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Hormel Foods is replacing its supply chain leader as group vice president of supply chain Steve Lykken leaves the company to pursue another opportunity.

Mars is expanding its centralized artificial intelligence platform after recording positive employee engagement and retainment rates.

The generative AI frenzy is hard to ignore, but as many early tests fall short, companies are increasingly looking for solid proof of its real-world impact.

Less is more, it seems, for Hershey as the company diversifies its offerings to include more organic snacks made with better-for-you ingredients.

Prada Group, which owns such brands as Prada, Miu Miu, Church’s, Car Shoe, and Marchesi, is optimizing its supply chain planning within its leather goods division.

Celsius Holdings is purchasing Alani Nutrition, which includes a portfolio of functional beverages — drinks that provide specific health benefits beyond basic hydration — and energy drinks and protein powders bars.

Unilever has acquired Wild, a digitally native personal care brand that launched in the UK in 2020 and is distributed through direct-to-consumer, digital commerce, and retail channels in the UK, Europe, and the U.S.

In this fireside chat, CGT spoke with Venkat Venkatraman, professor at Boston University, and Ed Van Siclen, VP of strategy for Veeva’s consumer products division, about the benefits and opportunities around generative AI to enhance enterprise-wide functional intelligence.