HUNT VALLEY, Md. and
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y.,
Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global
leader in flavor, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today publicly announced
their ongoing research collaboration to pioneer the application of
artificial intelligence (AI) for flavor and food product
development.
Using IBM Research AI for Product Composition, McCormick is
ushering in a new era of flavor innovation and changing the course
of the industry. Product developers across McCormick's global
workforce will be able to explore flavor territories more quickly
and efficiently using AI to learn and predict new flavor
combinations from hundreds of millions of data points across the
areas of sensory science, consumer preference and flavor palettes.
This proprietary, cutting-edge technology sets McCormick apart in
its ability to develop more creative, better tasting products and
new flavor experiences across both its Consumer and Flavor
Solutions business units.
McCormick expects to launch its first AI-enabled product
platform, "ONE," by mid-2019, with a set of initial one-dish Recipe
Mix flavors including Tuscan Chicken, Bourbon Pork Tenderloin and
New Orleans Sausage. The company's flavor developers created this
product platform by combining IBM's expertise in AI and machine
learning with McCormick's 40+ years of proprietary sensory science
and taste data, which includes decades of past product formulas and
millions of data points related to consumer taste preferences and
palettes. AI has enabled McCormick's product developers access to
an expanded portfolio of flavor profiles that enhances their
creativity. The new ONE platform was specifically developed to
deliver family-favorite flavors with the ability to season both the
protein and vegetable. The new seasoning blends expect to be on
U.S. retail shelves by late spring.
"McCormick's use of artificial intelligence highlights our
commitment to insight-driven innovation and the application of the
most forward-looking technologies to continually enhance our
products and bring new flavors to market," said McCormick Chairman,
President and CEO Lawrence Kurzius.
"This is one of several projects in our pipeline where we've
embraced new and emerging technologies."
As a world leader in artificial intelligence software, services
and technology for business, IBM is focused on working with clients
and enterprises across many industry sectors to help advance
data-driven technologies that push markets forward.
"IBM Research's collaboration with McCormick illustrates our
commitment to helping our clients and partners drive innovation
across industries," said Kathryn Guarini, VP, Industry
Research, IBM. "By combining McCormick's deep data and expertise in
science and taste, with IBM's AI capabilities, we are working
together to unlock the bounds of creativity and transform the food
and flavor development process."
Pairing McCormick's global expertise, particularly that of its
research and product development teams, with leading AI research
helped McCormick accelerate the speed of flavor innovation by up to
three times and deliver highly effective, consumer-preferred
formulas. Through the ONE platform as well as several other
projects in the pipeline, McCormick's product developers are now
using AI to unlock creativity, access new insights and share data
with their peers around the world. The company plans to scale this
technology globally by 2021.
About McCormick & Company
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global
leader in flavor. With $5.4 billion in annual sales, the
company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning
mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food
industry – retail outlets, food manufacturers and foodservice
businesses. Every day, no matter where or what you eat, you
can enjoy food flavored by McCormick. McCormick Brings the Joy
of Flavor to Life™
For more information, visit www.mccormickcorporation.com.
For information contact:
Corporate Communications
Lori Robinson (410) 527-6004 or
lori_robinson@mccormick.com
About IBM Research
For more than seven decades, IBM Research has defined the future
of information technology with more than 3,000 researchers in 12
labs located across six continents. Scientists from IBM Research
have produced six Nobel Laureates, 10 U.S. National Medals of
Technology, five U.S. National Medals of Science, six Turing
Awards, 19 inductees in the National Academy of Sciences and 20
inductees into the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame. For more
information about IBM Research, visit www.ibm.com/research.
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