automation

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods 30th Anniversary Coverage

Pizza Power: Palermo Villa Innovates and Automates

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods catches up with Palermo Villa, our 2016 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year.

May 12, 2020

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods catches up with Palermo Villa to see how the company has grown since it was named our 2016 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year, and learn more about its latest pizza innovations for the freezer aisle in 2020.

Automation—the future of ergonomics & safety in distribution

More and more distribution centers are turning to automation to help combat the labor shortage and minimize risks for injury.

Miia Vironen

December 10, 2019

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Automation can help facilities run at their best—year-round—filling in the operational gap between workforce demand and labor supply.

Transplace, Huhtamaki partnership improves supply chain visibility

Transplace’s TMS enables Huhtamaki to automate the daily execution of all transportation activities, including carrier and mode selection, real-time shipment tracking and freight audit and payment.

December 2, 2019

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Transplace, Dallas, Texas, extended its long-standing strategic partnership with Huhtamaki, Inc., De Soto, Kan., to improve its supply chain visibility and network efficiency.

Stora Enso, Atos partner to bring sustainable automated retail solutions to market

This new service is based on the concept of “intelligent cabinets,” which are radio frequency identification (RFID)-enabled e-kiosks designed for on-the-go purchasing.

November 12, 2019

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Stora Enso, Sweden, entered a global partnership with Atos, France, to bring new automated retail solutions and services to market.

Bowery Farming raises $50M to innovate with existing robotics, expand crops, scale business

Bowery plans to use this capital to put additional resources toward driving innovation in agriculture science, technology, robotics and automation.

November 8, 2019

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Bowery Farming, Inc., New York, raised an additional $50 million in a B+ round of financing from existing investors, including Temasek, Singapore, and Henry Kravis, co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., New York.

enVista opens additional offices in Singapore, Sydney

In response to growth in the enterprise e-commerce marketplace, enVista will provide comprehensive solutions.

November 8, 2019

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enVista, Indianapolis, Ind., expanded into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with additional offices in Singapore and Sydney, Australia.

Crown Equipment Crown C-G Series and C-D Series

Crown Equipment opens sales, service center in Springfield, MO

The new Crown Lift Trucks location offers a complete selection of material handling technologies, products and services.

November 6, 2019

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Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a new, expanded sales and service center in Springfield, Mo., to help Crown meet growing customer needs in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas, including Springfield, Joplin, Branson and Lebanon.

Study: Rising generation of food consumers more open to new food technology

Gen Z respondents indicated they are more likely to try a food grown with technology (77%) and are more comfortable overall with the use of technology to grow food (71%).

November 5, 2019

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Gen Z—the newest generation of food consumers with purchasing power—is more open to food technology than older generations, according to new research from Ketchum, New York.

Green Rabbit raises $31M to set standard for grocery, perishable food fulfillment

Green Rabbit’s proprietary supply chain technology automates the entire distribution, fulfillment and delivery process.

October 29, 2019

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Green Rabbit, Braintree, Mass., secured a $31 million minority investment from Guidepost Growth Equity, Boston, to add talent to its workforce and further develop its supply chain automation capabilities.

PACK EXPO 2019 Las Vegas: How technology drives packaging growth

October 1, 2019

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From robotics to automation to accommodating the influx of e-commerce, PACK EXPO Las Vegas showcased technologies designed to drive growth in the cold food and beverage packaging arena.

The Global Cold Chain Expo is the only annual event where businesses gather to find solutions and share best practices for managing the complexities of the perishable supply chain.