In the context of a global economic downturn, many companies face challenges of slowing growth and even declining performance. However, PepsiCo has demonstrated resilience in its performance despite these adversities. This is not only due to PepsiCo's innovative management of a diversified product portfolio but also reflects the company's strategic advantages in cost optimization, supply chain flexibility, and market insights. Through this sharing session, PepsiCo's senior management will provide an in-depth analysis of how the company continues to achieve sustained performance growth through strategy and innovation in today's challenging global economic environment.

Nestlé developed a personalized nutrition platform through AI technology, significantly shortening its product development cycle. Using AI-driven demand forecasting and inventory management, PepsiCo managed to reduce supply chain costs in multiple markets. According to PepsiCo, AI has helped improve delivery efficiency by over 20% in specific regions.

Unilever's "People Data Centre" utilizes AI to analyze and interpret consumer behavior in real-time, enabling the company to quickly adjust its marketing strategies. Through AI analysis, Unilever has halved its market insights cycle, allowing faster responses to consumer needs.

Danone launched a series of customized health products based on AI data analysis, significantly improving customer satisfaction. After adopting AI, Danone saw a 15% increase in health product sales in several markets, gaining more loyal customers.

Kraft Heinz’s "Kraft-O-Matic" platform analyzes market data before launching new products to predict success rates, helping the company reduce time to market for new products. Since adopting AI, Kraft Heinz has increased new product success rates by about 10%, reducing the costs associated with development failures. By optimizing marketing activities with AI, Kraft Heinz achieved targeted ad placement, raising market conversion rates for certain products by 20%.

Cargill applies deep learning and computer vision technologies in food production to detect impurities and defects in products. Cargill also developed an AI-driven aquaculture management system to optimize fish feed distribution, enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of aquaculture.

Topic Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the food industry at an unprecedented rate, affecting every stage from farm to table. AI is making a profound impact on production efficiency, product innovation, food safety, and sustainable development. As consumer demand grows for personalized health and environmentally friendly products, how can food companies leverage AI to increase production efficiency, optimize supply chains, and drive the industry towards a more sustainable future? This topic will focus on forward-thinking AI applications in the food industry, exploring the changes AI brings and the trends shaping its future.

As the global dairy industry undergoes rapid transformation, Chinese dairy enterprises are actively expanding overseas to compete on the world stage. As the leading dairy company in China, Yili Group has been making significant moves in international markets, demonstrating its ambition to build a global dairy ecosystem.

In this session, Mr. Ke Xu, Vice President of Yili Group, will share Yili’s strategic insights and practical experiences in overseas market expansion and development.

Against the backdrop of geopolitical shifts and increasing market fragmentation, Chinese companies are moving from “product export” to “capital export” in their globalization journey. However, post-merger challenges—brand integration, cultural alignment, and supply chain restructuring—remain significant hurdles. Compared to global giants like Nestlé, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Mondelēz, who have honed their “capital + operations” dual-engine capabilities through a century of M&A, how can companies avoid the trap of peaking at acquisition? How can they turn acquisitions into sustainable growth engines instead of financial burdens?

This dialogue will focus on:

• The difference in M&A logic between Chinese and Western companies

• The "soft barriers" to successful integration

• Unpacking the hidden methodology of cultural compatibility and talent retention

• New rules in a shifting geopolitical landscape

• The possibilities for a uniquely Chinese answer