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Results from the Informa TechTarget Network
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OPINION
How the food industry is optimizing AI investments
More than half of surveyed retailers and suppliers say that their tech investments are already paying off, writes Leslie G. Sarasin of FMI.
Grocery Dive Catherine Douglas Moran • July 21, 2026
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SPONSORED
AI is becoming the co-agent for food scientists
See how AI is accelerating R&D; formulation—without replacing food scientists.
Food Dive August 03, 2026
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SPONSORED
How AI turns menu engineering into a margin strategy
Rising costs squeezing margins? Discover how AI can turn your menu into a profit driver.
Restaurant Dive June 15, 2026
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Q AND A
AI is raising the stakes in functional ingredient formulation
The technology is fundamentally reshaping food science while also allowing consumers to test brands’ health claims in real time, said Nora Khaldi, founder and CEO of Nuritas.
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NEWS
How AI is being used to strengthen food safety
Automation could help contain issues as soon as they arise and before they become widespread, according to experts.
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DEEP DIVE
Restaurant tech execs warn against AI overdependence
There are limits to AI’s use cases, reliability and applicability, industry leaders said at the 2026 National Restaurant Association Show.
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DEEP DIVE
Are grocers making smart investments in back-end AI?
Retailers should lean into tech partnerships to alleviate operational pain in the short term, but they should also lay the rails for agentic operations, experts said.
CIO Dive Jeff Wells • July 21, 2026
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BRIEF
Grocers are quickly embracing AI, research shows
More than two-thirds of food retailers polled by FMI in early 2026 said they employ the technology, compared with 47% a year ago.
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NEWS
Why Conair is moving fast to adopt AI-driven video ads
An A/B test of Amazon’s AI video tool reduced production time by months for a Cuisinart video, but humans were still needed to complete the project.
Marketing Dive Chantal Tode • July 06, 2026
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NEWS
How food manufacturers can benefit from AI and other technologies
Experts at the virtual Food Manufacturing Summit said companies can leverage technologies such as artificial intelligence to comply with U.S. regulations and heighten food safety.
Supply Chain Dive Sara Samora • March 31, 2026
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Q AND A
Why restaurant AI setbacks aren’t the whole story
AI tools that have a holistic view of restaurant operations can make operators more efficient, improve margins and even drive same-store sales growth, Par’s head of AI said.
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Q AND A
How Cava outperforms in fast casual despite frugal marketing budget
The chain has made bets on social content, loyalty and experiences to make the most of a marketing budget that’s just over 1% of revenue.
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SPONSORED
Can your tech tell you this? Game-changing ways restaurant operators are using AI
Stop digging through reports. Let AI surface the insights that drive profits.
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COLUMN
The Road Ahead: Customers can’t eat an AI strategy
AI may offer a lot of value to convenience retailers, but there's a risk of putting the cart before the horse — and ignoring fundamentals, writes columnist Frank Beard.
C-Store Dive June 09, 2026
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BRIEF
Cup Noodles maker taps AI to sharpen planning, reduce costs
Nissin Foods expects to record increased fill rates and improved forecasting accuracy by using an AI-powered demand and supply planning tool.
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NEWS
Vendors ship thousands of features. Users adopt dozens.
no jitter Kevin Kieller • July 22, 2026
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COLUMN
Go Figure: 3 big marketing numbers from May
Kraft Heinz’s marketing payoff, Netflix’s expanded advertising slate and the state of AI readiness are a few important numbers marketers may have missed.
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BRIEF
Brookshire Brothers rolls out AI tool for planning promotions
The Texas-based grocer said the tech implementation will help it better execute deals and measure their performance.
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NEWS
How AI is changing food supply chains
As consumer shopping habits evolve, experts say accurate and on-time deliveries have become more important than ever.
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NEWS
Partner marketing has always been messy, but AI can help
Vendors are deploying AI to cut approval bottlenecks and content headaches that make partner marketing so painful. But the technology is only as good as the human relationships underneath it.
Channel Dive Phil Harvey • April 24, 2026
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SPONSORED
AI is becoming retail’s operating system
Retail's AI advantage won't come from chatbots. It will come from connected decisions.
Retail Dive August 10, 2026
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OPINION
AI is accelerating the accountability gap. Here’s how CMOs can close it.
InMarket CMO Natalie Bastian lays out what marketers are missing as AI moves from the pilot phase to production at wider scale.
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NEWS
P&G’s Pritchard on how brands must navigate a new epoch in marketing
The brand chief at one of the world’s largest advertisers credited the speed of recent campaigns to the use of AI tools and its in-housing strategy.
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BRIEF
Toast aims to drive AI into dining
Most restaurants don’t have time to leverage AI tools, Toast executives say, anticipating profit from helping operators reap efficiencies.
Payments Dive Justin Bachman • August 05, 2026
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OPINION
Today’s marketing data is too saturated to be oil — it’s uranium
An overabundance of data can do damage if marketers don’t figure out how to turn it into better decisions, writes Steve Kennedy, CMO at Marco's Pizza.
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BRIEF
Levi’s migrates to standardized global ERP platform
The initiative has resulted in more than 2,600 employees working from a single platform with common processes and data, according to the retail company.
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SPONSORED
5 things every bank should know about AI before making their next technology investment
Your data's more valuable than you think.
Banking Dive August 17, 2026
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BRIEF
Will grocers rely on Instacart for AI shopping?
AstraWorks’ analysis of 24 major retailers found most don’t yet have their own AI shopping tools and instead depend on the tech company to connect with agents like ChatGPT.
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NEWS
Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng Clash Over AI Risks and Regulation at Ai4
data center knowledge Shane Snider • August 06, 2026
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BRIEF
Ulta Beauty names Domino’s veteran as CTO
Kelly Garcia joins the cosmetics retailer in the midst of a tech-driven strategy to drive growth and customer personalization.
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OPINION
Why enterprise AI still isn’t delivering financial returns
Companies are pouring billions into artificial intelligence, yet sustained financial impact remains elusive.
CFO Lauren Muskett • April 28, 2026
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OPINION
Why data accuracy matters more than data scale amid the rise of AI
In an automated world, bad data not only misleads marketing teams but also accelerates mistakes, writes Epsilon’s Gillian MacPherson.
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NEWS
5 big questions facing c-stores for the rest of 2026
With retailers up against price-sensitive consumers and rising costs, many of the biggest trends in convenience retail have taken on greater significance.
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BRIEF
Albertsons lays out $2B spending plan to scale AI, boost productivity
The grocer is centering its transformation efforts around technology and AI to pursue growth, CEO Susan Morris told investors.
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BRIEF
Casey’s expands AI ordering agents to 90% of its c-stores
SoundHound’s voice ordering assistants help process food ordered by phone at the retailer’s convenience stores, especially during peak meal times.
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NEWS
NBCUniversal leans into legacy media status, pushes performance at upfront
The media company will roll out live contextual ads, a tool that retargets viewers of live events and its insights hub in Q4.
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NEWS
TikTok report explores creative AI optimization for brands
Relevance is more important than how much output a company creates, according to a recent study done in partnership with WARC.
Social Media Today Andrew Hutchinson • July 19, 2026
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NEWS
Google upgrades AI search ads: What marketers need to know
A range of new tools announced at Marketing Live follow the platform enacting a significant overhaul of the search experience to prioritize AI chats.
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NEWS
How marketers can navigate machine bias as AI takes over media
As 80% of U.S. ad spending is expected to flow through AI-powered platforms by 2028, marketers must work harder to preserve their autonomy.
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NEWS
AI’s role in grocery so far this year
From creating personalized shopping experiences to streamlining back-end operations, the technology is playing a pivotal role across the industry.
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BRIEF
General Mills adds transformation to tech chief’s remit
Jaime Montemayor now serves as chief digital, technology and transformation officer as the company leans on technology to drive growth.
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NEWS
How brands and agencies are operationalizing AI as the tech matures
Yum Brands and WPP officials discussed what is and isn’t working with artificial intelligence during IAB’s annual Public Policy & Legal Summit.
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NEWS
Marketing’s data breakdown: H1 by the numbers
Artificial intelligence continues to demand significant investments this year, but the payoff for marketers is still unclear.
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NEWS
LinkedIn launches AI training courses for marketers
The program was created in partnership with Adobe and is designed to teach the fundamentals of artificial intelligence usage to marketing professionals.
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SPONSORED
Leading the Era of AI
Empowering students to create, shape, and furnish the new jobs that AI will make possible.
Higher Ed Dive June 10, 2026
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NEWS
Hormel modernizes supply chain with AI planning platform
The branded food company is using o9’s forecasting tools to model demand drivers, reduce manual overrides and sharpen seasonal forecast accuracy.
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BRIEF
McDonald’s US CIO to depart, successor named
Mustafa Husain, former VP of restaurant technology engineering, will replace Valerie Ashbaugh starting May 1.
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OPINION
Restaurants can’t automate hospitality
As the world embraces AI solutions to optimize business, operators need to remember that many diners prioritize authentic, tangible experiences over digitally-powered efficiency, writes Tab Commerce’s James Tice.
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NEWS
8 big AI moves in the c-store space
The technology is helping retailers like Casey’s and Loop, along with suppliers like McLane and PDI, automate a wide variety of tasks.
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NEWS
Hormel modernizes supply chain with AI
The food company is using o9’s forecasting tools to model demand drivers, reduce manual overrides and sharpen seasonal forecast accuracy.
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NEWS
Culver’s to add computer vision to 1K restaurants
Through a partnership with Berry AI, the fast food chain will use the technology to measure service execution, vehicle flow and throughput to improve accuracy and speed of service.
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BRIEF
Marketers’ latest AI conundrum: An environmental footprint left unmeasured
While the lion’s share of marketers surveyed by 51toCarbonZero believe AI is increasing emissions, just 36% are tracking their full impact.
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NEWS
Why marketers must rethink loyalty as AI reshapes consumer connections
Over half of consumers are comfortable filtering their brand communications entirely through AI, according to research from Gale.
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VIDEO
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Digesting a Dynamic Bouillabaisse of Cyber Evolution
dark reading Dark Reading Editorial Team • May 19, 2026
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SPONSORED
Customer expectations have outgrown enterprise architecture
Modern B2B engagement starts with connected data and smarter architecture.
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NEWS
Shift to natural ingredients opens the door to food fraud
As companies race to replace artificial dyes, experts are seeing a surge in fake ingredients claiming to be clean label.
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SPONSORED
Pharma marketers need a share-of-answer strategy before AI spend
AI is changing how HCPs seek answers. Pharma marketers need a new strategy.
BioPharma Dive August 24, 2026
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OPINION
How AI is making ad creative faster — and more fair
The shift toward AI is not just about producing ads faster, it’s about giving creative capability to everyone, writes Amazon’s Nikhil Nanivadekar.
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BRIEF
Yum Brands wants AI and beverages to supercharge growth
The company tested AI-arranged digital menu boards at Taco Bell and created a KFC Global Innovation Pantry to transfer successful LTOs between markets.
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NEWS
Google unveils AI-powered ad updates at I/O 2026
On the second day of its conference, the company shared specifics about brand mentions in AI responses and offered additional tools and data insights.
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Q AND A
How Nestlé’s US CMO keeps tabs on changing consumer tastes
Vicki Felker discusses launching the CPG giant’s first at-home condiment brand, where AI is boosting efficiency and bigger bets on cultural marketing.
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BRIEF
Reliance on AI tools in decision-making can lead to risky CX business
AI assistance is only as good as the data it’s grounded on; decisions based on any single data point or disjointed systems can create unintended friction points.
CX Dive Matt Vartabedian • September 14, 2026
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NEWS
Trade media is not just surviving the AI era. In telecoms, it is helping write it
telecoms Guest author • June 22, 2026
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BRIEF
Retailers plan to invest deeper in AI, cybersecurity this year
The majority of retailers already allocate more than $50 million annually to technology, while 28% spend between $100 million and $250 million a year.
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NEWS
Forget Terminator, the more immediate AI dystopia looks more like 1984
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BRIEF
AI remains a top priority for CMOs, but spending lags: Gartner
While 70% of CMOs say AI is a key focus for 2026, only 30% feel they have the infrastructure to achieve their goals.
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NEWS
Agentic Marketing Platform for Enterprises Valued at $2.75B
ai business Graham Hope • April 30, 2026
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OPINION
Why CFOs are getting AI ROI wrong and how to fix it
Finance leaders focused only on cost savings risk missing AI’s most promising opportunities: revenue growth, strategic advantage and long-term enterprise value.
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DEEP DIVE
Brands shake up back-to-school marketing to reach ‘hyper value-seekers’
Retailers like American Eagle are diversifying further beyond capital-I influencers and adjusting their media mixes to be more targeted this season.
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SPONSORED
Trustworthy AI in clinical oversight
AI can accelerate clinical work and preserve traceability, but only if users can trust it.
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NEWS
Definition of ‘AI company’ is fast growing more inclusive
For almost half of the S&P; 500, artificial intelligence is vital to their business models, investment theses or growth prospects.
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NEWS
How Instacart is cultivating full-funnel marketing with video, AI
Ali Miller, general manager of advertising, breaks down a new short-form vertical video feed and how Instacart plans to bring ads into its AI assistant.
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SPONSORED
Building a solid ad budget amid more economic uncertainty
Spend smarter, not quieter: How food brands can build resilient ad budgets now.
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SPONSORED
The gap between modern and legacy ESPs is widening
If your brand is struggling to capture gains from AI, it may be your email marketing platform. Discover four aspects that separate modern from legacy platforms.
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NEWS
WD-40 deploys AI in supply chain, business processes
The household chemicals company is implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce and Atlas.
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BRIEF
Loop Neighborhood Market deploys AI assistant
Tote.ai’s Genie platform handles inquiries on customer service, POS operations, maintenance, payments and more.
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NEWS
4 contact center executives on the challenges, and solutions, of implementing AI
As teams grapple with problems from amplified worker fatigue to disconnects with C-suite leaders, AI implementation can be anything but straightforward.
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OPINION
Why unpaid media is now essential to AI visibility
Earned media and community discussion generate the authority signals that determine whether a brand gets recommended by AI, writes Abigail Niziankiewicz of Mediassociates.
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NEWS
P&G shifts Supply Chain 3.0, other platforms into large-scale rollout
The CPG maker expects to bolster productivity through automation deployed globally in warehouses and manufacturing plants.
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BRIEF
Unilever taps influencer agency for food business as potential spinoff looms
Samy is tasked with developing a global influencer strategy for the CPG giant’s food business, which Unilever is in talks to sell to McCormick & Co.
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BRIEF
Consumers warm up to agentic AI purchases
Shoppers are trusting AI to buy items on their behalf, but they still prefer a human step in the process, a new survey found.
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BRIEF
AcuityMD raises $80M to add AI capabilities to medtech sales software
The company plans to introduce AI agents for personas such as sales reps, leadership and marketing teams.
MedTech Dive Nick Paul Taylor • April 23, 2026
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NEWS
From AI Hype to AI-Native Networks: What Operators Need Next
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BRIEF
Victoria’s Secret reshapes its tech leadership
The retailer tapped former Foot Locker executive Adrian Butler to oversee technology and former Starbucks CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger to sit on its board.
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SPONSORED
AI in retail is only as good as its data foundation
Agentic commerce needs clean, structured data to deliver ROI at scale
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SPONSORED
Agentic commerce is coming. Most businesses aren’t ready.
As AI changes how software is bought, manual sales processes put margins, forecasting and revenue at risk.
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NEWS
Beyond agent mania – The architecture shift reshaping the telco industry
light reading Ruth Brown • July 17, 2026
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BRIEF
Toast aims to scale drive-thru AI
The artificial intelligence company Presto is joining the point-of-sale firm’s ecosystem, seeking to ease restaurants use of a voice-order tool.
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NEWS
CFOs lean on AI, ‘synthetic audiences’ to decode consumer behavior
Companies like Albertsons are using AI to interpret online shopping patterns and increase basket sizes in real time.
CFO Dive Alexei Alexis • April 28, 2026
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SPONSORED
Nearly 91% of marketers believe their platform results are overstated. Here’s what it’s costing them.
New research from Affinity Solutions reveals billions in waste from optimizing on the wrong data.
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NEWS
AI disclosure labels don’t hurt ad performance: Here’s what the numbers say
As laws requiring AI use in ads to be disclosed become more common, there are questions surrounding the impact on the marketing industry.
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NEWS
CDRH Director Tarver previews AI guidance at AAMI event
Michelle Tarver said the device center plans to finalize guidance on AI lifecycle management and provide some initial thoughts on generative AI following an advisory committee meeting last year.
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BRIEF
Safeway plugin comes to ChatGPT
Customers can now type requests and preferences into the AI platform to help build their carts and discover new items.
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VIDEO
AI-powered cyberattacks require a hybrid and adaptive approach to AppSec.
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SPONSORED
Why do new food products fail?
Recipe changes ripple through specs, claims and labels. Keep product data aligned to avoid recalls.
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OPINION
To protect profits, hotels must scale IT infrastructure
By upgrading to stronger, more resource-efficient infrastructure, hotels can power the artificial intelligence initiatives that will protect their profitability today, writes Kevin Cochrane, chief marketing officer at Vultr.
Hotel Dive Noor Adatia • May 22, 2026
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DEEP DIVE
4 questions about the FDA’s approach to generative AI
The medtech industry is awaiting FDA guidance on generative AI. The agency has sought feedback in advisory meetings and a discussion paper as the technology becomes more prevalent.
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BRIEF
Victoria’s Secret reshapes tech leadership
Former Foot Locker executive Adrian Butler will oversee technology and former Starbucks CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger will sit on the board.
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NEWS
LinkedIn rolls out new AI-powered promotional tools
A new array of features includes the platform’s official launch of a brand kit, which lets marketers select guidelines for colors, fonts and other variables.
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BRIEF
Presto integrates with Toast to scale drive-thru voice AI
The AI company is joining the POS firm’s partner ecosystem, making it easier for many restaurants to deploy the voice tool.
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BRIEF
IAB revisits AI disclosure in ads as legal requirements multiply
With a string of new legislation creating a patchwork of rules, the group is attempting to establish an industry baseline, but implementation remains murky.
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BRIEF
Instacart, Shipt launch AI-powered shopping assistants
The companies’ new marketplace tools can build grocery carts based on a conversation with a customer or an uploaded photo.
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NEWS
How Aerie is pushing back against AI content with Pamela Anderson
CMO Stacey McCormick explains how the brand is spreading the word around its October pledge against using AI-generated bodies in its marketing.
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SPONSORED
AI Is becoming the new front door to hospitality discovery
Travelers are asking ChatGPT and Gemini where to stay. Is your brand part of the conversation?
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BRIEF
Food giants hit with consumer lawsuit calling ultraprocessed ingredients addictive
The complaint against Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo and other companies aims to connect packaged foods and consumer health issues after a judge tossed a similar lawsuit last fall.
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NEWS
Kraft Heinz focuses innovation to address ‘unmet’ consumer diet needs
Lactose-free Philadelphia cream cheese and clean-label Heinz ketchup could attract consumers previously unable to engage with the food giant’s portfolio.
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NEWS
Starbucks ditches AI inventory system after just 9 months
The coffee giant is ending its computer vision inventory counting system — which employees called “unreliable” — in favor of traditional stock-keeping methods, Reuters reported.
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SPONSORED
From invisible to recommended: How brands become visible to AI shopping agents
Drive visibility, sales and loyalty across human and AI shopping journeys.
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NEWS
Yum Brands’ tech chief on building its ‘AI backbone’
The company underwent modernization efforts for its decades-old brands to use one common data model across 35,000 restaurants.
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NEWS
Google brings Gemini AI-powered tools to its marketing platform
New elements are designed to improve ad performance and engagement tracking, as well as assist in campaign setup.
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BRIEF
Schnucks turns to agentic AI shopping assistant
The tool will give customers a personalized shopping experience that supports their health and wellness preferences.
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BRIEF
Giant promotes e-commerce head to VP of marketing
The Ahold Delhaize USA banner promoted Gregg Dorazio to the role, highlighting the grocer’s efforts to capitalize on its digital operations.
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BRIEF
FDA seeks feedback on generative AI regulations
The agency published a discussion paper this week as it considers the “unique risks” and potential promise of generative AI for patient care.
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BRIEF
Amazon’s latest AI feature allows shoppers to interact with product summaries
“Join the chat” enables real-time questions and answers while listening to AI-generated product summaries.
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BRIEF
Gap Inc. plots AI-led marketing modernization effort
The retailer is leveraging partnerships with Google Cloud, Zeta Global and Publicis Sapient as part of a newly announced transformation effort.
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BRIEF
Inside Coca-Cola’s use of AI to sharpen marketing spend
The push reflects a broader focus on resource allocation, which CFO John Murphy has described as a potential “secret sauce” for the business.
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NEWS
Why Walmart is rolling out AI to 2M employees
The retailer plans to train all employees on agentic AI tools in pursuit of customer experience improvements, Chief People Officer Donna Morris said.
HR Dive Paige Gross • April 23, 2026
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