AI is already changing how food and beverage companies approach product development and compliance. For R&D leaders, the more important question is where AI can create real value and where expert judgment still needs to stay firmly in control.
That was the focus of FoodChain ID’s recent Ask the Experts: Operationalizing Global Compliance Confidence with Trusted Data and AI webinar, where attendee questions shaped the conversation with FoodChain ID experts Wes Frierson and Toni Havner.
The Questions Teams Are Asking Now
- Where should AI help answer R&D questions, and where should experts stay in control?
- Can AI fit into existing workflows without creating another disconnected system?
- How do teams move beyond spreadsheets and multiple tools without adding more administration?
- When AI generates a formulation or compliance recommendation, how can teams determine whether it is accurate, relevant and trustworthy?
The experts also weave an important distinction throughout: the difference between general-purpose AI and AI grounded in the product, regulatory and supplier context specific to food and beverage.
From One Change to Portfolio Impact
The session closes on a bigger question: When a supplier or ingredient changes, how quickly can teams understand the impact across products, markets, contracts and launch plans?
It is a question that shifts the conversation from individual product decisions to portfolio-level confidence, and one worth hearing Wes Frierson unpack in full.
Hear How the Experts Answered
For R&D and Product Development leaders, this webinar offers a practical look at how trusted data, connected workflows and pragmatic AI can support better decisions without removing expert accountability.
Watch Ask the Experts: Operationalizing Global Compliance Confidence with Trusted Data and AI to hear how FoodChain ID’s experts approached these questions and what they see as the next step toward using AI with greater speed, control and confidence.
Speakers
Wes Frierson, Vice President, Enterprise Solutions, FoodChain ID
Toni Havner, Product Development Specialist, FoodChain ID
Part Two of our Operational Resilience Through Precision Execution Webinar Series
View Part One on demand: From Reactive Reviews to Confident Market Access: Building Compliance into Product Development
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