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VitalityIP & Schnucks pioneer agentic commerce with a personalized shopping assistant

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First with Schnucks
AI-Powered Nutrition Platform

Transforming Health Through Agentic Commerce

A proprietary AI platform integrating biological data, food science, and retail fulfillment to solve chronic disease at scale.

"Access to Vitality for Everyone, Everywhere"

First Retail Launch

VitalityIP × Schnucks

We're pioneering agentic commerce with Schnuck Markets — bringing a personalized AI shopping assistant to the Schnucks Rewards app and schnucks.com in late summer 2026.

6B+

Lines of shopping, health & nutrition data

112

Schnucks stores across MO, IL & IN

Summer

2026 launch in app & online

“This agent won’t just be a search bar — it will be a personalized digital shopping assistant that understands Schnucks aisles, sales, promotions and customers' lifestyles and can help shoppers plan meals, discover savings, organize parties, and pair food and wine.”

Tom Henry

Chief Data and Information Officer, Schnucks

Built for real shopping journeys

Meal planning Dietary needs Weight management Healthy aging Budget & savings Family wellness Wine pairing Party planning
“Food is medicine, but until now, personalized nutrition options haven’t been available where people make food decisions every day. Together we've made the latest food and nutrition science practical, personal and accessible for every shopper.”

Sarah Hoit

Co-Founder & CEO, VitalityIP

“Together, we are pioneering an industry movement and inviting other retailers to join us. When you bring validated science directly into the aisles of your local grocery store, you transform how the world eats, shops, and lives.”

Michael Connor

Co-Founder & CTO, VitalityIP

The Challenge

A Crisis in Health

Today, nearly 90% of Americans suffer from a food-related condition that VitalityIP and retail grocers can impact. Every consumer walks in with a condition — existing food systems treat these as edge cases. We treat them as the baseline reality.

90%

of Americans have a food-related condition

128M

Americans have pre-diabetes or diabetes

73%

of Americans are overweight or obese

50%

of adults have cardiovascular disease

40%

of Americans have a mental health diagnosis

"The current system is broken. We need to move towards disease prevention and personalized medicine." — Emmanuel Fombu, MD

The Complexity

Why Personalized Nutrition is Hard

Every person is unique. From health conditions and genetics to lifestyle preferences and budget constraints — creating the perfect meal plan requires integrating dozens of complex factors in real-time.

Food As Medicine - The Complexity of Personalized Nutrition

Our AI integrates all these factors to deliver truly personalized nutrition at scale

The Solution

Your Digital Nutritionist

An AI-powered platform that fuses personal health data with scientific research to deliver actionable, real-time nutrition and lifestyle plans.

Comprehensive Data Integration

Nutrition, activity, sleep, medical history, testing, and genetics for truly personalized guidance.

Agentic Commerce

Health guidance embedded into everyday retail purchasing for food, pharmaceuticals, and supplements.

Real-Time Biometrics

Wearable integration translating real-time biometrics into daily fueling plans.

Privacy-First Architecture

Built to protect retailers, their brand, and consumer data at every level.

VitalityIP Platform

Food is Medicine — Precision nutrition for a longer, more vibrant life

Process

How It Works

Seamless integration with grocery, food service, and delivery platforms.

01

Connect

Link health data from wearables, medical records, and genetic testing to create your unique profile.

02

Personalize

Our AI creates personalized meal plans and nutrition recommendations tailored to your needs.

03

Thrive

Real-time guidance while shopping, seamlessly integrated into your favorite retailers.

Health Crisis - Every Consumer Walks In With a Condition
Market Opportunity

A Trillion-Dollar Shift

The shift from reactive "Sick Care" to proactive "Precision Wellness" represents a massive market transformation. Schnucks is first — the platform is co-designed for white-label integration by retailers nationwide, plus health systems, employers, and wearable partners.

$1.1T

Digital Health TAM by 2034

$4.1B

Serviceable Addressable Market

Grocery retailers Health systems Employers Wearables Digital health
Market Opportunity
Our People

Leadership Team

Industry veterans with deep expertise in nutrition science, technology, and retail innovation.

Sarah Hoit

Co-Founder & CEO

Michael Connor

Co-Founder & CTO

Jack Harvey

Chief Strategy Officer

Brandon Howard

VP of Artificial Intelligence

Nancy Ness Judy

VP Communications

Evan Camire

Senior AI Experience Engineer

Lynn O'Connor Vos

Board Advisor

Patti Holbrook

CFO

Expert Guidance

Scientific Advisory Board

Dr. Leigh Richardson

Leigh Richardson, PhD

NCC, LPC-S, BCN, BCB

CEO, Brain Performance Center

Dr. Joseph Palumbo

Joseph Palumbo, MD

LFAPA, MACPsych

CMO, BioVie

Dr. Sasha Mukhija

Sasha Mukhija, MD

Neurology

University Hospital Zürich

Valerie Palmieri

Valerie Palmieri

Industry Expert

Healthcare & Nutrition Leader

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Ready to Join the Movement?

Schnucks is first. We're inviting retailers, health systems, employers, and digital health partners to bring precision nutrition into everyday decisions.