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Wayne-Sanderson Details its Journey into AI, Machine Learning Implementation

Feb. 5, 2025

Juan DeVillena walks through Wayne-Sanderson’s digitalization journey and how the company is using artificial intelligence and machine learning today.

Andy Hanacek

In this episode, recorded during the IPPE show in Atlanta in January, Juan DeVillena, senior vice president of quality assurance and food safety at Wayne-Sanderson Farms, walks through Wayne-Sanderson’s digitalization journey and how the company is using artificial intelligence and machine learning today.

DeVillena also discusses how the chicken processor rolled out its training and helped its employees work through the process. He also hints at how AI and machine learning could help the company’s food safety and quality efforts down the road.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.