TOOLS FOR ADAPTING GLOBAL INNOVATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AT UKRAINIAN FOOD INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES

The transformation of the food industry increasingly depends on the ability of enterprises to combine technological renewal with data management, resource efficiency, product safety, organisational flexibility and resilience to external disruptions. This issue is particularly relevant for Ukrainian food manufacturers, whose innovation decisions are made under heterogeneous technological conditions, constrained investment capacity, shortages of skilled personnel, unstable energy supply and logistics risks. The article addresses the problem of adapting international innovation-management practices to the actual capabilities and constraints of Ukrainian food-industry enterprises rather than transferring foreign solutions without prior assessment. The discussion covers open innovation, data-driven management, Industry 5.0, circular business approaches and portfolio management of innovation initiatives. Particular attention is paid to the compatibility of new technologies with existing equipment and information systems, the availability and quality of operational data, staff competencies, food-safety requirements, resource constraints and the ability of production systems to recover after disruptions. The methodological framework combines systems and process approaches, comparative analysis, structural and logical modelling, and matrix-based systematisation of management instruments. International practices and official data from the European Union, Japan, the United States, the Netherlands and Italy are considered together with the current operating environment of Ukrainian enterprises. The article discusses criteria that may be used when selecting, piloting and scaling innovation initiatives, including data completeness, production losses and downtime, energy intensity, time to market, safe recovery time and the contribution of new products. The research is intended to support a selective and measurable approach to innovation management in which strategic priorities, technological feasibility, regulatory and safety requirements, available resources and operational resilience are assessed jointly before large-scale implementation.