ShanghaiJune 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On June 2, 2026, the World Economic Forum (WEF) officially announced the third batch of “AI Application Stars” MINDS selections. Mettler Toledo, in collaboration with Pangdonglai, was successfully selected for its FreshAI retail ecosystem solution, becoming a benchmark organization for the large-scale implementation of AI and the creation of real industrial value globally.
MINDS stands for “Meaningful, Intelligent, Novel, Deployable Solutions.” It is a core project of the WEF’s AI Global Alliance, aimed at identifying world-leading AI solutions that have been deployed at scale and can create quantifiable value. It is hailed as the most innovative and influential benchmark award for AI applications.
This year’s selection was rigorously evaluated by a committee of global AI experts from three major dimensions: impact, innovation, and responsibility, as well as five key perspectives: strategic positioning, human-machine collaboration, data foundation, technical architecture, and trusted governance. Facing thousands of submitted proposals from around the world, only 16 solutions ultimately stood out. All selected solutions have moved beyond the pilot phase and possess both high commercial and social value.
Mettler Toledo’s FreshAI multi-layer cloud-edge collaborative intelligent ecosystem breaks the fragmented operational model of traditional supermarkets and effectively solves retail operational challenges. Being listed on the WEF MINDS list is not only an authoritative recognition of the solution’s technological foresight but also the highest affirmation of its outstanding achievements in delivering significant operational revenue for clients globally and promoting green, sustainable development in the industry.