March 2020 FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal (we also call it FPMJ ) brings you the latest news on products and technologies - ingredients, machinery, packaging - that would be of interest to the food and beverage processing sector. The March 2020 issue puts the spotlight on smart technologies from Aveva, a company that provides solutions customised around a client's standards and resources. This is appropriate since a manufacturer, whether small, will need to invest in some form of smart technology sooner or later, to survive. To survive the competition, to enhance productivity, to meet customers' changing needs, and even to weather unforeseen crises like coronavirus. The Editor's Note for this issue posed a question: "How do we continue serving our global clients at the time of COVID-19, and how can we prepare for a similar risk in the future?" It's a question that's top of mind for all companies. There has to be some changes i