Sweetest Batch Berries Wins Fast Company’s Award for Innovation

This past year, Driscoll’s got busy democratizing specialty fruit in a way that only the Earth’s largest berry company could: by flooding supermarkets with designer berries at mass scale.

Breaking New Ground: Robots for Processing Avocados 

March 26, 2024 KRONEN GmbH

In cooperation with the food processing industry and the robotics supplier Stäubli, KRONEN GmbH has developed a unique solution for cutting, pitting and peeling avocados. This automated robot-based solution offers a multitude of advantages compared to conventional processing.

N2OFF: Save Foods Increasing its Potential Market Reach Following Pre-Harvest Regulatory Approval in California

March 26, 2024 N2OFF Inc.

The approval now extends the use of the product in California from exclusively post-harvest processes to include pre-harvest applications, which significantly broadens Save Foods’ potential market reach.

Instacart and Associated Wholesale Grocers Expand Access to E-Commerce Solutions and Introduce Smart Carts to Local Independent Grocers

The partnership enables more direct access to same-day delivery and AI-powered smart carts to AWG member companies across 3,500 locations in 32 states.

National Grocers Assoc. Calls on House & Senate Antitrust Subcommittees to Hold Hearings on Revealing Grocery Report from Federal Regulators

One of the report’s eye-opening findings is how major chains penalized suppliers that didn’t deliver on time during the pandemic, ensuring that their own stores would be stocked while the shelves of smaller competitors were barren.