Alfred partners with Mila to accelerate AI innovation in the food and beverage sector
Montreal, May 8, 2025 — Alfred Technologies is proud to announce a new partnership with Mila — Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute.
This partnership will enable Alfred, a Quebec-based company focused on artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the events, hospitality, sports and casino industries, to collaborate closely with Mila's world-renowned research teams. By integrating the most recent advances in AI-based anomaly detection, Alfred aims to strengthen its ability to optimize its clients’ operations, margins, and revenue, while delivering robust solutions rooted in managers' operational reality.
As a Mila partner, Alfred will also benefit from access to a community of AI researchers and professionals, training activities, conferences, strategic exchanges, and a world-class innovation ecosystem.
“Our technology is transforming the way establishments manage their operations. By collaborating with Mila, we are strengthening our ability to push the boundaries of applied AI and deliver concrete, useful solutions that have an immediate impact on our customers' profitability,” explains Guy Doucet, CEO at Alfred Technologies.
“By solving complex logistical tasks, AI is now an incredibly effective tool to improve the efficiency of companies’ operations and inventory management. We are pleased to welcome Alfred Technologies, a promising Quebec-based company in the events and hospitality sectors, to our partner community,” added Stéphane Létourneau, Executive Vice-President of Mila.
This partnership with Mila is part of Alfred's commitment to push the boundaries of applied AI in the food and beverage sector. By combining AI, advanced analytics, and data science, Alfred transforms every operational touchpoint into an opportunity for optimization. Its SaaS platform generates precise recommendations for complex environments such as stadiums or large-scale events. By joining the Mila community, Alfred strengthens its position as a leader in applied AI and accelerates its mission: to make AI a concrete performance lever for teams on the field, both locally and internationally.
About Alfred Technologies
Alfred is an artificial intelligence platform that helps hospitality and entertainment establishments optimize their food and beverage operations. It helps increase sales, reduce waste and enables real-time, data-driven decision-making.
Alfred is also the creator of Colombo.ai, a 100% Quebec-based initiative specializing in AI for alcoholic beverages. Colombo.ai offers advanced solutions in compliance, data security, and anomaly detection, while supporting companies in implementing AI projects tailored to their needs.
About Mila
Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montreal, Mila is the world’s largest academic research center for deep learning, bringing together over 1,300 specialized researchers in machine learning. Based in Montreal and funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, Mila's mission is to be a global center for scientific advancements that inspire innovation and the growth of AI for the benefit of all. Mila is a globally recognized non-profit organization for its significant contributions to deep learning, especially in the fields of language modeling, automatic translation, object recognition, and generative models. For more information, visit mila.quebec.
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