The manufacturer of Chef Boyardee, Orville Redenbacher’s, Birds Eye, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s and Slim Jim products has expanded its implementation of Microsoft's Copilot platform.
The company has been moving on from experimentation and embedding AI directly into its operations to overhaul the innovation process, elevate consumer and customer experiences, and optimize employee workflows.
Henkel's investments have included tapping into AI and automation in the past in order to bolster research and development, and the new Trumbull center will add to that.
The digital tool was created as a way to preserve legacy innovation knowledge while investing in "disruptive, digital-first solutions" to drive efficiency and impact.
AB InBev is progressing on its growth strategy, seeing strong results in its America segment, which aligns with the recent $300 million investment to modernize its U.S. manufacturing footprint.