Food Industry is one where it is critical to control quality. Given the huge number of people consuming the food products, even a small defect can assume critical dimensions and can have adverse impacts. Lean Six Sigma, hence, is very appropriate in Food Industry. In fact, the entire Food Supply Chain can benefit from the Six Sigma approach. Some of the examples of Six Sigma Projects in Food Processing and Distribution in this Industry are:

• Reduction in distribution costs
• Enhancing reliability of food products delivery
• Reducing or preventing wastage in case of perishable items
• Improving delivery vehicle utilization
• Improving adherence to schedules at delivery and collection points
• Reduction in Maintenance costs/produced units
• Enhancement in Productivity
• Reduction in machine & plant maintenance cost
• Reduction in processing machinery downtime
• Enhancement in quality of packaging