The Connected Compliance Problem

October 29, 2026

Free White Paper

The Connected Compliance Problem

Traceability and Sustainability Compliance in UK and Ireland Food and Drink Manufacturing

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Food and drink manufacturers across the UK and Ireland face two growing compliance challenges: proving where every ingredient and batch came from, and demonstrating that packaging meets increasingly demanding sustainability regulations.

Too often, traceability and sustainability are treated as separate projects, managed by different teams using disconnected systems. Yet both depend on the same thing: accurate, accessible data that can be produced quickly when a retailer, auditor or regulator needs it.

This white paper explores the evidence behind these challenges, the impact of evolving UK and EU packaging regulations, and how connected ERP systems can help food and drink producers manage traceability, sustainability reporting and compliance through one reliable source of information.

What’s inside

What UK and Ireland food safety findings reveal about traceability risks and compliance gaps
Why manual records and disconnected systems make food traceability and recalls more difficult
The impact of EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) requirements on food and drink producers
What the UK Plastic Packaging Tax and changing recycled content rules mean for manufacturers
How connected ERP systems bring batch tracking, packaging data and compliance reporting together
A practical four-step approach to improving traceability, sustainability compliance and data management