UNFI Names Jim Gehr Chief Supply Chain Officer

May 4, 2020 United Natural Foods

In this role, Gehr will lead an organization of over 12,000 associates working across four regions and 59 distribution centers, delivering 1.3 billion cases annually to UNFI’s more than 30,000 customers.

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) and FutureProof Retail partner to provide Mobile Self-Scanning and Checkout Solutions to Independent Supermarkets

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, and FutureProof Retail (FPR), the leading provider of line-free mobile checkout and service counter solutions, announced a partnership to provide FPR’s mobile self-scanning checkout and counter service solutions as a no-touch technology solution to AWG member retailers.

Many Consumers are Feeling The Economic Impact of COVID-19

May 4, 2020 Category Partners

For the last several weeks, the perishables industry has witnessed incredible changes in grocery shopping habits including unprecedented stock up trips that left store shelves empty, huge increases in year over year produce sales and significant shifts toward online grocery shopping.

FSNS Now Offering Covid-19 Environmental Swab Testing

Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) is now offering environmental swab testing for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). The test method allows for the detection of the presence of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) viral particles on environmental surfaces within production facilities.

Top Ag-Tech Investor Ospraie Invests C$ 5 Million in CubicFarms

CubicFarm® Systems Corp. is pleased to announce the strategic investment of Ospraie Ag Science as the Company executes its vision of providing technology to feed a changing world.