From Ranch to Restaurant... SKT Introduces AI into the Food Value Chain

Collaboration between S Food and AI-based Food Tech
Integrating AI in Production, Processing, Logistics, Sales, and Recommendation Processes
Discussion on Medical Food Tech Partnership

From farm to restaurant. SK Telecom is partnering with S Food Holdings to introduce AI (artificial intelligence) technology across the entire food value chain.

On the 10th, SKT announced that it signed a business agreement with S Food Holdings to integrate AI technology into all processes of agricultural and livestock production, processing, logistics, sales, and recommendation, and will promote cooperation across the entire food value chain. S Food Holdings is a company that owns comprehensive food manufacturing companies such as S Food, which holds the John Kun Deli Meat brand, Smart Food Networks, a cold chain fulfillment and foodservice ingredient commerce company, and Medisolla, a medical food tech company.

At the signing ceremony, executives from S Food including CEO Cho Seong-su of S Food Holdings, CEO Kim Min-jung of Smart Food Networks, and CEO Lee Seung-yeon of Medisolla, as well as SKT officials including Lee Jong-min, Head of Future R&D, Yang Seung-ji, Head of Vision R&D, and Choi Nak-hoon, Head of Industrial AIX CO, attended. Through this agreement, they plan to collaborate on ▲ building smart farms by applying SKT’s AI technology to S Food farms ▲ monitoring breeding environments using vision AI and IoT sensors ▲ analyzing optimal feed mixing ratios ▲ establishing automated inbound/outbound and distribution systems at logistics centers ▲ applying robotics and vision AI technology to develop integrated truck transportation control systems ▲ utilizing AI technology for food ingredient demand forecasting and automatic ordering systems.

Meanwhile, SKT plans to expand the synergy between the two companies into the AI- and data-based healthcare sector. For example, by integrating AI technology into Medisolla’s ongoing research on disease-customized diets (Medifood), they aim to recommend personalized foods that comprehensively analyze an individual’s disease, constitution, characteristics, and eating habits. Lee Jong-min, Head of Future R&D at SK Telecom, said, “Through cooperation between the two companies, we plan to apply AI technology to the food tech sector and innovate the total value chain including production, processing, delivery, and customized food recommendations. SK Telecom will continue to advance enterprise AI and expand its application across various industrial sectors.”

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