Gartner, Inc., Stamford, Conn., identified the Top 8 supply chain technology trends in 2019.

Automation offers food and beverage companies a modern approach to distribution.

ProMach, Cincinnati, acquired Quest Industrial, a Monroe, Wis.-based provider of robotic integration solutions, to enhance ProMach’s robust robotics support competencies and strengthen its integrated solutions capabilities for a wide range of applications.

Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm developed by Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., announced plans to invest in Clear Labs Inc.

Amazon, Seattle, Wash., acquired Canvas Technology, a Boulder, Colo.-based robotics startup that builds autonomous carts that move goods around warehouses.

Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, Pa., unveiled a pilot program with Simbe Robotics, San Francisco, to deploy Tally, the autonomous shelf auditing and inventory analytics solution, in the Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Akron, Ohio, areas.

Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., has been pioneering new technologies to minimize the time an associate spends on repetitive tasks like cleaning floors or checking inventory on a shelf.

Investment in supply chain innovation is at a critical inflection point, with a trend of declining investment from 2015 to 2018 being more than countered by a 95% increase in projected spending for 2019, according to a report released by MHI, the Charlotte, N.C.-based producer of the ProMat tradeshow that’s currently taking place.

Cheney Brothers, Inc. (CBI), Rivera Beach, Fla., expanded its Statesville, N.C., distribution center.