Larus Technologies, Unilever Canada and SOSCIP have been selected by Scale AI for their project entitled: “End-to-End ML-based Demand Forecasting” in order to improve Unilever’s supply chains by utilizing internal and external data and AI/ML analytics to ensure optimal forecasting for Unilever. Scale AI is the central pillar of Canada’s AI ecosystem forming a consortium (of private entities, research centres, academia and high-potential startups) who identifies cross-sector collaborative projects and provides funding and expert guidance to help Canada stay ahead of the AI curve. The project will be essential for Unilever as a fast-moving consumer goods company in order to optimize production and distribution while making essential products available to all Canadians.