Tag: artificial intelligence

In a first-ever collaboration, the face of the fruit industry in Chile is being revolutionized as A.I.-driven robots pick apples in Linares. This remarkable endeavor is the result of a partnership between Tevel, an Israeli robotics startup, and Unifrutti, offering a glimpse into the future of the agriculture industry.

Associated Food Stores, a provider of groceries and other goods and services to independent retailers in nine Intermountain states, and Symbotic Inc., a leader in A.I.-enabled robotics technology for the supply chain, today announced they have entered into a commercial agreement to implement Symbotic’s A.I.-powered robotic warehouse automation technology in AFS’ Utah distribution center.

Picadeli, a leading food tech company dedicated to driving traffic into retail and grocery through its ‘smart salad bar’ experience, today announced its continued expansion in the U.S. through the launch of its partnership with Schnuck Markets, Inc., a third and fourth generation, family-owned grocery retailer committed to nourishing people’s lives.

United Natural Foods, Inc. today announced further actions to significantly improve its supply chain capabilities and overall customer experience as part of its four-part transformation agenda to provide increasing value to its customers and suppliers, effectiveness and efficiency in its operations, and enhanced value for its shareholders.

Daily Blends, an AI tech company disrupting the automated foodservice industry with smart vending machines offering fresh, healthy food options, today announced its USD $2 million in investment co-led by San Francisco-based Hustle Fund and New York-based 2048 Ventures.

Since AI is all the rage now, the author of a recent column asked how AI could be used in customer service.

Food waste is one hot topic that’s not going away anytime soon. One estimate says that one third of the food brought to market worldwide is wasted—amounting to a loss of $1 trillion.

Google Cloud and Deloitte today announced a strategic collaboration with Kroger to help the grocery chain use cloud technologies to increase associate productivity across its nearly 2,800 stores nationwide.

Wakefern's The Pantry is a frictionless store concept featuring Trigo’s technology that allows shoppers to skip the checkout line. The company is testing the concept at its Edison, N.J.-based campus.

Ahead of NRF 2023, the retail industry's largest event, Google Cloud today introduced four new and updated AI technologies to help retailers transform their in-store shelf checking processes and enhance their ecommerce sites with more fluid and natural online shopping experiences for customers.