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Integrating AI into the produce industry

- Analysis
Your produce company isn’t left behind if it isn't using artificial intelligence now. But that time may be coming, quickly.

WinCo Foods to use Invafresh platform in fresh departments

- Retail
Invafresh, the industry leading fresh grocery platform, today announced that WinCo Foods has selected Invafresh to optimize their fresh operations across multiple departments, starting with their deli, food service and seafood divisions, to reduce shrink, improve in-stocks and deliver a fresher experience to their customers.

Organic Grower Summit 2023 session addressess AI in agriculture

- General News
“Unlocking the Value of AI on the Digital Farming Journey," the second-announced ed session for Organic Grower Summit (OGS) 2023 presented by Western Growers and OPN, will explore how AI and machine learning are providing data-driven insights and forecasts for specialty crop markets.

SpartanNash uses AI to predict shopper demand, reduce waste

- Retail
Food solutions company SpartanNash is expanding its use of Upshop's Magic inventory and replenishment optimization application, to consolidate its ordering systems, maintain planogram integrity and assist with merchandising reset planning in both the center store and the produce department.

Wakefern expands use of AI, robotic inventory system

- Retail
Simbe Robotics, Inc., the company leveraging AI and robotics to elevate retail with real-time insights into inventory and operations, today announced that Wakefern Food Corp. will expand Simbe’s business intelligence solution to additional ShopRite stores after a successful pilot.

Festival Foods partners with AI firm for fresh operations

- Retail
Festival Foods, a leading grocer, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Upshop, the leading provider of AI-driven retail software for store operations.

Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder wins 2023 AI Breakthrough Award for Agriculture

- General News
Carbon Robotics, a leader in AI-powered robotics, today announced that its LaserWeeder has been named “Best AI-based Solution for Agriculture” in the sixth annual AI Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AI Breakthrough.

Analysis shows grocers foresee AI’s impact on staffing and software, but slow to adopt

- Retail
Incisiv, a next-generation industry insights firm that helps retailers and brands navigate digital disruption, and Wynshop, the leading provider of digital commerce and fulfillment solutions for local store-based retailers, today revealed the findings from their State of Digital Grocery Performance Scorecard for May 2023.

Unifrutti partners with Tevel for AI harvesting in Chile

- General News
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 to use AI-powered warehouse automation system

- Retail
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.