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The complex nature of defining “Healthy”

Retailers are under constant pressure to diversify and emphasise their product offering through a health lens. However, differentiating “healthier” products is highly complex, requiring data-led nutrition and demanding attention from regulatory framework, nutritional guidelines, and product label knowledge.

Are you confident in the results and coverage of your product search? Think again.

One of the most important aspects of a food retailer’s site is its search functionality. Without a robust system in place, you inhibit your customers’ ability to shop for the products they need. With the correct indexing customers can find what they’re looking for with ease.

Build vs Buy – The never ending conundrum

Incorporating an AI-based Nutrition Data component to your existing technology stack might seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s why the easiest solution is to partner with a specialized technology provider like us, and gain immediate access to cutting-edge solutions without the hassle of in-house development.

The Future Unveiled: Small Language Models in Nutrition’s Next Frontier

What does the future of AI assistance in food and nutrition look like? Our CTO explores the potential of Small Language Models (SLMs) to help us navigate dietary choices, combat food waste, and vigilantly monitor our health in this final instalment of our AI series.

Transforming Nutrition: How Small Language Models Reshape the Way We Eat

What are the practical applications of Small Language Models (SLMs) in the food and nutrition sector? Our CTO explores the transformative potential for Recipe Recommendations, Meal Planning, Dietary Trend Analysis and Customer Interactions in this instalment of our AI series.

The Modern Shopper: Zeeshan Idrees, IndustryGeniuses

Zeeshan Idrees is the CEO of digital innovation platform, IndustryGeniuses. He has 20 years experience in digital strategy, and is a consumer trends champion, tech investor, digital transformation leader, global go to market strategist, and editor in chief of B2B industry newsletters. In this great episode he spoke to Phil Lempert about reinventing grocery with emerging technology & nutrition science. 

The Modern Shopper: Sharon Bligh, The Consumer Goods Forum

As the Director of the Healthier Lives Coalition for the Consumer Goods Forum, Sharon Bligh is responsible for driving the health and wellness agenda of the leading global platform for the consumer goods industry, both retail as well as packaged goods. She spoke to Phil Lempert about her work to empower consumers to make healthy decisions and adopt healthier lifestyles.

 Not all data is created equal

Front of pack product information alone doesn’t provide enough data to meet differential need states, and limits what a retailer can do. That’s where product data comes in.

Spoon Guru will bring nutrition science to Google Retail Cloud

Spoon Guru and Google have entered a strategic partnership to create innovative grocery retail solutions to better support consumer health and dietary needs. This will enable grocers and retailers to confidently categorise their product catalogue with increased accuracy, ensuring better coverage when it comes to search, filter, and recommendation results.