79% of US Manufacturers Say Labor Is Their #1 Problem.

Bottled products move along a conveyor on an automated packaging line in a clean factory, with two workers in white coats and hairnets overseeing the process.

Your Packaging Line Is Probably the Bottleneck. The Hidden Cost of Your Labor Crisis Ask a food and beverage COO what keeps them up at night in 2026, and you’ll hear the same answer across almost every operation: we can’t find people. It’s not a perception problem. It’s a measurable, structural shift in American manufacturing, […]