Nestlé has been chosen to join the Frontier Firm AI Initiative, a multi-year collaboration launched by the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) and Microsoft. The initiative brings together forward-focused organizations and academic minds to explore and shape the future of human-led, AI-driven business.
The selection is a recognition of Nestlé’s progress as an early mover in scaling AI company-wide. Building on years of integration of AI, automation and machine learning, Nestlé uses the technology throughout its business, from supply chain through to marketing and consumer engagement. This is supported by a digital ‘backbone’ at Nestlé: a single Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and strong data foundations.
The inaugural members alongside Nestlé include Barclays, BNY, Clifford Chance, Dupont, Eaton, EY, GHD, Kantar, Levi’s, Lilly, Lumen, Mastercard and others. The selected group of organizations are already realizing efficiencies and growth through AI, with the goal to further increase productivity, improve decision-making, and create more value.
Chris Wright, chief information officer at Nestlé, said: “AI isn’t a pilot at Nestlé; it’s already at work from farm to fork. AI helps us get ideas to market faster, optimize recipes, provide trusted nutrition and recipe advice, and create content for our digital channels. We use it to analyze supplier contracts and to sharpen planning, forecasting, and logistics. In our factories, digital twins are driving efficiency and sustainability every day. The key to success? Anchor AI in business needs, equip people with the right skills and intuitive tools, and build on unmatched tech and data foundations. That’s how we keep raising the bar for what’s possible for the benefit of our consumers, customers and employees.”
Nestlé continues to accelerate its digital transformation, rooted in business needs and focused on a comprehensive end-to-end overhaul of how work gets done. By reimagining operating models and leveraging automation, AI, and data-driven decision-making, Nestlé empowers teams to work smarter and faster across the entire value chain.
IndiFoodBev — authentic, impactful and influential
An English-language food and beverage processing and packaging industry B2B platform in print and web, IndiFoodBev is in its third year of publication. It is said that the Indian food and beverage industries represent approximately US$ 900 billion in revenues which implies more than 20% of the country’s GDP. Eliminating the wastage on the farmside can help to deliver more protein to a higher number of the population apart from generating sizable exports. The savings in soil, seeds, water, fertilizer, energy and ultimately food and nutrition could be the most immense contribution that country is poised to make to the moderation of climate change.
To improve your marketing and grow sales to the food and beverage processing and packaging industry, talk to us. Our research and consulting company IppStar [www.ippstar.org] can assess your potential and addressable markets in light of the competition. We can discuss marketing, communication, and sales strategies for market entry and growth.
Suppliers and service providers with a strategy and budget for targeted marketing can discuss using our hybrid print, web, video, and social media channels to create brand recognition linked to market relevance. Our technical writers are ready to meet you and your customers for content.
The second largest producer of fruit and vegetables in the world is continuously expanding processing capacities and delivery systems with appropriate innovative technologies. We cover product and consumer trends, nutrition, processing, research, equipment and packaging from farm to thali. Get our 2025 media kit and recalibrate your role in this dynamic market. Enhance your visibility and relevance to existing markets and turn potential customers into conversations. Ask for a sample copy of our bi-monthly in print or our weekly IndiFoodBev eZine each Wednesday.
For editorial info@ippgroup.in — for advertisement ads1@ippgroup.in and for subscriptions subscription@ippgroup.in
Naresh Khanna – 10 February 2025
Subscribe Now
