Ark Foods will be exhibiting at booth No. 504 during the SEPC Southern Innovations Conference Sept. 10-13 in Charlotte, North Carolina. “We set out to change how people think about fresh food,” said Ark Foods CEO Noah Robbins. “What started with a single vegetable – the Shishito pepper – has grown into a diverse portfolio […]
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One Banana Opens Produce Distribution Center In Wilmington, NC
One Banana, a family-owned, vertically integrated produce company, has opened a new ripening and distribution center in Wilmington, North Carolina. Located 12 miles from the Port of Wilmington, the 19,800-square-foot refrigerated facility is designed to serve customers across the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic. The company said the center represents a significant investment in modern produce […]
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Logile Helps Schnucks With Fresh Food Management Solutions
Schnucks Markets has implemented Logile Inc.’s Fresh Item Management Solutions across its 114-store network, enhancing the efficiency and precision of fresh food operations. Through the partnership, Schnucks is using automation to refine production forecasting and inventory management, reducing inefficiencies and delivering a seamless in-store experience. Schnucks has adopted a data-driven and automated approach that eliminates […]
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Walmart Opens High-Tech Perishable Distribution Center In Wellford, SC
Walmart employees, elected officials and community leaders recently celebrated the grand opening of a new 725,000-square-foot perishable distribution center in Wellford, South Carolina. The facility is designed to receive and process fresh produce, eggs, dairy, meat and frozen goods for delivery to 180 Walmart stores. “The opening of our new high-tech perishable distribution center marks […]
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Coming Soon To A DC Near You: Fully Automated, AI Assisted Banana Ripening
When Thermal Tech pioneered the TarpLess ripening room system back in the mid 1990s, it changed the way bananas are handled at retail distribution centers (DC’s), allowing truckloads of palletized fruit to be uniformly ripened to a predictable color with precision control for the very first time. The resulting increase in ripening efficiency and […]
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Retail Trends Reshaping Produce Ahead Of IFPA Show
As the fresh produce industry prepares for the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show Oct. 16-18 in Anaheim, California, evolving forces are shaping what success will look like for the store perimeter. In an environment defined by rapid change, inflationary pressures and increasingly discerning shoppers, suppliers and retailers alike are under pressure to pivot fast […]
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Save Mart Expands Flashfood Partnership To 11 Additional Stores
The Save Mart Companies has expanded Flashfood to 11 Save Mart banner stores in Stanislaus County, California, with the rollout providing shoppers up to 50 percent off fresh produce, meat, dairy and other groceries. The company introduced Flashfood to California shoppers in March 2024, becoming the state’s first retailer to offer the program. Since then, […]
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B&G Foods Sells Le Sueur Brand To McCall Farms
Parsippany, New Jersey-based B&G Foods has sold the Le Sueur brand of premium sweet peas, green beans and carrots to McCall Farms. “Our sale of the Le Sueur brand represents continued progress in our ongoing efforts to reshape our portfolio, sharpen focus on our core brands and reduce long-term debt,” said Casey Keller, president and […]