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Kerry Group

Kerry Group plc provides taste and nutrition solutions through its subsidiaries. Its offerings include taste solutions such as dairy and dairy-free flavours, savoury flavours and extracts, smoke and grill, sweet flavours and extracts, and taste modulations, as well as nutrition solutions including enzymes, proteins, nutritional lipids and bases, soluble dietary fibre, wellness and health, and dairy ingredients. The company also supplies functional ingredients, food and beverage solutions, pharmaceutical excipients, tablet film coatings, pharma lactose, cell culture supplements, fermentation and acetates solutions, emulsifiers for bakery, food protection and preservation, food reformulation, bakery freshness, texturants, and foodservice solutions under brands such as DaVinci Gourmet, Golden Dipt, Big Train, and Island Oasis. It serves the food, beverage, supplement, pharma and life science, and pet markets, operates in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, and distributes through retail and foodservice channels. Founded in 1972, Kerry Group plc is headquartered in Tralee, Ireland.

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Kerry Group H1 profit falls but maintains full-year adjusted EPS guidance

Kerry Group reported a decline in first-half profit after tax to 282.6 million euros from 303.1 million euros a year earlier, while maintaining its full-year constant currency adjusted earnings per share guidance. Revenue slipped 3.7% to 3.34 billion euros, though volume growth reached 3.3%. Adjusted EPS rose 2.3% to 214.1 cents, or 7.9% on a constant currency basis. The company also set medium-term targets through 2030, aiming for high-single-digit plus adjusted EPS constant currency growth, volume growth of 3% to 5%, and an EBITDA margin of 20% to 21%.
KYGA.LSE · Capital · Neutral H1 profit fell but adjusted EPS rose and full-year guidance maintained, with medium-term targets set.
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AI Disrupts $1 Billion Confectionery Ingredients Market as Food Giants Deploy Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the global confectionery ingredients sector, with major food manufacturers accelerating investments in AI-powered formulation platforms, predictive analytics, and quality control systems. Barry Callebaut partnered with NotCo AI to incorporate artificial intelligence into chocolate manufacturing and recipe development, while Mars is leveraging AI platforms through its MARI partnership with PIPA to identify novel bioactive, plant-based compounds. Kerry Group established a Digital Center of Excellence backed by an $8.9 million grant for AI-driven business performance optimization. Olam International collaborated with SAP to implement AI-enhanced supply chain solutions on AWS, addressing ingredient traceability and environmental monitoring. Givaudan invested in AI-based tool ATOM for optimized food and flavor formulation, and Symrise created the Symvision AI trend-prediction platform using deep learning and multisource data analysis. Growing consumer demand for sustainable, clean-label products is driving AI adoption to accelerate development of plant-based and personalized chocolate options, though high technology investment costs and limited data availability constrain implementation beyond early adopters.
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BARN.SW · Technology · Positive Barry Callebaut partnered with NotCo AI to incorporate AI into chocolate manufacturing and recipe development.
GIVN.SW · Technology · Positive Givaudan invested in AI-based tool ATOM for optimized food and flavor formulation.
KYGA.LSE · Technology · Positive Kerry Group established a Digital Center of Excellence with an $8.9 million grant for AI-driven business performance optimization.
SY1.XETRA · Technology · Positive Symrise created the Symvision AI trend-prediction platform using deep learning and multisource data analysis.
Mars Incorporated · Technology · Positive Mars is leveraging AI platforms through its MARI partnership with PIPA to identify novel bioactive, plant-based compounds.
Olam Group · Technology · Positive Olam International collaborated with SAP to implement AI-enhanced supply chain solutions on AWS for ingredient traceability and environmental monitoring.
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