This AI company wants to solve food-related climate challenges

Fortune January 4, 2024
Stephanie Cain

McCain Foods, known in the frozen aisle for its onion rings and sweet potato fries, wants to continue to be known for these products in the next 10 years. But with changing weather patterns, increased heat waves, and other conditions driven by climate change—the Earth’s temperature has risen by two degrees Fahrenheit in the past century—sweet potato fields and onion crops have become less predictable. That’s when ClimateAi stepped in.

The AI-driven SaaS product uses climate risk modeling to provide short- and long-term insights into weather and climate impact for food and beverage companies, helping businesses identify the actions needed today to adapt to climate change disruptions. For McCain, ClimateAi assessed risks for its crops in various geographic regions of...

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