Pesto: Powering Sustainable Growth and Resilient Supply Chains for F&B SMEs

The UK food and beverage (F&B) industry, valued at £143 billion, is experiencing a crisis marked by rising costs, diminishing margins, and the challenge of managing data. SME F&B brands are particularly hard-hit, with 77% citing increased production costs as their primary challenge. Traditional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are inadequate for SMEs, leading to a labor-intensive process that hampers their competitiveness. In response, Pesto, supported by Antler Innovation Pte Ltd, offers an AI-powered platform designed to help SMEs build resilient supply chains and achieve sustainable growth. Pesto's operating system centralizes critical data for decision-making, automates processes, and provides insights to enhance profitability and sustainability. Led by industry experts like CEO Kate Hofman, CTO Amish Ralhan, and COO Sanjay Sood-Smith, Pesto is gaining momentum with pilot customers and a long-term vision to be the default operating system in the F&B industry. Antler's investment underscores confidence in Pesto's ability to drive systemic change and ensure robust, profitable futures for its clients.