Latest / Omni Talk Retail / π₯ Ahold Delhaize CSO Alex Holt on Scaling Sustainability & AI in Retail | CGF 2025 π
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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:01Welcome
- 0:02back.
- 0:02This
- 0:02is
- 0:02Omnitalk
- 0:03Retail.
- 0:03I'm
- 0:04Anne
- 0:04Mazinga.
- 0:05And
- 0:05I'm
- 0:05Chris
- 0:05Walton.
- 0:05And
- 0:06we're
- 0:06coming
- 0:06to
- 0:06you
- 0:06once
- 0:06again
- 0:07from
- 0:07the
- 0:07Vusion
- 0:07Group
- 0:08booth
- 0:08here
- 0:08at
- 0:09the
- 0:09Consumer
- 0:09Goods
- 0:09Forum
- 0:10in
- 0:10Amsterdam.
- 0:11And
- 0:11we
- 0:11are
- 0:11so
- 0:11fortunate
- 0:12to
- 0:12have
- 0:12the
- 0:13lovely
- 0:13Alex
- 0:14Holt,
- 0:14the
- 0:14Chief
- 0:15Sustainability
- 0:15Officer
- 0:16at
- 0:16AJO
- 0:17Delhez,
- 0:17standing
- 0:18right
- 0:18between
- 0:18us
- 0:19and
- 0:19taking
- 0:19some
- 0:19time
- 0:19with
- 0:20us
- 0:20today.
- 0:20Thank
- 0:20you,
- 0:20Alex.
- 0:21Absolutely.
- 0:21Thank
- 0:22you.
- 0:22Fabulous
- 0:22to
- 0:22be
- 0:23here.
- 0:23Yeah.
- 0:24Yes,
- 0:24it's
- 0:24great
- 0:24to
- 0:24meet
- 0:25you.
- 0:25I
- 0:25mean,
- 0:25we
- 0:26were
- 0:26just
- 0:26checking
- 0:26out
- 0:26your
- 0:26bio
- 0:27on
- 0:27LinkedIn.
- 0:27I
- 0:27mean,
- 0:27you
- 0:27have
- 0:28quite
- 0:28the
- 0:28distinguished
- 0:29retail
- 0:29career.
- 0:29Why
- 0:30don't
- 0:30you
- 0:30tell
- 0:30our
- 0:30audience
- 0:30about
- 0:31it?
- 0:31I
- 0:31love,
- 0:32love
- 0:32retail.
- 0:33Started
- 0:33off
- 0:33in
- 0:33the
- 0:33shop
- 0:34floor
- 0:34in
- 0:34Marks
- 0:34and
- 0:34Spencer's
- 0:35in
- 0:35the
- 0:35UK.
- 0:35Right,
- 0:36right.
- 0:36When
- 0:36I
- 0:37was
- 0:37maybe
- 0:3716
- 0:38and
- 0:38then
- 0:38spent
- 0:39a
- 0:39lot
- 0:39of
- 0:39time
- 0:40in
- 0:40supermarkets
- 0:41in
- 0:41the
- 0:41uk,
- 0:41Tesco
- 0:42for
- 0:42quite
- 0:42a
- 0:42bit.
- 0:43Okay.
- 0:43And
- 0:43then
- 0:43I
- 0:43made
- 0:44the
- 0:44decision
- 0:44to
- 0:44head
- 0:44over
- 0:45with
- 0:45my
- 0:45then
- 0:45partner,
- 0:46now
- 0:46husband
- 0:47to
- 0:47Australia.
- 0:48Glad
- 0:48it
- 0:48worked
- 0:48out.
- 0:49That's
- 0:49good.
- 0:49Yes,
- 0:50very
- 0:51good.
- 0:51To
- 0:52Woolworths
- 0:52Group,
- 0:52so
- 0:52a
- 0:53big
- 0:53retail
- 0:53company
- 0:53over
- 0:54there
- 0:54across
- 0:54Australia
- 0:55and
- 0:55New
- 0:55Zealand.
- 0:55Okay.
- 0:56And
- 0:56then
- 0:56a
- 0:56year
- 0:56ago
- 0:57we
- 0:57moved
- 0:58from
- 0:59there
- 0:59to
- 1:00Netherlands
- 1:00to
- 1:00Amsterdam
- 1:01to
- 1:01hotel.
- 1:02Hey.
- 1:02Wow.
- 1:03Oh
- 1:03my
- 1:03gosh.
- 1:03Well,
- 1:04let's,
- 1:04let's
- 1:05tackle
- 1:05kind
- 1:06of
- 1:06the
- 1:06big
- 1:06picture
- 1:07view
- 1:07here
- 1:07and
- 1:08big
- 1:08topic
- 1:09of
- 1:09the
- 1:09show,
- 1:09which
- 1:09is
- 1:10sustainability.
- 1:10Yeah.
- 1:11Tell
- 1:12us
- 1:12a
- 1:12little
- 1:12bit
- 1:12about
- 1:12how
- 1:13you
- 1:13think
- 1:13about
- 1:14some
- 1:14of
- 1:14the
- 1:14most
- 1:14immediate
- 1:15issues
- 1:15that
- 1:16your
- 1:16team
- 1:16is
- 1:17facing
- 1:17when
- 1:17it
- 1:17comes
- 1:17to
- 1:18sustainability.
- 1:18Yeah,
- 1:19happy
- 1:19to.
- 1:20So
- 1:20last
- 1:20year
- 1:20we
- 1:21launched
- 1:21our
- 1:21Growing
- 1:21Together
- 1:22strategy
- 1:22back
- 1:23in
- 1:24April
- 1:25last
- 1:25year.
- 1:26Now
- 1:26of
- 1:26that
- 1:26we've
- 1:26got
- 1:27six
- 1:27strategic
- 1:27priorities,
- 1:28one
- 1:28of
- 1:28which
- 1:28is
- 1:29what
- 1:29we
- 1:29call
- 1:29Healthy
- 1:30Communities
- 1:30and
- 1:30Planet.
- 1:31And
- 1:31we
- 1:31ground
- 1:31everything
- 1:32we
- 1:32do
- 1:33under
- 1:33Healthy
- 1:33Communities
- 1:34and
- 1:34Planet.
- 1:35And
- 1:35so
- 1:35for
- 1:35us,
- 1:36that
- 1:36comes
- 1:36really
- 1:36down
- 1:37around
- 1:37how
- 1:37we
- 1:38help
- 1:38customers
- 1:38make
- 1:39healthier
- 1:39choices.
- 1:40And
- 1:40so
- 1:40what
- 1:41I
- 1:41mean
- 1:41by
- 1:41that
- 1:41is
- 1:41like
- 1:42the
- 1:42little
- 1:42nudges.
- 1:43So
- 1:43if
- 1:43you're
- 1:44shopping
- 1:44online,
- 1:45you're
- 1:45buying
- 1:45this
- 1:45product,
- 1:46you
- 1:46might
- 1:46get
- 1:46a
- 1:46little
- 1:46pop
- 1:47up
- 1:47that
- 1:47says,
- 1:47well,
- 1:47have
- 1:48you
- 1:48thought
- 1:48about
- 1:48this
- 1:48product?
- 1:49Also
- 1:50then
- 1:50around
- 1:50decarbonization
- 1:51and
- 1:51how
- 1:51we're
- 1:52helping
- 1:52then
- 1:52the
- 1:52transition
- 1:53to
- 1:53a
- 1:53more
- 1:54sustainable
- 1:54food
- 1:55system.
- 1:56That
- 1:56can
- 1:56sound
- 1:56like
- 1:57a
- 1:57lot
- 1:57of
- 1:57words.
- 1:57So
- 1:58what
- 1:58does
- 1:58that
- 1:58mean?
- 1:59Yeah,
- 1:59yeah,
- 1:59that
- 2:00kind
- 2:00of.
- 2:00That
- 2:00means
- 2:02if
- 2:02you
- 2:02think
- 2:02about
- 2:02it,
- 2:02customers
- 2:03come
- 2:03into
- 2:03our
- 2:03shops
- 2:04today
- 2:04and
- 2:05they
- 2:05buy
- 2:05their
- 2:05products
- 2:06and
- 2:06they
- 2:06want
- 2:07the
- 2:07best
- 2:07possible
- 2:07products
- 2:08at
- 2:08the
- 2:08best
- 2:08possible
- 2:09taste,
- 2:09at
- 2:09the
- 2:09best
- 2:10possible
- 2:10price.
- 2:11Now
- 2:11what
- 2:11my
- 2:11role
- 2:12is
- 2:12is
- 2:12to
- 2:12make
- 2:12sure
- 2:13that
- 2:13in
- 2:13100
- 2:14years
- 2:14time,
- 2:15we've
- 2:15still
- 2:16got
- 2:16a
- 2:16food
- 2:17business,
- 2:17we've
- 2:17still
- 2:17got
- 2:18products
- 2:18that
- 2:18can
- 2:18be
- 2:19sold
- 2:19at
- 2:19the
- 2:19Most
- 2:20cheapest
- 2:20price
- 2:20at
- 2:21the
- 2:21best
- 2:21price
- 2:21at
- 2:22the
- 2:22best
- 2:22quality
- 2:22for
- 2:22customers.
- 2:23That's
- 2:23kind
- 2:24of
- 2:24like
- 2:24how
- 2:24it
- 2:24comes
- 2:24to
- 2:24life.
- 2:25Yeah.
- 2:25And
- 2:25what
- 2:26are
- 2:26some
- 2:26of
- 2:26the
- 2:26things
- 2:26that
- 2:27you're
- 2:27doing
- 2:28or
- 2:28advice
- 2:29that
- 2:29you
- 2:29have
- 2:29for
- 2:30other
- 2:30retailers
- 2:30here
- 2:31that
- 2:31are
- 2:31at
- 2:31the
- 2:31show
- 2:31that
- 2:31are
- 2:32kind
- 2:32of
- 2:32trying
- 2:32to
- 2:32tackle,
- 2:32like,
- 2:33where
- 2:33do
- 2:33we
- 2:34begin?
- 2:34Does
- 2:34it
- 2:34start
- 2:35with
- 2:35kind
- 2:35of
- 2:35the
- 2:35growth,
- 2:36the
- 2:36overall
- 2:36strategic
- 2:37plan?
- 2:37Like,
- 2:38how
- 2:38does
- 2:38it
- 2:38fit
- 2:38into
- 2:39the
- 2:39greater
- 2:40context
- 2:40for
- 2:40them?
- 2:41Yeah,
- 2:41absolutely.
- 2:41Great
- 2:42question,
- 2:42because
- 2:43you
- 2:43can
- 2:43get
- 2:43overwhelmed
- 2:44in
- 2:44this
- 2:44space
- 2:45quite
- 2:45easily.
- 2:45Right.
- 2:46And
- 2:47so
- 2:47it
- 2:47starts
- 2:47with
- 2:48understanding
- 2:48your
- 2:48business
- 2:49and
- 2:49really
- 2:49being
- 2:50ruthless
- 2:51on.
- 2:51On
- 2:51prioritisation.
- 2:52Okay.
- 2:52So
- 2:53just
- 2:53being
- 2:53really
- 2:53clear
- 2:54on
- 2:54what
- 2:54are
- 2:54the
- 2:54areas
- 2:54that
- 2:55you
- 2:55really
- 2:55want
- 2:55to
- 2:55have
- 2:56an
- 2:56impact
- 2:56that
- 2:56are
- 2:56relevant
- 2:57to
- 2:57your
- 2:57company.
- 2:58So
- 2:58a
- 2:58food
- 2:59business
- 2:59or
- 2:59a
- 2:59food
- 3:00retailer,
- 3:00that
- 3:00may
- 3:00be
- 3:01some
- 3:01certain
- 3:01things
- 3:02could
- 3:02be
- 3:02very
- 3:02different.
- 3:02If
- 3:03you're
- 3:03in
- 3:03clothing
- 3:04as
- 3:04a
- 3:05retailer,
- 3:05quite
- 3:06different
- 3:06topics.
- 3:07So
- 3:07that's
- 3:07the
- 3:07first
- 3:07piece.
- 3:08The
- 3:08second
- 3:09piece
- 3:09is
- 3:09that
- 3:10sustainability.
- 3:10And
- 3:10you
- 3:11will
- 3:11have.
- 3:11Hopefully
- 3:12you've
- 3:12seen
- 3:12at
- 3:12cgf.
- 3:13Yes,
- 3:14it
- 3:14is
- 3:14incredibly
- 3:15collaborative
- 3:16because
- 3:17these
- 3:17are
- 3:17topics
- 3:17that
- 3:18cannot
- 3:18be
- 3:18solved
- 3:19by
- 3:19one
- 3:19company
- 3:20in
- 3:20isolation.
- 3:20Right.
- 3:21You've
- 3:21got
- 3:22anything
- 3:22we
- 3:22do,
- 3:23you've
- 3:23got
- 3:23suppliers
- 3:23involved,
- 3:24you've
- 3:24got
- 3:24customers
- 3:24involved,
- 3:25you've
- 3:25got
- 3:25retailers
- 3:26involved,
- 3:26you've
- 3:26got
- 3:27agriculture,
- 3:28you've
- 3:28got
- 3:28so
- 3:28many
- 3:29different
- 3:29things.
- 3:29So
- 3:30do
- 3:30reach
- 3:30out
- 3:31would
- 3:31be
- 3:31my
- 3:31advice.
- 3:31Reach
- 3:32out
- 3:32to
- 3:32others.
- 3:33And
- 3:33what
- 3:33are
- 3:33some
- 3:34examples
- 3:34of
- 3:34that
- 3:35collaboration?
- 3:35Because
- 3:35we
- 3:35have
- 3:35heard
- 3:36that,
- 3:36because
- 3:36the
- 3:36other
- 3:36part
- 3:36I'd
- 3:36mentioned
- 3:37too
- 3:37is
- 3:37competitors
- 3:38come
- 3:38into
- 3:38that
- 3:38equation
- 3:39as
- 3:39well.
- 3:40So
- 3:40what
- 3:40are
- 3:40some
- 3:41examples
- 3:41that
- 3:41you
- 3:41can
- 3:41share
- 3:42of
- 3:43bringing
- 3:43that
- 3:43collaboration
- 3:44to
- 3:44life
- 3:44that
- 3:44are
- 3:45salient
- 3:45for
- 3:45our
- 3:45audience?
- 3:46So
- 3:47a
- 3:48couple
- 3:48of
- 3:48good
- 3:48examples
- 3:48are
- 3:48a
- 3:49tangible
- 3:49one.
- 3:49So
- 3:49over
- 3:50in
- 3:50our
- 3:50US
- 3:50business,
- 3:51so
- 3:51we've
- 3:51got
- 3:51five
- 3:52brands
- 3:52over
- 3:52there,
- 3:53we've
- 3:53recently
- 3:53been
- 3:54doing
- 3:54pilots
- 3:54on
- 3:55regenerative
- 3:55agriculture.
- 3:56Okay.
- 3:56We've
- 3:57been
- 3:57doing
- 3:57them
- 3:57with
- 3:57the
- 3:57likes
- 3:58of
- 3:58Danong,
- 3:58Kellanova,
- 3:59General
- 3:59Mills,
- 4:00and
- 4:01they're
- 4:01on
- 4:01wheat,
- 4:02dairy,
- 4:02potatoes
- 4:03with
- 4:03Campbells.
- 4:04And
- 4:04so
- 4:05that's
- 4:05really
- 4:05around
- 4:05actually
- 4:06how
- 4:06do
- 4:06we
- 4:06pilot
- 4:07these
- 4:07things
- 4:07to
- 4:07then
- 4:08be
- 4:08able
- 4:08to
- 4:08scale
- 4:09them?
- 4:09So
- 4:09that's
- 4:09like
- 4:10a
- 4:10really
- 4:10tangible
- 4:10example
- 4:11for
- 4:11the
- 4:11us.
- 4:11There's
- 4:12then
- 4:12locally
- 4:13within
- 4:13Europe,
- 4:13where
- 4:13we
- 4:14are
- 4:14now,
- 4:15really
- 4:15good
- 4:15examples
- 4:16around
- 4:16how
- 4:16do
- 4:16you
- 4:17engage
- 4:17with
- 4:17your
- 4:17suppliers?
- 4:18And
- 4:18so
- 4:19what
- 4:19we'll
- 4:19do
- 4:19is
- 4:20we'll
- 4:20take
- 4:20learnings.
- 4:22Let's
- 4:22use
- 4:22an
- 4:22example
- 4:23that
- 4:23is
- 4:24quite
- 4:24complex.
- 4:24Yeah,
- 4:25yeah.
- 4:25So
- 4:26we've
- 4:26then
- 4:26what
- 4:26we've
- 4:27identified
- 4:27is
- 4:28something
- 4:28called
- 4:28climate
- 4:28hubs.
- 4:29So
- 4:29they're
- 4:30hubs
- 4:30that
- 4:30then
- 4:31any
- 4:31of
- 4:31our
- 4:31suppliers
- 4:32can
- 4:32go
- 4:32to.
- 4:33And
- 4:33these
- 4:33hubs
- 4:34have
- 4:34then
- 4:34got
- 4:34webinars
- 4:35on
- 4:35them.
- 4:35They've
- 4:35got
- 4:36videos,
- 4:36they've
- 4:37got
- 4:37toolkits,
- 4:38and
- 4:38they're
- 4:38open
- 4:38not
- 4:38just
- 4:39for
- 4:39our
- 4:40suppliers,
- 4:40they're
- 4:40open
- 4:41for
- 4:41any
- 4:41retailer
- 4:42to
- 4:42use.
- 4:42Any
- 4:43supplier
- 4:43to
- 4:43use.
- 4:43So
- 4:44again,
- 4:44a
- 4:44kind
- 4:44of
- 4:45a
- 4:45really
- 4:45tangible
- 4:46way
- 4:46of
- 4:46how
- 4:46you
- 4:46can
- 4:47collaborate.
- 4:48The
- 4:48last
- 4:48bit
- 4:49was
- 4:49maybe
- 4:49at
- 4:50cgf.
- 4:50Oh,
- 4:51okay.
- 4:51So
- 4:51through
- 4:52cgf,
- 4:53great
- 4:54forum
- 4:54for
- 4:54collaboration.
- 4:55Sounds
- 4:55like
- 4:55it.
- 4:55So
- 4:56the
- 4:56coalitions
- 4:57they've
- 4:57got
- 4:57are
- 4:58really
- 4:58like
- 4:59a
- 4:59tangible
- 4:59example
- 4:59from
- 5:00this
- 5:00week.
- 5:00This
- 5:01week
- 5:01they
- 5:01launched
- 5:02the
- 5:03Common
- 5:04Data
- 5:04Framework
- 5:04was
- 5:05launched,
- 5:05which
- 5:05was
- 5:05retailers
- 5:06as,
- 5:06you
- 5:07know,
- 5:07competitive.
- 5:08Quite
- 5:08unusual
- 5:08to
- 5:08get
- 5:09retailers
- 5:09in
- 5:09the
- 5:10same
- 5:10room
- 5:10together
- 5:11talking
- 5:11around,
- 5:11how
- 5:12do
- 5:12we
- 5:12come
- 5:12up
- 5:12with
- 5:12a
- 5:12common
- 5:13definition
- 5:13for
- 5:14what
- 5:14measurement
- 5:15should
- 5:15be,
- 5:15what
- 5:16framework
- 5:16should
- 5:16be?
- 5:17Right,
- 5:17so
- 5:17that's
- 5:17been
- 5:17launched
- 5:18this
- 5:18week.
- 5:18Yeah,
- 5:18I
- 5:19mean
- 5:19it's
- 5:19almost
- 5:19unheard
- 5:19of
- 5:19having
- 5:20been
- 5:20a
- 5:20retailer
- 5:20in
- 5:20the
- 5:20us
- 5:21Like,
- 5:21I
- 5:21can't
- 5:21ever
- 5:21remember
- 5:22doing
- 5:22that.
- 5:22So
- 5:23like
- 5:23paint
- 5:23the
- 5:23picture
- 5:23for
- 5:23our
- 5:24audience.
- 5:24Is
- 5:24that
- 5:24what
- 5:25you're
- 5:25doing
- 5:25at
- 5:25cgf?
- 5:25Are
- 5:26you
- 5:26sitting
- 5:26across
- 5:26the
- 5:27table,
- 5:27like
- 5:27having
- 5:27those
- 5:28discussions
- 5:28with
- 5:29the
- 5:29competition
- 5:29in
- 5:30terms
- 5:30of
- 5:30like,
- 5:30hey,
- 5:30here's
- 5:30how
- 5:30we
- 5:31need
- 5:31to
- 5:31think
- 5:31about
- 5:31things,
- 5:31here's
- 5:32how
- 5:32we
- 5:32need
- 5:32to
- 5:32do
- 5:32things
- 5:32differently.
- 5:33Can
- 5:33we
- 5:33align
- 5:34on
- 5:34some
- 5:34common
- 5:34goals
- 5:35here?
- 5:35Is
- 5:35that
- 5:35what
- 5:35you're
- 5:35doing?
- 5:36That
- 5:36is
- 5:36exactly
- 5:37what
- 5:37you're
- 5:38doing.
- 5:39So
- 5:39I
- 5:39get
- 5:39it.
- 5:39I
- 5:40spent
- 5:4015
- 5:40years
- 5:40of
- 5:41my
- 5:41career
- 5:41in
- 5:41trading
- 5:42in
- 5:43retail
- 5:43and
- 5:43not
- 5:44in
- 5:44the
- 5:44sustainability
- 5:45space.
- 5:45And
- 5:45so
- 5:46the
- 5:46thought
- 5:46of
- 5:47being
- 5:47sitting
- 5:48on
- 5:48a
- 5:48table
- 5:49with
- 5:49your
- 5:49competitors
- 5:50talking
- 5:51about
- 5:51something,
- 5:51I
- 5:51was
- 5:51like,
- 5:51God,
- 5:52this
- 5:52is,
- 5:52how
- 5:53does
- 5:53this
- 5:53work
- 5:53really?
- 5:54But
- 5:54it's
- 5:55all
- 5:55pre
- 5:55competitive
- 5:57and
- 5:57it's
- 5:57all.
- 5:57You're
- 5:57deliberately
- 5:58talking
- 5:58about
- 5:58things
- 5:59that
- 5:59require
- 5:59a
- 5:59systems
- 6:00change.
- 6:00And
- 6:01so
- 6:01in
- 6:01order
- 6:01to
- 6:02get
- 6:02that
- 6:02change,
- 6:02you
- 6:02need
- 6:03to
- 6:03have
- 6:03people
- 6:03coming
- 6:03together.
- 6:04Right.
- 6:04Alex,
- 6:05do
- 6:05you
- 6:05and
- 6:05all
- 6:06the
- 6:06other
- 6:06like
- 6:07chief
- 6:07sustainability
- 6:08officers
- 6:08at
- 6:08other
- 6:09companies
- 6:09have
- 6:09like
- 6:09a
- 6:10text
- 6:10thread
- 6:10going
- 6:10or
- 6:11like
- 6:11a
- 6:11WhatsApp
- 6:11group
- 6:12where
- 6:12you're
- 6:12just
- 6:12asking
- 6:13each
- 6:13other
- 6:13these
- 6:13questions
- 6:14we
- 6:14should
- 6:14do?
- 6:14I
- 6:15love
- 6:15that
- 6:15idea.
- 6:15Not
- 6:15yet.
- 6:17I
- 6:17mean,
- 6:18Chris's
- 6:19question.
- 6:19I'm
- 6:19just
- 6:19like,
- 6:20you
- 6:20know,
- 6:20you're
- 6:21probably
- 6:21the
- 6:21ones,
- 6:22I
- 6:22assume
- 6:22who
- 6:22are
- 6:22kind
- 6:23of
- 6:23leading
- 6:23the
- 6:23charge
- 6:24and
- 6:24leading
- 6:24the
- 6:24connection.
- 6:25Or
- 6:25is
- 6:25it
- 6:25just
- 6:26kind
- 6:27of
- 6:27by
- 6:27happenstance
- 6:28at
- 6:28events
- 6:29like
- 6:29this
- 6:29that
- 6:29those
- 6:30topics
- 6:30or
- 6:30those
- 6:31collaborations
- 6:31are
- 6:32happening?
- 6:32So
- 6:33it's
- 6:33definitely
- 6:33coming
- 6:33through
- 6:34some
- 6:34CSOs.
- 6:35But
- 6:35because
- 6:35these
- 6:36are
- 6:36also
- 6:36business
- 6:37problems.
- 6:37Yeah,
- 6:39they're
- 6:39not
- 6:39just
- 6:40sustainability
- 6:40problems.
- 6:41They
- 6:41are
- 6:41problems
- 6:42or
- 6:42things
- 6:43that
- 6:43we're
- 6:43focused
- 6:43on
- 6:43because
- 6:43they're
- 6:44relevant
- 6:44for
- 6:44our
- 6:44business.
- 6:45They're
- 6:45around
- 6:46long
- 6:46term
- 6:46business
- 6:46resilience.
- 6:47Which
- 6:47is
- 6:47why
- 6:47then
- 6:48this
- 6:48is
- 6:48a
- 6:48CEO
- 6:49led
- 6:49forum,
- 6:50because
- 6:50they're
- 6:51so
- 6:51relevant
- 6:51for
- 6:51business.
- 6:52Well,
- 6:52that's
- 6:52why
- 6:52they're
- 6:53on
- 6:53the
- 6:53agenda.
- 6:55You
- 6:56mentioned
- 6:56a
- 6:56few
- 6:56things.
- 6:57Regenerative
- 6:57agriculture.
- 6:58We've
- 6:59talked
- 6:59to
- 6:59a
- 6:59lot
- 6:59of
- 6:59people
- 7:00about,
- 7:00you
- 7:00know,
- 7:01circularity
- 7:01and
- 7:02improved
- 7:03packaging,
- 7:04ways
- 7:04to
- 7:04kind
- 7:04of
- 7:05really
- 7:05start
- 7:05to
- 7:05target
- 7:06some
- 7:06of
- 7:06the
- 7:06sustainability
- 7:07goals
- 7:07that
- 7:07the
- 7:08retailers
- 7:08and
- 7:08brands
- 7:09here
- 7:09have.
- 7:09Are
- 7:10there
- 7:10any
- 7:10that
- 7:10you
- 7:11feel
- 7:11like
- 7:11are
- 7:12better
- 7:12and
- 7:13more
- 7:13ready
- 7:13to
- 7:13scale
- 7:14than
- 7:14others?
- 7:15Especially
- 7:15for
- 7:15some
- 7:16of
- 7:16our
- 7:16audience
- 7:16who's
- 7:17based
- 7:17in
- 7:17the
- 7:17U.S.
- 7:17like,
- 7:18what
- 7:18would
- 7:18you
- 7:18or
- 7:19even
- 7:19your
- 7:19U.S.
- 7:20chains
- 7:21that
- 7:21you
- 7:21have,
- 7:22what
- 7:22has
- 7:22really
- 7:22kind
- 7:23of
- 7:23taken
- 7:23off
- 7:24for
- 7:24them
- 7:24or
- 7:25what
- 7:25seems
- 7:25like
- 7:25the
- 7:25most
- 7:26attainable
- 7:26thing
- 7:27to
- 7:27lead
- 7:27with.
- 7:28So
- 7:28that
- 7:28there
- 7:28are
- 7:28some
- 7:29really
- 7:29good
- 7:29examples
- 7:30with
- 7:30tech
- 7:30that's
- 7:31also
- 7:31driving
- 7:31change
- 7:31here.
- 7:32One
- 7:33of
- 7:33them
- 7:33would
- 7:33be
- 7:34around
- 7:34dynamic
- 7:35pricing.
- 7:36Okay,
- 7:36so
- 7:36what
- 7:36dynamic
- 7:37pricing
- 7:37does
- 7:38on
- 7:38so
- 7:38electronic
- 7:39shellfish
- 7:39labels.
- 7:40Dynamic
- 7:40pricing
- 7:41then
- 7:41enables
- 7:42the
- 7:42product
- 7:42in
- 7:42that
- 7:43store
- 7:43to
- 7:44be
- 7:44marked
- 7:44down
- 7:44at
- 7:45the
- 7:45time
- 7:45prior
- 7:46to
- 7:46when
- 7:46it's
- 7:46gone
- 7:47past
- 7:47its
- 7:47use
- 7:47by
- 7:47date.
- 7:48So
- 7:48then
- 7:48that
- 7:49is
- 7:49what
- 7:49it's
- 7:49doing.
- 7:49It's
- 7:49in
- 7:49helping
- 7:50great
- 7:50value
- 7:50for
- 7:51customers.
- 7:51It's
- 7:52helping
- 7:52productivity,
- 7:53but
- 7:53it's
- 7:53also
- 7:54then
- 7:54helping
- 7:54you
- 7:54reduce
- 7:54food
- 7:55waste.
- 7:55So
- 7:55that's
- 7:56a
- 7:56really,
- 7:56really
- 7:56good
- 7:57business
- 7:57case
- 7:57and
- 7:57a
- 7:58really
- 7:58good
- 7:58example.
- 7:59Yeah,
- 7:59there's
- 8:00then
- 8:00in
- 8:01another
- 8:01one
- 8:01that
- 8:02I
- 8:02really
- 8:02love
- 8:02and
- 8:02I
- 8:02think
- 8:02it's
- 8:03got
- 8:03so
- 8:03much
- 8:03opportunity
- 8:04is
- 8:04around
- 8:06the
- 8:06agriculture
- 8:07space
- 8:07and
- 8:07again,
- 8:08AI
- 8:08being
- 8:08used
- 8:09in
- 8:09agriculture
- 8:10and
- 8:10precision
- 8:10farming.
- 8:11And
- 8:11so
- 8:12strawberries.
- 8:13I
- 8:13hope
- 8:13you
- 8:14both
- 8:14like
- 8:14strawberries.
- 8:14Oh,
- 8:15yes,
- 8:15Love
- 8:15strawberries.
- 8:16Strawberries,
- 8:16yes.
- 8:17One
- 8:17of
- 8:17the
- 8:17things
- 8:17I
- 8:17hate
- 8:18about
- 8:18strawberries,
- 8:18though,
- 8:19is
- 8:19that
- 8:19they
- 8:19go
- 8:20off
- 8:20too
- 8:20quickly.
- 8:20If
- 8:20I
- 8:20don't
- 8:21eat
- 8:21them
- 8:21quickly
- 8:22enough
- 8:22or
- 8:22me
- 8:22and
- 8:22my
- 8:22husband
- 8:23don't
- 8:23eat
- 8:23them,
- 8:23they
- 8:23go
- 8:23off.
- 8:23Yes.
- 8:24Right.
- 8:24So
- 8:24they
- 8:25do.
- 8:25Part
- 8:25of
- 8:25that
- 8:25is
- 8:26because
- 8:26of
- 8:26the
- 8:26cold
- 8:27chain
- 8:27when
- 8:27you're
- 8:27picking
- 8:28them.
- 8:28And
- 8:28if
- 8:28they
- 8:28come
- 8:28out
- 8:29of
- 8:29the
- 8:29cold
- 8:29chain,
- 8:30what
- 8:30happens
- 8:30with
- 8:31precision
- 8:31Ag?
- 8:32It
- 8:32means
- 8:32that
- 8:32then
- 8:33actually
- 8:33they
- 8:33can
- 8:33work
- 8:34through
- 8:34when
- 8:34is
- 8:34the
- 8:35right
- 8:35time
- 8:35to
- 8:35pick
- 8:36the
- 8:36crop?
- 8:37What
- 8:37is
- 8:37the
- 8:37taste
- 8:37going
- 8:38to
- 8:38be
- 8:38like
- 8:38and
- 8:38what's
- 8:38the
- 8:39quality
- 8:39going
- 8:39to
- 8:39be
- 8:39like?
- 8:40So
- 8:40they
- 8:40know
- 8:40exactly
- 8:41then
- 8:41when
- 8:41to
- 8:41be
- 8:42able
- 8:42to
- 8:42pick
- 8:42it,
- 8:43which
- 8:43means
- 8:43you
- 8:43get
- 8:44less
- 8:44food
- 8:44weights,
- 8:44you
- 8:44get
- 8:45better
- 8:45tasting
- 8:45product
- 8:46and
- 8:46at
- 8:46the
- 8:46time
- 8:47when
- 8:47the
- 8:47customer
- 8:47wants
- 8:47it.
- 8:48Now
- 8:48that's
- 8:48cool.
- 8:49Innovation.
- 8:49That's
- 8:49starting
- 8:50to
- 8:50happen
- 8:50as
- 8:50well.
- 8:50I
- 8:51like
- 8:51that
- 8:51science.
- 8:52I'll
- 8:52have
- 8:52more
- 8:53ripe
- 8:53strawberries.
- 8:53More
- 8:54strawberries.
- 8:54More
- 8:54strawberries,
- 8:55please.
- 8:55Yes.
- 8:55Maybe
- 8:56a
- 8:56little
- 8:56champagne
- 8:56with
- 8:57those
- 8:57strawberries
- 8:57too.
- 8:57Ann,
- 8:58you
- 8:58know,
- 8:59it's
- 8:59the
- 8:59end
- 8:59of
- 8:59the
- 8:59conference
- 8:59today.
- 9:00That's
- 9:00our
- 9:00last
- 9:00interview,
- 9:01I
- 9:01think
- 9:01champagne
- 9:01and
- 9:01strawberries
- 9:02on
- 9:02order.
- 9:02All
- 9:03right.
- 9:03So
- 9:03but
- 9:04I
- 9:04want
- 9:04to
- 9:04get,
- 9:05you
- 9:05know,
- 9:05the
- 9:05one
- 9:06Part
- 9:06of
- 9:06this
- 9:06too
- 9:06though
- 9:06is
- 9:07how
- 9:07do
- 9:07you
- 9:07measure
- 9:08it?
- 9:08Like
- 9:08how
- 9:08do
- 9:08you
- 9:08measure
- 9:09and
- 9:09track
- 9:09against
- 9:10your
- 9:10goals?
- 9:10How
- 9:10do
- 9:11you
- 9:11communicate
- 9:11the
- 9:12progress
- 9:12towards
- 9:13your
- 9:13goals
- 9:13throughout
- 9:14your
- 9:14organization?
- 9:15The
- 9:15whole
- 9:15nine
- 9:15yards
- 9:16on
- 9:16that.
- 9:16How
- 9:16do
- 9:16you
- 9:16think
- 9:16about
- 9:16your
- 9:17milestones?
- 9:17Okay,
- 9:18so
- 9:19starts
- 9:19with
- 9:19where
- 9:20our
- 9:20targets
- 9:20are.
- 9:20So
- 9:20getting
- 9:21very
- 9:21prioritized
- 9:22targets
- 9:22in
- 9:22place
- 9:23for
- 9:23them.
- 9:23We
- 9:23then
- 9:24interlinked
- 9:25into
- 9:25the
- 9:25business
- 9:26planning
- 9:26cycle.
- 9:26So
- 9:26they're.
- 9:27Business
- 9:27planning
- 9:28cycle.
- 9:28Wow.
- 9:28Okay,
- 9:28so
- 9:29it's
- 9:29part
- 9:29of
- 9:29that
- 9:29and
- 9:30then
- 9:30it
- 9:30goes
- 9:30down
- 9:31to
- 9:31brand
- 9:31level
- 9:32for
- 9:32us.
- 9:32So
- 9:33you're
- 9:33putting
- 9:33the
- 9:33metrics
- 9:34down
- 9:34in
- 9:34the
- 9:34brands
- 9:35where
- 9:35the
- 9:35work
- 9:35happens
- 9:36and
- 9:36the
- 9:36accountability
- 9:36happens
- 9:37and
- 9:38that
- 9:38all
- 9:38flows
- 9:38through
- 9:39on
- 9:39the
- 9:39financial
- 9:39planning
- 9:40process.
- 9:41We
- 9:41believe
- 9:41in
- 9:41transparency.
- 9:42So
- 9:43both
- 9:43what
- 9:43that
- 9:43means
- 9:43internally
- 9:44is
- 9:44we
- 9:44get
- 9:45monthly
- 9:45dashboards,
- 9:46monthly
- 9:46progress
- 9:47updates,
- 9:47all
- 9:47the
- 9:47way
- 9:47down
- 9:48from
- 9:48brands
- 9:48get
- 9:48all
- 9:49this
- 9:49information.
- 9:49But
- 9:50then
- 9:50we
- 9:50go
- 9:50out
- 9:50in
- 9:50our
- 9:51annual
- 9:51report
- 9:51as
- 9:51well,
- 9:52which
- 9:52we
- 9:53are
- 9:53CSRD
- 9:53compliance.
- 9:54That
- 9:54doesn't
- 9:54mean
- 9:54it's
- 9:55a
- 9:55very
- 9:55long
- 9:55annual
- 9:55report.
- 9:56Right.
- 9:56So
- 9:56if
- 9:56you
- 9:57do,
- 9:57if
- 9:57you
- 9:57are
- 9:57interested
- 9:58in
- 9:58how
- 9:58transparent
- 9:59we
- 9:59are,
- 9:59you
- 9:59can
- 10:00take
- 10:00a
- 10:00look
- 10:00in
- 10:00there.
- 10:00And
- 10:01what
- 10:01types
- 10:01of
- 10:02metrics
- 10:02are
- 10:02you
- 10:02talking
- 10:03about
- 10:03that
- 10:03end
- 10:03up
- 10:03in
- 10:03the
- 10:04jbps?
- 10:04Just
- 10:05for
- 10:05our
- 10:05audience,
- 10:05maybe
- 10:05that
- 10:06isn't
- 10:06as
- 10:07far
- 10:07along
- 10:07in
- 10:08that
- 10:08process
- 10:08and
- 10:08maybe
- 10:09needs
- 10:09to
- 10:09think
- 10:09about
- 10:09how
- 10:10they
- 10:10rejigger
- 10:11their
- 10:11joint
- 10:11business
- 10:11plans
- 10:12to
- 10:12do
- 10:12this
- 10:12correctly.
- 10:13Great.
- 10:13So
- 10:13for
- 10:14health
- 10:14for
- 10:14us
- 10:15we
- 10:15have
- 10:16own
- 10:16brand
- 10:16healthy
- 10:17sales.
- 10:17A
- 10:17penetration
- 10:17level
- 10:18of
- 10:18own
- 10:18brand
- 10:18healthy
- 10:18sales
- 10:19goes
- 10:19down
- 10:19to
- 10:19a
- 10:20brand
- 10:20level,
- 10:20goes
- 10:21into
- 10:21category
- 10:21level.
- 10:22We're
- 10:22now
- 10:22changing
- 10:23and
- 10:23evolving
- 10:23it
- 10:23over
- 10:24the
- 10:24next
- 10:24year
- 10:24to
- 10:24total
- 10:25stuff
- 10:25store
- 10:25healthy
- 10:26sales.
- 10:26So
- 10:27penetration
- 10:27that
- 10:28comes
- 10:28through
- 10:28from
- 10:28there.
- 10:29Other
- 10:29metrics
- 10:30being
- 10:30the
- 10:30scope
- 10:30one
- 10:30and
- 10:31scope
- 10:31two.
- 10:31And
- 10:32then
- 10:32equally
- 10:32they're
- 10:33measuring
- 10:33on
- 10:33our
- 10:33scope
- 10:33three.
- 10:34So
- 10:34those
- 10:35would
- 10:35be
- 10:35the
- 10:35big
- 10:35ones.
- 10:35So
- 10:36those
- 10:36are
- 10:36all
- 10:36encapsulated
- 10:37in
- 10:37those
- 10:37conversations.
- 10:37Wow.
- 10:38Food
- 10:38waste
- 10:38and
- 10:39so
- 10:39is
- 10:39plastic.
- 10:39Wow.
- 10:40That's.
- 10:40Wow.
- 10:40Okay,
- 10:41great.
- 10:41Well
- 10:42Alex,
- 10:43one
- 10:43more
- 10:43question
- 10:43for
- 10:44you
- 10:44here.
- 10:45What
- 10:45have
- 10:45you
- 10:45learned
- 10:46about
- 10:47and
- 10:47what
- 10:47advice
- 10:48do
- 10:48you
- 10:48have
- 10:48about
- 10:48motivating
- 10:49customers
- 10:50and
- 10:51internal
- 10:51teams
- 10:52about
- 10:52being
- 10:53more
- 10:53sustainable?
- 10:55Firstly,
- 10:55keep
- 10:56it
- 10:56simple.
- 10:56Okay.
- 10:57Keep
- 10:58it
- 10:58easy
- 10:58and
- 10:58make
- 10:59it
- 10:59relevant.
- 11:00And
- 11:00relevant.
- 11:01So
- 11:01from
- 11:01a
- 11:01team
- 11:02perspective,
- 11:03the
- 11:03sustainability
- 11:04space
- 11:04loves
- 11:05long
- 11:05reports.
- 11:06They
- 11:07love
- 11:07complex
- 11:07words,
- 11:08they
- 11:08love
- 11:09long
- 11:09reports.
- 11:10They
- 11:10are
- 11:10hundreds
- 11:11of
- 11:11pages
- 11:11long.
- 11:12So
- 11:12the
- 11:13most
- 11:13important
- 11:13thing
- 11:14for
- 11:14a
- 11:14team
- 11:14is
- 11:14to
- 11:15really
- 11:15simplify
- 11:16this
- 11:16right
- 11:16down,
- 11:17make
- 11:17it
- 11:18really
- 11:18relevant
- 11:18to
- 11:19them.
- 11:19So,
- 11:19so
- 11:19if
- 11:19you're
- 11:20in
- 11:20buying
- 11:20or
- 11:20procurement,
- 11:21actually
- 11:22what
- 11:23are
- 11:23you
- 11:23going
- 11:23to
- 11:23do
- 11:23in
- 11:23your
- 11:24role
- 11:24with
- 11:24the
- 11:24products
- 11:24that
- 11:25you're
- 11:25buying
- 11:25so
- 11:25that
- 11:25you
- 11:26can
- 11:26make
- 11:26the
- 11:26plastic
- 11:26the
- 11:27most
- 11:27the
- 11:27right
- 11:27choice
- 11:28from
- 11:29a
- 11:29customer
- 11:29perspective,
- 11:30it's
- 11:30about
- 11:30helping
- 11:31them,
- 11:31it's
- 11:31about
- 11:31nudging
- 11:32them.
- 11:33So
- 11:33for
- 11:33us,
- 11:33some
- 11:34of
- 11:34the
- 11:34things
- 11:34that
- 11:34we've
- 11:34done
- 11:34is
- 11:35there's
- 11:35everything
- 11:36from
- 11:36putting
- 11:36the
- 11:37transparency
- 11:37of
- 11:37the
- 11:37label,
- 11:38the
- 11:38health
- 11:38of
- 11:38the
- 11:39product
- 11:39on
- 11:39the
- 11:39label.
- 11:40So
- 11:40Nutri
- 11:41scores
- 11:41in
- 11:42European
- 11:42brands,
- 11:43ours
- 11:43in
- 11:44our
- 11:44US
- 11:45and
- 11:45a
- 11:45plug
- 11:45for
- 11:45Guiding
- 11:46Stars.
- 11:46If
- 11:46any
- 11:47brand
- 11:47is
- 11:48interested
- 11:48in
- 11:48it,
- 11:48it
- 11:49is
- 11:49open
- 11:49for
- 11:50anyone
- 11:50to
- 11:50use.
- 11:51So
- 11:51they
- 11:51can
- 11:51absolutely
- 11:52reach
- 11:52out
- 11:52to.
- 11:52You,
- 11:52eat
- 11:52what
- 11:52you
- 11:53cook,
- 11:53so
- 11:53to
- 11:53speak.
- 11:53Yeah,
- 11:54absolutely.
- 11:55Well,
- 11:55whenever
- 11:56we
- 11:56can,
- 11:56we
- 11:56always
- 11:56like
- 11:56to
- 11:57end
- 11:57on
- 11:57a
- 11:57high
- 11:58note
- 11:58with
- 11:58a
- 11:58little
- 11:58future
- 11:59prediction
- 11:59and
- 11:59also
- 12:00a
- 12:00little
- 12:00optimism,
- 12:00I
- 12:01think,
- 12:01today.
- 12:01So
- 12:01I'm
- 12:02curious,
- 12:02as
- 12:02someone
- 12:03in
- 12:03the
- 12:03sustainability
- 12:04space,
- 12:04if
- 12:05you
- 12:05look
- 12:05three
- 12:05to
- 12:05five
- 12:05years
- 12:06out,
- 12:06what
- 12:06are
- 12:07you
- 12:07most
- 12:07optimistic
- 12:08about
- 12:09in
- 12:09terms
- 12:09of
- 12:09your
- 12:09role
- 12:10and
- 12:10your
- 12:10job?
- 12:11Firstly,
- 12:12that
- 12:12there
- 12:12is
- 12:13a
- 12:14shift
- 12:14happening
- 12:15right
- 12:15now
- 12:16where
- 12:16we
- 12:16will
- 12:17see
- 12:17significant
- 12:17action
- 12:18within
- 12:18three
- 12:19years.
- 12:19So
- 12:19that
- 12:19shift
- 12:19is
- 12:20happening
- 12:20on
- 12:20health
- 12:20and
- 12:20sustainability.
- 12:21That
- 12:21train
- 12:22has
- 12:22run
- 12:23fabulous.
- 12:24The
- 12:24second
- 12:24one,
- 12:25which
- 12:25I
- 12:25think
- 12:25is
- 12:25so,
- 12:26so
- 12:26cool,
- 12:26is
- 12:27the
- 12:27whole
- 12:27AI
- 12:28and
- 12:28data
- 12:29and
- 12:30the
- 12:30manual
- 12:30jobs
- 12:31that
- 12:31a
- 12:31lot
- 12:31of
- 12:31people
- 12:31are
- 12:32having
- 12:32to
- 12:32do
- 12:32at
- 12:32the
- 12:32moment.
- 12:33That
- 12:33means
- 12:33they're
- 12:33not
- 12:34being
- 12:34able
- 12:34to
- 12:34work
- 12:34on
- 12:35the
- 12:35problems
- 12:35they
- 12:36actually,
- 12:36I
- 12:36think
- 12:36AI
- 12:37is
- 12:37going
- 12:37to
- 12:37be
- 12:37a
- 12:37huge,
- 12:37huge
- 12:37unlock
- 12:38for
- 12:38us
- 12:38to
- 12:39be
- 12:39able
- 12:39to
- 12:39simplify
- 12:40those
- 12:40roles
- 12:41coupled
- 12:41with
- 12:42help
- 12:42us
- 12:42unlock
- 12:42some
- 12:43of
- 12:43these
- 12:43really
- 12:43big
- 12:43challenges.
- 12:45I
- 12:45think
- 12:45I
- 12:45was
- 12:46really
- 12:46excited
- 12:46by
- 12:47what
- 12:47the
- 12:47future
- 12:47is
- 12:47going
- 12:47to
- 12:47bring.
- 12:48And,
- 12:48Alex,
- 12:48do
- 12:48you
- 12:48think
- 12:48you'll
- 12:48see
- 12:49health
- 12:49and
- 12:49sustainability
- 12:50kind
- 12:50of
- 12:50move
- 12:50at
- 12:50the
- 12:50same
- 12:51pace,
- 12:51or
- 12:51do
- 12:51you
- 12:51think
- 12:52one
- 12:52will
- 12:52kind
- 12:52of
- 12:52come
- 12:52before
- 12:52the
- 12:53other?
- 12:53I'm
- 12:53curious
- 12:53what
- 12:54you
- 12:54think
- 12:54on
- 12:54that.
- 12:54I
- 12:55think
- 12:55it
- 12:55will
- 12:55depend
- 12:55very
- 12:56much
- 12:56on
- 12:56the
- 12:57brand
- 12:57and
- 12:57the
- 12:57country
- 12:58that
- 12:58they're
- 12:58in
- 12:59because
- 12:59it
- 12:59is
- 12:59really
- 12:59relevant
- 13:00to
- 13:00your
- 13:00customers,
- 13:01to
- 13:02the
- 13:02suppliers
- 13:03that
- 13:03you're
- 13:03working
- 13:03with.
- 13:04And
- 13:04so
- 13:04for
- 13:04us,
- 13:05I
- 13:05do
- 13:05think
- 13:05how
- 13:05health
- 13:05will
- 13:06move
- 13:06at
- 13:06more
- 13:06speed
- 13:07that
- 13:07might
- 13:08not
- 13:08be
- 13:08relevant
- 13:08for
- 13:08everywhere.
- 13:09Okay,
- 13:09great.
- 13:10All
- 13:10right,
- 13:10well,
- 13:10Alex,
- 13:11thank
- 13:11you
- 13:11so
- 13:12much.
- 13:12I
- 13:12really
- 13:12appreciate
- 13:13you
- 13:13taking
- 13:13the
- 13:13time
- 13:14with
- 13:14us
- 13:14today.
- 13:14Thanks
- 13:14again
- 13:15to
- 13:15Fusion
- 13:15Group
- 13:15for
- 13:16making
- 13:16all
- 13:16of
- 13:16our
- 13:16coverage
- 13:17here
- 13:17at
- 13:17Consumer
- 13:17Goods
- 13:18Forum
- 13:18possible.
- 13:19And
- 13:19until
- 13:20tomorrow,
- 13:21be
- 13:21careful
- 13:22out
- 13:22there.