AI Hiring Leaders in Consumer Staples

34 companies ranked • Avg score: 39.9 vs 42 overall

Rank Company Score Tier Top Function
4 Philip Morris International 51 Emerging Customer Service
5 Kenvue 50 Emerging Customer Service
6 PepsiCo 50 Emerging Marketing
7 General Mills 49 Emerging Sales
8 Dollar Tree 47 Emerging Sales
9 Walgreens Boots Alliance 46 Emerging HR
10 Walmart 45 Emerging Engineering/Tech
11 Church & Dwight 42 Emerging Customer Service
12 Kroger 42 Emerging Sales
13 Brown-Forman 39 Nascent Product
14 Clorox 39 Nascent Data/Analytics
15 Keurig Dr Pepper 39 Nascent Sales
16 Lamb Weston 39 Nascent Customer Service
17 Monster Beverage 39 Nascent HR
18 Tyson Foods 39 Nascent Engineering/Tech
19 Hershey Company 38 Nascent Data/Analytics
20 Estee Lauder Companies 36 Nascent Product
21 Molson Coors Beverage Company 36 Nascent Customer Service
22 Sysco 36 Nascent Engineering/Tech
23 Target Corporation 36 Nascent Product
24 Costco 34 Nascent Engineering/Tech
25 Conagra Brands 33 Nascent Legal
26 McCormick & Company 33 Nascent Data/Analytics
27 Dollar General 32 Nascent Product
28 Constellation Brands 30 Nascent Customer Service
29 Bunge Global 29 Nascent HR
30 Hormel Foods 29 Nascent Legal
31 Archer Daniels Midland 28 Nascent Product
32 J.M. Smucker Company 25 Nascent Product
33 Kimberly-Clark 19 Nascent Engineering/Tech
34 Campbell Company 10 Nascent Engineering/Tech

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About AI Tracker

AI Tracker is a research project by Larridin, the AI execution intelligence platform.

Methodology: We analyze earnings calls, press releases, partnership announcements, and product documentation. All assessments are based solely on publicly available information—no private customer data is used.

Maturity Scoring: Each dimension is rated on a 4-tier scale (Nascent → Emerging → Scaling → Leading) based on evidence from public sources. Industry averages are computed as the median across all tracked companies in the sector.

Update cadence: Every 2-3 weeks
Last updated: January 30, 2026