Exhibitors at this year’s show will showcase the latest solutions to ensure quality control throughout the cold chain from field to table, and innovations in fresh and better-for-you foods, produce and new technologies in harvesting, development and merchandising.
 

Silo, a San Francisco-based technology-driven marketplace that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline supply chains for perishable agribusiness, announced a seed round of $3 million in capital.

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), Washington, D.C., awarded a $590,000 Seeding Solutions Grant to Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., to develop technology that provides consumers with a more accurate shelf-life predication for perishable products.

Wasteless, New York, introduced what is said to be the world’s first machine-learning solution for grocery stores.

The growth of the refrigerated transport market is attributed to the increased trading of perishable commodities at a global level, according to a report released by MarketsandMarkets, New York.

Grocery apps are some of the fastest-growing apps in the United States, according to an app usage forecast released by eMarketer, New York.

A M King, Charlotte, N.C., completed a cold storage distribution center in Jefferson, Ga., for ALDI Inc., Batavia, Ill.