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Oishii to use robots for vertical farm strawberries

- General News
Today, vertical farming leader Oishii announced a strategic partnership with Yaskawa Electric Corporation, a leading industrial robotics company based in Japan.

USDA selects five states to test mobile contactless payments in SNAP

- General News
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is partnering with five states to test mobile payment technology in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP.

Addie’s debuts as East Coast’s first drive-up grocer

- Retail
Addie's, the drive-up grocer redefining the grocery shopping experience, officially launched today its first concept store with $10.1 million in seed funding led by the Disruptive Innovation Fund, the venture capital arm of Clay Christensen's Rose Park Advisors.

New technology improves self-checkout fresh produce recognition

- General News
New Vynamic Smart Vision POS solution built on SeeWare distributed machine learning simplifies in-store checkout for frictionless, accurate self-service transactions

Bedford Industries introduces new produce tag automation

- General News
Bedford Industries will introduce Tag Tyer, its new produce automation solution, for the first time during The Global Produce & Floral Show, Oct. 27 – 29 in Orlando, Florida.

Albertsons accepts EBT payments online for SNAP benefits

- General News
Albertsons Companies today announced that it has deployed a new online service for Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) recipients at Albertsons, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Vons, and Pavilions stores across the country.

Fresh Technology Inc. closes $7M Series, launches improved restaurant technology

- General News
Fresh Technology Inc. (Fresh) announces the closing of its $7m Series A led by FINTOP Capital.

Stater Bros. Markets reduces out-of-stocks with ReposiTrak

- Retail
Stater Bros. Markets, a Southern California supermarket chain known for its excellence in food and service, is taking additional steps to ensure that the products customers want are available when they need them, Stater Bros. turned to ReposiTrak to help reduce out-of-stocks, particularly in the direct store delivery (DSD) categories which were the most problematic.

Local Express debuts Scan, Pay & Go app for retailers

- Retail
Local Express, the provider of the most functional cloud based e-commerce platform for independent retailers, is introducing Scan, Pay & Go, an app that enables frictionless commerce for shoppers in physical stores.

Ottonomy unveils Ottobots, a fleet of fully autonomous delivery robots

- General News
Today at CES, Ottonomy unveils Ottobots, a fleet of fully autonomous delivery robots for restaurant and retail industries for both indoor and outdoor environments.