Unifiller Systems To Demo The Boyens/Unifiller Glaze Sprayer At IDDBA 2013

May 28, 2013 Unifiller

The Boyens/Unifiller Glaze Sprayer is a unique spraying system for accurate, fast and precise portioning of glaze onto pastries and other bakery products. Unlike the traditional method of glazing using a pastry brush, the Glaze Sprayer is an automated solution that prevents food contamination from bristles or manual handling. Glaze hundreds of pastries in minutes with minimal human effort.

PACK EXPO Spotlights Innovation, Provides Resources For Baking & Snack Pros

Global Industry Analysts, Inc. expects global sales of snack foods to increase 7 percent annually to reach $334 billion by 2015. PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 (September 23-25; Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV) will help baking professionals capitalize on this opportunity by connecting them with innovative materials, containers and other technologies to enhance shelf appeal and product freshness, improve line efficiency, comply with food safety regulations and meet sustainability goals.

Heinen's Expands Symphony EYC G.O.L.D. Merchandising & Supply Chain Platform

May 28, 2013 Symphony EYC

Symphony EYC, a global leader in delivering ROI for retailers and manufacturers using customer insights to drive execution, announced that Heinen’s Fine Foods in Cleveland, Ohio, has enhanced its replenishment functions with the Symphony EYC G.O.L.D. Supply Chain Platform. The addition of G.O.L.D. Demand and Promotional Forecasting and G.O.L.D. Warehouse Replenishment Optimization has enabled Heinen’s to lower inventory, improve warehouse turns, eliminate holiday over-stocks and reduce labor costs with better planning and visibility across its operations.

Pricer Launches New Generation SmartTAG Electronic Shelf Labels

May 28, 2013 Pricer

Pricer, a leading provider of electronic shelf labels (ESL) for retailers, today launched its new generation of ESL products –SmartTAG. Pricer’s SmartTAGs enable retailers to add more information to labels including one-off promotional messages, stock information and promotional discounts to boost sales and improve the in-store experience. Retailers can also add QR codes or NFC enabled labels to link customers –with a simple scan of their smartphones –to online marketing campaigns, recipes sites, reviews or social media.

Tops Friendly Markets Completes Acquisition Of 4 Big M Stores

May 28, 2013 Tops Friendly Markets

Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, today announced that the company has completed the acquisition of four Big M supermarkets.