automation
Save A Lot launches automated grocery delivery in NYC
NEW YORK & ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Save A Lot BB #:143893, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S.,...
Port strike comes to tentative end
The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance confirmed late October 3 that they reached a tentative agreement...
Warehouse robot innovator secures new funding
PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Pickommerce, a warehouse automation innovator, announced today it has secured $3.4 million in funding to advance the development,...
Chipotle launches ‘Autocado’ avocado processing device
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced today Autocado, its avocado processing cobotic prototype developed in partnership...
Walmart to build five high-tech DCs, expand, retrofit more
This news update was written by Dave Guggina, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Operations, Walmart U.S. BB #:143789, July 10,...
GrubMarket launches AI ordering
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 the enterprise AI solutions provider for the American food supply chain, today...
Lineage announces latest automated warehouse in Pennsylvania
HAZLETON, Pa. – April 11, 2024 – Lineage BB #:294667, one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled warehouse REITs and integrated...
World’s first fully autonomous, AI-powered restaurant opening in SoCal
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Cali Group, a holding company using technology to transform the restaurant and retail...
Metro Inc. opens automated DC in Quebec
MONTREAL, Nov. 8, 2023 /CNW/ – Today, METRO Inc. BB #:116082 opens its new automated distribution center for fresh and...
Bonsai Robotics raises $13.5M to bring autonomous vehicles to labor-starved orchards
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bonsai Robotics, which provides the first computer vision-based automation solutions for harsh,...
Using automation to advance workers
Technology is advancing quickly and providing us with benefits we only dreamed of just a decade ago. One particular technology...
Chipotle tests robot avocado prep machine
Chipotle has unveiled a new avocado processing cobotic (collaborative robot) prototype called Autocado that cuts, cores, and peels avocados before...
Instacart launches AI-powered food inspiration search tool, Ask Instacart
SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today launched Ask Instacart, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered search...
sweetgreen pilots automation at new restaurant
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, sweetgreen, the mission-driven restaurant brand serving healthy food at scale, announced the opening of its first restaurant powered...
Associated Food Stores to use AI-powered warehouse automation system
WILMINGTON, Mass., May 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Associated Food Stores BB #:102316, a provider of groceries and other goods...
WGA: growers spend $500,000 per year on automation
The second annual Western Growers Specialty Crop Automation Report reveals a 25 percent increase in average year-over-year agtech investment as...
Walmart reveals automation, growth plans
• Provides details on investment approach, centered around people and leveraging a state-of-the-art integrated supply chain network, to deliver a...
Study shows restaurant operators plan to automate up to 51% of store tasks by 2025
March 28, 2023 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The recent 2023 Connected Restaurant Experience Study by Incisiv, conducted in collaboration with Verizon Business...
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