What if you could buy your fresh produce groceries in your office, at an autonomous convenience store?At some airports and select locations, this type of technology is available, but now at the Edison, N.J., offices of Keasbey, N.J.-based Wakefern Food Corp., this type of pantry has begun with the help of Trigo Vision, according to a news release.Wakefern is the retailer-owned supermarket cooperative with banners inc...

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As shoppers dial in on resolutions for the new year, Bee Sweet Citrus is encouraging consumers to look to heirloom navels as a healthy addition to their diet.“Heirloom navels are perfect for regular consumption because they’re never compromised by acidity,” Bee Sweet Citrus Director of Communications Monique Bienvenue said in a news release. “Their sweet flavor and amazing health benefits make them an easy choice for...

Because of their proximity and similar climates, Central America and the Caribbean islands grow many of the same fruits and vegetables, which largely fall into two groups: roots, like yucca and malanga; and tropical fruits, including mangoes, limes, papaya, avocado and pineapple. J&C Tropicals in Doral, Fla., distributes calabazas, yucca, malanga, mangoes, rambutan and papaya from Central America — mostly Co...

Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. is rolling out a predictive ordering and inventory management platform by Afresh Technologies across almost all of its banner stores nationwide.The system was implemented in more than 2,200 Albertsons Cos. banner stores, including Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Vons and Acme, according to a news release. The process took seven months.San Francisco-based Afresh enables Albert...