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BELL FOOD GROUP

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Founded in 1869 by Samuel Bell , the once-small Swiss meat processing firm has grown into a truly pan-regional player , with operations in 15 countries throughout Europe , from Spain to Romania . “ We offer products ranging from meat and poultry to charcuterie and seafood . We are also in the convenience sector , so we produce everything from salads and sandwiches to ready-made pasta , soups , and so on ,” says Friedli . “ We have about 12,000 employees working across our 63 locations , as well as a huge network of suppliers and sales partners in both the food industry and the IT sector who help us fulfil the needs of our customers .”
Efficiency , Stability and Transparency The potential benefits that Friedli hopes the adoption of cutting edge technologies like video analytics , artificial intelligence ( AI ), machine learning ( ML ), and cloud-based business intelligence ( BI ) solutions can deliver are - he stresses - firmly contingent on an IT department that truly understands and works to serve the needs of Bell Food Group ’ s business functions . In order to get individual business units to support and embrace new technologies , Friedli is a keen advocate of the personal touch .
“ Since I started , I ' ve been meeting a lot of different people and visiting a lot of different sites . You ' d better believe that I have filled
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