From predicting the next flavor trend to revolutionizing procurement with AI, Guy Peri is leading a bold digital transformation at McCormick & Company. In this episode of Technovation, host Peter High speaks with Guy about how he’s bringing AI and data strategy to life at a 135-year-old flavor giant. Drawing from nearly three decades at Procter & Gamble, Guy shares how McCormick is building a modern digital backbone, using AI to forecast demand and ingredient pricing, and upskilling employees into citizen data scientists.
Highlights include:
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McCormick’s digital transformation pillars
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How AI predicts procurement costs and retail trends
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The making of the Flavor Forecast
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The future of Agentic AI and human-machine collaboration
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Upskilling and shifting organizational culture through digital fluency
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)