# Kerry Group CEO Edmond Scanlon Highlights AI Adoption at International AI Summit in Dublin

> Kerry Group CEO Edmond Scanlon outlined AI applications in supply chain resilience, product reformulation and scientific development at the International AI Summit in Dublin.

- Published: 2026-10-15T09:44:22+00:00
- Section: Business
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-15/kerry-group-ceo-ai-summit-dublin
- Source: [The future of trading](https://capital.com/en-int/news/kerry-ceo-edmond-scanlon-discusses-ai-adoption-at-international-ai)

## Key takeaways

- Kerry Group CEO Edmond Scanlon discussed AI adoption at the International AI Summit in Dublin, in an October 14, 2026 update.
- Scanlon highlighted AI applications in supply chain resilience, product reformulation and scientific development.
- Kerry Group reported €6.8 billion in FY2025 revenue and operates 119 manufacturing facilities across 34 countries.

[Kerry Group](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000lhy/kerry-group) CEO Edmond Scanlon discussed AI adoption at the International AI Summit in Dublin, outlining applications in supply chain resilience, product reformulation and scientific development in an October 14, 2026 update. [The future of trading](https://capital.com/en-int/news/kerry-ceo-edmond-scanlon-discusses-ai-adoption-at-international-ai) reported the appearance. Kerry Group is an Irish-domiciled B2B specialty ingredients supplier serving food, beverage, pharmaceutical and pet food manufacturers across 34 countries.

## Scanlon's AI Priorities at the Dublin Summit

Scanlon emphasized practical business outcomes from AI adoption, pointing to supply chain resilience, product reformulation and scientific development as areas where the technology is being applied. He stressed that AI adoption should remain grounded in employee expertise, with tools reducing routine analysis to support faster decisions. The company said the update was published on October 15, 2026.

Kerry Group has moved on AI before. In March 2026, the company partnered with Microsoft to deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot as a knowledge management and productivity layer, integrating proprietary formulation and market knowledge with external data across the organization, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records show Kerry Group described as a EUR 7 billion global B2B specialty ingredients leader, with 119 manufacturing facilities across 34 countries serving nearly 1.5 billion consumers. Revenue fell 2.5% to €6.8 billion in 2025, with a 10% decline in profit after tax to €659 million.

## Earlier Kerry Group Appearances and Expansions

Kerry Group's CEO opened the company's October 7, 2026 analyst day, highlighting innovation and execution as key themes and noting the dynamic market and the company's technology portfolio, Seeking Alpha reported. On October 10, 2026, Yahoo reported that Kerry Group opened its Bethlehem, Pennsylvania coffee extraction facility, boosting its U.S. premium beverage ambitions. MarketBeat reported on October 9, 2026, that Kerry Group said it is targeting an EBITDA margin of 20%-21% by 2030, having expanded its margin by 320 basis points since 2021.

## What Comes Next for Kerry Group

Kerry Group said it plans to raise R&D spending to 5%-6% of revenue, MarketBeat reported. The company also said it is targeting an EBITDA margin of 20%-21% by 2030.

## Companies in this story

- [Kerry Group company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000lhy/kerry-group) · website: https://www.kerrygroup.com

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