From AI Pilot to Production: PepsiCo Lab’s Innovation Playbook

About this episode

Anna Farberov discusses the transition from AI pilots to scalable production systems at PepsiCo Labs.

AI experimentation is no longer enough. Enterprise operators must move from sandbox pilots to scalable production systems. In this episode, Anna Farberov, GM of PepsiCo Labs, breaks down how digital twins delivered measurable throughput and CapEx impact, how to eliminate corporate bottlenecks, and why pilot purgatory destroys credibility. The core thesis: Innovation must be measurable, scalable, and operationally integrated — or it doesn’t count.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ninaad Acharya, Dan Coll

Guest: Anna Farberov

Topics covered

• AI
• innovation
• digital twins
• enterprise operations
• scalability
• corporate bottlenecks

Keywords

• AI experimentation
• digital twins
• scalable production
• corporate bottlenecks
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PepsiCo Labs

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