Protein bar manufacturer Nutree Life, which is based in Lancashire has boosted the skills of its workforce and adopted digital technologies through its partnership with Made Smarter. The manufacturer is among 1,200 businesses in north west England that have worked with the Made Smarter Adoption Programme to introduce digital tools to help increase productivity and growth and deal with COVID-19’s impact. Digital technology and disruption caused by COVID-19 has helped Digitalisation at Nutree Life has resulted in 25 workers assuming technical operator, team leader and new management roles through learning new skills. Commenting on Nutree’s involvement with the programme, co-founder and chief executive Patrick Mroczak said: “