Sysco targets $500M in AI-driven cost savings

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    "title": "Sysco targets $500M in AI-driven cost savings",
    "author": "Makenzie Holland",
    "excerpt": "The food distributor is modernizing routing software and enhancing inventory forecasting to help cut costs over the next three fiscal years. Sysco’s AI business transformation is focused on reducing costs across business operations amid rising enterprise concerns over the economics of the technology itself. AI is set to boost annual IT costs as the technology becomes embedded across workflows, according to a Bain & Co. report published earlier this month . An average $10-billion consumer packaged goods company could see IT costs increase 75% by 2035, the report said. While enterprises are identifying returns from their AI investments in the form of better business insights and customer interactions, the technology isn’t always saving companies additional time or money , according to an SAP study. As a result, CIOs are beginning to take a more pragmatic approach to the technology as token costs, lack of ROI, skills gaps and policy concerns mount. Still, enterprises are starting to see targeted benefits from the technology’s adoption. Sysco last year launched its AI360 CRM tool to improve selling productivity, which continues to provide conversion opportunities to its sales employees, Hourican said during the earnings call. Sysco sales increased 3.9% to $84.6 billion during its 2026 fiscal year, which closed June 27. Modernizing technology to improve fill rates and inventory...",
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