THE CHALLENGE

The ideal pizza can be an elusive thing at times, opening a pizza box to find a badly made pizza, consumers find it disappointing whether it be a lack of cheese, inconsistent distribution of toppings, incorrect toppings altogether, extra sauce, huge bubbles, or unequal distribution of slices.

In this segment, companies face the following challenges to meet consumer demands:

• Which are the technologies that can enable precision placement of ingredients such as flavored oil, cheese, meat, and veggies used in the manufacturing/processing of pizza?
• What is the readiness level of these technologies?
• What are the technologies coming from adjacencies (i.e., prepared meals, edible oils and fats, nutraceuticals, and other sections of food) that can be applied for precision placement in the pizza category?
• Who are the best-fit technology providers that can reached for collaboration opportunities?
• What is the success rate/use cases of these technologies in terms of application, market, and consumer behavior?

OUR SOLUTION

Our research team employed a comprehensive strategy covering secondary research, patent, and scientific research to conduct the study. Following solution framework was followed to derive actionable insights for our client.

We based our solutions on the prospected challenges. Under this, we delivered solutions based on the following

BUSINESS IMPACT

We have identified Robotics/Automation as the most used technology among different players for ensuring pizza precision/uniformity. 3D printing is the next major technology used among others, for uniform deposition of sauces, cream, and liquid condiments over the pizza. Artificial Intelligence is mostly used as integrated technology, such as a combination of AI and Computer vision or AI and Robotics to detect the patterns or designs of food products and ensure the even distribution of various ingredients.

We shortlisted a few technologies based on their implementation, success stories, increased funding, and adoption in restaurants/food chains along with the increased attention of consumers.

We provided the client with crucial recommendations for the employment of advanced technologies to ensure precision in pizza toppings. The impact of our service brought an advantage for our client in a sense:

The client was able to identify state-of-the-art technologies from the pizza-focused industries stream and adjacent industries that can enable precision deposition.

● The client was able to derive actionable insights to premium their pizza segment
● The client was able to prioritize a few best-fit technology providers as an outcome of our technology benchmarking activity
● The client was able to gain insights on key developments such as partnership and funding happening in the space
● The client got insights on implemented success stories/use cases for a few technologies to establish confidence for collaboration opportunities with technology providers