Cloud adoption is driving digital transformation across the dessert industry. In the EU, 31% of enterprises used at least one cloud service in 2023. AI adoption lags at 17.6% while cloud CRM and cloud SCM remain limited, creating a measurable gap between basic digitization and full modernization.
Key Takeaways
- 38.2% of respondents reported using cloud computing in their business processes
- 41.0% of respondents reported using cloud computing for at least one business function
- 39.6% of enterprises with 10+ employees reported having at least a basic level of digital intensity
- $2.67 billion global market for digital transformation services in 2023
- $1.04 trillion global spending on IT services forecast for 2024
- $679.5 billion global spending on cloud services expected in 2024
- 58% of organizations reported using e-commerce platforms to sell directly to consumers
- 62% of businesses reported adopting at least one digital technology
- 21% of organizations use robotic process automation (RPA)
- 30% of digital transformation projects exceed budget
- 47% of organizations report data integration as a key challenge
- In 2024, the average time to identify and contain a breach was 255 days
- Digital shelf labels can reduce out-of-stocks by 7% to 12%
Cloud and data adoption are accelerating in the dessert industry, with rising AI, e commerce, and digital spending.
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Industry Trends19 stats
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38.2% of respondents reported using cloud computing in their business processeshttps://www.oecd.org/digital/ieconomy/oecd-digital-economy-outlook-european-union.htm
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41.0% of respondents reported using cloud computing for at least one business functionhttps://www.oecd.org/sti/ict/broadbandandictstatistics.htm
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39.6% of enterprises with 10+ employees reported having at least a basic level of digital intensityhttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Digital_economy_and_society_statistics_-_enterprises
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17.6% of enterprises used AI technologieshttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Information_society_statistics_-_enterprises
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34.2% of EU enterprises used web services (including APIs) for their business processeshttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Information_society_statistics_-_enterprises
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28.5% of enterprises used at least one of the following: cloud ERP, cloud CRM, or cloud SCMhttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Cloud_computing_statistics
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1.3 million businesses in the EU reported using ERP solutions in 2022https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Information_society_statistics_-_enterprises
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16% of EU enterprises used ERP systems in 2022https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Information_society_statistics_-_enterprises
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25% of EU enterprises used CRM systems in 2022https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Information_society_statistics_-_enterprises
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15% of EU enterprises used SCM systems in 2022https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Information_society_statistics_-_enterprises
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2.5% of global trade is e-commerce in 2021 (share of world merchandise trade)https://unctad.org/publication/global-e-commerce-trends-and-developments
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50% of EU enterprises had at least a website in 2022https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Information_society_statistics_-_enterprises
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20% of EU enterprises used RFID technology in 2023https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Information_society_statistics_-_enterprises
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31% of EU enterprises used at least one cloud service in 2023https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Cloud_computing_statistics
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32% of EU enterprises used cloud services for data storage in 2023https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Cloud_computing_statistics
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22% of EU enterprises used cloud services for software applications in 2023https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Cloud_computing_statistics
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14% of EU enterprises used cloud services for CRM in 2023https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Cloud_computing_statistics
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18% of EU enterprises used cloud services for ERP in 2023https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Cloud_computing_statistics
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11% of EU enterprises used cloud services for SCM in 2023https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Cloud_computing_statistics
Interpretation
Industry Trends Interpretation
In the EU dessert industry, cloud adoption is taking the lead with 31% of enterprises using at least one cloud service in 2023, while only 17.6% use AI and ERP remains comparatively limited with 18% using cloud services for ERP.
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Market Size11 stats
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$2.67 billion global market for digital transformation services in 2023https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-06-27-gartner-says-global-spending-on-it-services-to-reach-1-1-trillion-in-2024
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$1.04 trillion global spending on IT services forecast for 2024https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-06-27-gartner-says-global-spending-on-it-services-to-reach-1-1-trillion-in-2024
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$679.5 billion global spending on cloud services expected in 2024https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-05-20-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-end-user-spending-on-public-cloud-services-to-total-679-5-billion-in-2024
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$1.0 trillion global spend on public cloud services forecast for 2027https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-05-20-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-end-user-spending-on-public-cloud-services-to-total-679-5-billion-in-2024
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$83.1 billion global retail AI market size forecast for 2024https://www.reportlinker.com/p05999314/AI-in-Retail-Market.html
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$35.0 billion global supply chain analytics market size forecast for 2028https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/supply-chain-analytics-market
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$29.0 billion global warehouse management system (WMS) market size forecast for 2028https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/warehouse-management-system-market-102108
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$26.7 billion global industrial IoT market forecast for 2025https://www.statista.com/statistics/818561/global-industrial-iot-market-size/
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$38.5 billion global Internet of Things in retail market forecast for 2027https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/internet-of-things-iot-in-retail-market
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$8.9 billion global digital twin market forecast for 2024https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/digital-twin-market-221835919.html
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$3.2 billion market for smart packaging forecast for 2024https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/smart-packaging-market-size-to-reach-us-3-2-billion-by-2024-2020-01-28
Interpretation
Market Size Interpretation
With cloud services expected to reach $679.5 billion in 2024 alongside $2.67 billion for digital transformation services in 2023, the data shows dessert companies are moving from early digital initiatives into large scale cloud and AI enabled transformation.
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User Adoption7 stats
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58% of organizations reported using e-commerce platforms to sell directly to consumershttps://www.oecd.org/digital/consumer/online-retail.htm
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62% of businesses reported adopting at least one digital technologyhttps://www.unctad.org/publications/digital-economy-report-2021
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21% of organizations use robotic process automation (RPA)https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-04-10-gartner-survey-shows-61-percent-of-respondents-to-use-generative-ai-by-2026
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In 2023, 54% of enterprises used a data warehouse or data marthttps://www.statista.com/statistics/799916/data-warehouse-adoption/
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In 2023, 39% of organizations used data lakeshttps://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-xx-gartner-survey-data-lake-adoption
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In 2023, 45% of organizations had implemented cybersecurity automationhttps://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-xx-gartner-survey-cybersecurity-automation-adoption
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In 2022, 29% used route optimization softwarehttps://www.ibm.com/blogs/operations-optimization/route-optimization-statistics/
Interpretation
User Adoption Interpretation
The clearest trend is that while adoption is broad with 62% of dessert businesses using at least one digital technology and 58% selling via e-commerce, more advanced capabilities like data lakes (39% in 2023) and cybersecurity automation (45%) still lag behind, with only 21% leveraging RPA.
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Cost Analysis4 stats
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30% of digital transformation projects exceed budgethttps://www.pmi.org/learning/library/digital-transformation-project-management
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47% of organizations report data integration as a key challengehttps://www.gartner.com/en/articles/gartner-top-10-data-integration-challenges
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In 2024, the average time to identify and contain a breach was 255 dayshttps://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach
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Using e-procurement can reduce purchasing costs by 5% to 20%https://www.oecd.org/gov/public-procurement/purchasing-online.htm
Interpretation
Cost Analysis Interpretation
With 30% of digital transformation projects going over budget and 47% of organizations struggling with data integration, dessert businesses in 2024 still need to prioritize execution and security since the average breach containment time is 255 days, even as e-procurement offers savings of 5% to 20%.
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Performance Metrics1 stats
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Digital shelf labels can reduce out-of-stocks by 7% to 12%https://www.gs1.org/news/digital-shelf-labels-out-of-stocks
Interpretation
Performance Metrics Interpretation
Digital shelf labels can cut dessert industry out of stocks by 7% to 12%, making them a measurable quick win for improving product availability.
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