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Articles Tagged with ''artificial intelligence (AI)''

Barry Callebaut NotCo Execs

Barry Callebaut, NotCo Partner on AI Chocolate R&D

Chocolate maker and AI platform team up to accelerate formulation, improve sustainability and build a next-gen innovation model
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
November 21, 2025

Barry Callebaut and NotCo AI have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership to infuse artificial intelligence into chocolate recipe development. The collaboration aims to speed innovation, strengthen supply resilience and deliver more tailored customer solutions.


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Path between customer and needs
INNOVATION MONTH

Innovation: The Why Behind the Buy

How cultural insight, purpose and collaboration drive transformative product development—not just the next “new thing.”
Amy Shipley
November 5, 2025

Great innovators look beyond trends to uncover the deeper “why” behind consumer behavior. At SRG, that means blending cultural immersion, emotional insight and AI-powered tools to turn inspiration into lasting impact.


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Not Your Parent's AI

AI leverages extensive datasets to transform food innovation
David Feder
David Feder , RDN
November 4, 2025

AI leverages extensive datasets to transform food innovation


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The Innovation Engine
INNOVATION MONTH

Five Ways to Jumpstart Food & Beverage Innovation

Mattson shares insights on rethinking product development after a sluggish year for new launches
Emily Auerbach
November 4, 2025
After a slower year for innovation, food and beverage R&D teams have a fresh opportunity to reset their approach. Mattson outlines five proven strategies—from looking beyond the aisle to building for scale—that help brands launch products that last.
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Strategy Illuminate
INNOVATION MONTH

Five Shifts Defining Food and Beverage Success in 2026

From AI-driven innovation to brand clarity, strategic agility will separate the leaders from the laggards
Mario DiFalco
October 30, 2025

As 2026 approaches, food and beverage brands face rising pressure from inflation, tariffs, and tightening competition. Discover five decisive shifts that can help your brand move faster, think clearer, and lead with confidence.


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AI Ups the Stakes for Faster, Smarter Food & Beverage Innovation

From data-led R&D to demand-driven formulation, new AI partnerships are reshaping how brands develop and launch products
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
October 8, 2025

Starday, SPINS and Magnum/NotCo are demonstrating how AI is moving beyond trendspotting to hands-on innovation, execution and speed. Product developers who ignore these shifts risk falling behind the brands already using AI to outpace the market.


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Centric Software: Award Winner

Centric Software named 2025 SPARK Leader for product lifecycle management for process industries
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
October 8, 2025

Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to design, develop, formulate, source, comply, buy, make, package and sell consumer goods products in cosmetics, food & beverage, grocery and multi-category retail to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. 


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Unreasonable Food Mars Cohort

Mars, Unreasonable Group unveil 2025 Unreasonable Food cohort

Fourteen ventures join collaboration to accelerate sustainable food solutions, from dairy alternatives to natural colors
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
September 26, 2025

The 2025 Unreasonable Food cohort brings together entrepreneurs tackling critical food system challenges. Backed by Mars and Unreasonable Group, the ventures aim to scale innovations that reduce emissions, advance nutrition, and build resilience.


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Protein Remains Top Nutrient as Consumers Demand More in 2025

Innova Market Insights highlights protein’s continued dominance in consumer diets, its role in product innovation across categories, and emerging opportunities from plant-based, precision fermentation, and AI-driven solutions
Lu Ann Williams
Lu Ann Williams
September 19, 2025

Protein may be the darling of every product pitch, but new data suggests the category’s momentum may be nearing saturation—and that emerging consumer demands could upend today’s formulations. Are brands innovating strategically, or just chasing claims in a marketplace that’s about to shift?



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FMI Launches GroceryLab to Advance Tech-Driven Grocery Innovation

New event aims to connect retailers, suppliers and tech leaders in building a zero-friction grocery ecosystem, reflecting $10B in industry technology investments and rising adoption of AI
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
September 15, 2025

The launch of GroceryLab comes at a pivotal moment, as FMI’s The State of Technology report reveals that food retailers and suppliers invested more than $10 billion in technology in 2024, signaling the industry’s commitment to innovation.


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