Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

Bipartisan legislation heading to Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s desk aims to protect consumers from real-time price gouging and safeguard union grocery jobs... Read More

With a 2027 U.S. debut on the horizon, German tech company Orbem is set to transform fresh produce grading by bringing industrialized, hospital-grade MRI technology paired with AI to packing lines on a pay-per-scan basis to eliminate internal browning, rot and guesswork without ever cutting the fruit open... Read More

From long-range climate forecasting down to highway cold chains and the final checkout bar code, automation is removing human error from the fresh supply chain... Read More

By eliminating the manual blind spots of traditional tracking, real-time wireless automation is helping retailers protect fresh food quality and slash spoilage... Read More

The family-owned grocer has deployed autonomous shelf-scanning technology to strengthen shelf visibility, pricing accuracy and in-store execution... Read More

As agentic commerce shifts online grocery from rigid, transactional search bars to intuitive, conversational AI, retailers have an opportunity to use autonomous agents to solve the industry’s long-standing fresh produce adoption bottleneck... Read More

While AI-driven demand forecasting has prevented millions of pounds of waste and boosted retail profits, its full potential is restricted by store managers who override technological insights to avoid the risk of empty shelves... Read More

Fam Stumabo’s Paul Krechel breaks down how modern cutting technology eliminates “invisible” waste, simplifies labor challenges and proves that true sustainability happens on the factory floor... Read More

At The Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum, venture capitalists revealed three macro trends that are positioning the retail produce department as the ultimate destination for data-driven, wellness-focused consumers... Read More

The launch gives Weis customers real-time spend tracking, personalized coupons and seamless loyalty rewards... Read More

At the West Coast Produce Expo Helios AI CEO Francisco Martin-Rayo explained how artificial intelligence helps lean procurement teams navigate geopolitical fertilizer shortages and climate risks... Read More

The former FDA deputy commissioner joins “The Packer Podcast” to discuss the potential for machine learning to turn food safety from reactive to predictive and its tangible benefits for the fresh produce industry... Read More

Fresh produce operators are increasingly turning to on-site ethylene generation to escape price volatility and secure their ripening pipelines, according to Catalytic Generators... Read More

The company says the promotion of Lawrence Mallia to vice president of AI strategy and product solutions and addition of Manjusha Sunkavalli as a data scientist comes as its moves its AI-driven solutions from vision to measurable results... Read More

Albertsons Cos. has launched the AI-powered Intelligent Quality Control tool that uses computer vision to help distribution center associates more accurately and consistently inspect fresh produce... Read More

The company is targeting expansion in Italy’s evolving fresh produce market by providing on-site ethylene solutions to meet the growing demand for precise ripening of bananas, avocados and persimmons while insulating operators from global supply chain volatility... Read More

A new poll reveals that 65% of New Jerseyans favor legislation to ban electronic shelf labels, fearing that the technology enables retailers to use personal data for predatory, instantaneous price hikes... Read More

The Midwest grocer has invested in advanced planning technology to better serve customers and support store teams... Read More

Panelists at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show explore the massive potential of AI in everything from warehouse food safety to automated defect detection and logistics... Read More

The company says that with the addition of the Kroger banners, it now includes more than 57,000 stores on the platform... Read More

While Maryland recently became the first state to pass a law regulating so-called “surveillance pricing” data, new data shows that New York voters want to completely ban the electronic shelf labels that would make such real-time price manipulation possible... Read More

The San Francisco-based company is shaking up the $10 trillion grocery industry with a fresh funding round to scale its AI platform beyond produce to the entire store, optimizing billions of real-world food decisions to slash waste and boost margins... Read More

After mastering the chaos of the fresh perimeter, Afresh CEO Matt Schwartz is expanding the company’s AI platform to every department in the enterprise, proving if you can solve for delicate raspberries, you can solve for anything... Read More

A recent GBAO Strategies poll revealed 68% of Marylanders support a ban on electronic shelf labels, with roughly seven in 10 voters expressing concern the technology will lead to higher grocery prices and predatory surveillance pricing... Read More

Retailers and tech analysts argue electronic shelf labels are a vital response to labor shortages and inventory waste, while labor advocates and lawmakers warn the technology acts as a vital component for predatory surveillance pricing and the elimination of middle-class grocery jobs... Read More