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Nestlé R&D and IBM Research are working together using AI and deep tech to address the challenges around food packaging.
The collaboration has already led to the development of a GenAI tool to shrink down the time taken to create new packaging material – a process that can sometimes take years.
Scientists at the Swiss multinational food and drink company worked with IBM experts to train the AI tool to become an expert in chemistry by feeding it thousands of documents on different materials and their properties. The model is now able to understand how molecules are structured and is able to propose new packaging materials that can protect sensitive products from moisture, temperature swings, and oxygen. This has the potential to saves years of R&D time.
Nestlé is using AI elsewhere to support its innovation, for example its recipe optimisation tool that uses advanced algorithms to help product developers better manage the trade-offs between ingredients, nutrition, cost, and sustainability.
In May, Nestlé recently announced its new R&D centre for deep tech, which will be opened in Switzerland in the first half of 2026. The centre will screen, test, and develop new generations of sensors, robots, coding systems, high-performing AI, and virtual/mixed reality solutions.
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Posted by: Kate Hanaghan at 09:50
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