Ho Chi Minh City, April 22 -- Amid rapidly shifting global consumer preferences in the food and beverage (F&B) sector, Artificial Intelligence is increasingly viewed as a core "ingredient" in restructuring value chains and propelling Vietnamese F&B enterprises towards a breakthrough in the 2026-2030 period. The assessment was made by experts at a workshop on the application of AI and real-world data in food product research and development, jointly organised by the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) and the Digital Transformation Consulting and Support Centre of Ho Chi Minh City on April 22. Le Anh Hoang, Deputy Director of ITPC, highlighted that AI and data-driven applications have become critical to enhancing competitiveness, ...