancy](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/compliancy) - [Strategic Sourcing](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/strategic-sourcing) - [The blue room](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/the-blue-room) - [BBFAW](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/bbfaw) - [Packaging](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/packaging) [![Meet the team with our CCO Paul Armstrong](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/BLOG%20HEADERS%20-%20Correct%20Size%20(5).png)](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/meet-the-team-paul-armstrong) 3 min read [Company News](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/company-news) [Food Safety & Quality](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/food-safety-quality) ##### [Meet the team with our CCO Paul Armstrong](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/meet-the-team-paul-armstrong) By [Natalie Thorpe](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/author/natalie-thorpe) on 10/06/2022 We caught up with Paul Armstrong, Commercial Director this week to hear how he ended up in Food Tech, what he's most proud of and his advice to anyone considering a career at Foods Connected... [Continue Reading](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/meet-the-team-paul-armstrong) [![Five reasons to implement cloud-based food supply chain management software](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_282819680.jpeg)](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/five-reasons-to-implement-cloud-based-food-supply-chain-management-software) 4 min read [Food Safety & Quality](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/food-safety-quality) ##### [Five reasons to implement cloud-based food supply chain management software](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/five-reasons-to-implement-cloud-based-food-supply-chain-management-software) By [Natalie Thorpe](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/author/natalie-thorpe) on 24/05/2022 A 2020 report by McKinsey & Company revealed that over a 10-year period, firms can expect to incur losses of roughly 45% of their annual profits due to disruptions in the supply chain. T... [Continue Reading](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/five-reasons-to-implement-cloud-based-food-supply-chain-management-software) [![Lab-grown meat: What is it and will it prevail?](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_210537889.jpeg)](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/lab-grown-meat-what-is-it-and-will-it-prevail) 4 min read ##### [Lab-grown meat: What is it and will it prevail?](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/lab-grown-meat-what-is-it-and-will-it-prevail) By [Natalie Thorpe](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/author/natalie-thorpe) on 12/05/2022 While lab-grown meat may have just come to market, the idea has existed for decades. The man most commonly credited for creating cultivated meat is Dutch researcher and (former World War II ... 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