The Kroger Co. has opened its customer fulfillment center at 6125 N. Jackson Gap Way in Aurora, Colorado. The 300,000-square-foot facility will delivery groceries and home essentials to customers up to 90 minutes away. Kroger Delivery uses temperature-controlled vans and efficiently-optimized delivery routes to ensure fresh products are delivered to customers’ homes. This facility expands […]
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Kroger, Gatik Collaborate On Autonomous Box Trucks
Trucks will be used to transport fresh products Gatik has announced a commercial collaboration to transport customer orders within Kroger’s Dallas distribution network. Under the collaboration, Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will transport fresh products from a Kroger fulfillment center in Dallas, Texas, to multiple retail locations. Gatik’s autonomous trucks feature a cold chain-capable 20-foot […]
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UNFI Implements Process Improvements, New SAE Technology
United Natural Foods advancing initiatives to improve its supply chain Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has announced further actions to improve its supply chain capabilities and overall customer experience as part of its four-part transformation agenda. These actions include improved operating procedures, increased associate training programs and the deployment of technological improvements, such as […]
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Aldi Expands Grocery Delivery Services With DoorDash
Aldi has announced a new partnership with DoorDash to bring on-demand grocery delivery to almost all Aldi locations across 38 states. With the addition of Aldi, more than 98 percent of DoorDash’s monthly consumers in the U.S. have access to a non-restaurant store on the platform. “By partnering with DoorDash, we can conveniently bring our award-winning, […]
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SymphonyAI Expert Wins 2023 Food Logistics’ Rock Star Award
SymphonyAI Retail CPG, a Dallas-based SymphonyAI vertical, has announced that Product Management Director Florian Loinard has been recognized as a winner of a 2023 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award from Food Logistics. The annual award highlights leaders across the food and beverage industry who are making an impact on improving the safety of cold […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, West
US Foods Adds Electric Delivery Trucks To California Facility
US Foods Holding Corp. has received the company’s first battery-electric powered Freightliner eCascadia trucks at its distribution center in La Mirada, California. The company previously announced plans to add 30 electric trucks to the facility’s fleet in 2023. The company has committed to reducing absolute scopes 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions 32.5 percent by […]
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The Giant Company Rolls Out Electric Vehicles In Pennsylvania
The Giant Company has announced four electric vehicles will join its fleet serving the greater Philadelphia area. The electric vans will fulfill Giant Direct customer deliveries while reducing the company’s environmental footprint. “Fulfilling our purpose of connecting families for a better future means taking action today to create a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow,” said Daren Russ, […]
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Kroger Expands Delivery Services In South Florida
The Kroger Co. has opened a new facility in Miami, Florida. Joined by the local community, it celebrated the expansion of the delivery service and welcomed 90 new employees. This facility means customers can access Kroger’s selection of fresh items, Our Brands products and national brands, as well as individualized offers, delivered to their door. “We are […]