AI @ PepsiCo

Launched industry-first collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA on AI and digital twin technology to transform plant and supply chain operations sustainably.

• PR Newswire: PepsiCo Announces Industry-First AI and Digital Twin Collaboration With Siemens and NVIDIA

PepsiCo accelerates AI adoption by buying top AI tech and integrating processes in-house; uses AI for predictive maintenance, smarter route planning, and supply chain innovation.

• Forbes: PepsiCo's AI Playbook: Buy The Tech, Own The Process
• Manufacturing Digital: AI Powers Manufacturing and Supply Chain Innovation

Agentic AI deployed to modernize field execution and customer experience; AI agents improve inventory transparency and in-store execution, boosting efficiency and sales.

• Consumer Goods: PepsiCo Embraces Agentic AI to Modernize Field Execution and CX

Expanded partnership with Salesforce to utilize Agentforce agentic AI for procurement, sales, and customer support; deepened collaboration with AWS for cloud-based AI innovation.

• PR Newswire: PepsiCo Leverages Salesforce's Agentforce to Advance AI Agenda
• Process Excellence Network: PepsiCo Accelerates Digital Transformation With AWS Deal

Introduced AI-driven logistics optimization for wholesale distribution; increased automation and agentic AI adoption, reshaping operations from production to supply chain.

• Cleverence: How PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Optimize Wholesale Distribution With AI-Powered Logistics

AI enhanced product development strategies for customer engagement and deployed robotics with AI-powered crop planning in supply chain operations.

• Business Insider: Pepsi Supply-Chain: How Robotics, AI Package Snacks More Efficiently

PepsiCo applied generative AI for product development, supply chain management, and marketing, and showcased AI-powered smart cans and hydration coach devices.

• Marketing Dive: PepsiCo Experiments With Smart Cans and AI Tech to Improve Hydration
• AIM Media House: How PepsiCo Utilizes Generative AI to Drive Innovation and Efficiency

Introduced in-house AI tool 'Ada' for marketing research and the 'Tastewise' AI platform to analyze consumer eating behaviors and trends.

• The Drum: 'It's like our Google': How PepsiCo is Using Its AI Tool Ada in Marketing
• Wide Moat Research: The Impact of AI at PepsiCo

AI employed in supply chain automation, warehouse label reading, quality control, emphasizing human-centered and ethical AI design.

• AI Expert Network: AI Integration and Ethical Considerations at PepsiCo

PepsiCo expanded AI use in manufacturing (e.g., equipment monitoring for Cheetos production) and initiated ethical AI research collaboration with Stanford.

• CIO Dive: PepsiCo Begins Ethical AI Research With Stanford
• Axios: Why PepsiCo is Sweet on Artificial Intelligence
• PepsiCo: PepsiCo Collaborates With Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI

AI became a fundamental tool in PepsiCo's digital transformation, deeply integrated across business and employee functions.

• PepsiCo: Artificial Intelligence at PepsiCo

PepsiCo leveraged AI and data analytics to drive product innovation and marketing strategies, focusing on anticipating consumer needs.

• VentureBeat: How PepsiCo Uses AI to Create Products Consumers Don't Know They Want

PepsiCo explored AI and machine learning across the organization, including robots and ML solutions mainly in manufacturing and operations.

• Forbes: The Fascinating Ways PepsiCo Uses Artificial Intelligence