The Coca-Cola Company has announced a five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to align its core technology strategy and foster innovation across its global operations. As part of the partnership, Coca-Cola has committed $1.1 billion to the Microsoft Cloud and its generative AI capabilities.
One of the key areas of focus for the partnership is the exploration of technology like Azure OpenAI Service to develop innovative generative AI use cases across various business functions. This includes testing how Copilot for Microsoft 365 could help improve workplace productivity, streamline operations, and foster innovation.
Coca-Cola has already made significant strides in AI adoption, having experimented with generative AI for nearly a year. The company has tested the water across marketing, manufacturing and supply chain management. Time will tell as to how the investment pays off.