Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Ahold Delhaize announced today that it is building out an automated fulfillment center in Philadelphia (hat tip to Winsight Grocery Business). When completed, this facility will be able to fulfill […]
Grocery retailer Stop & Shop is testing out the use of pickup lockers at one of its Boston stores (hat tip to Supermarket News). The temperature-controlled lockers allow customers to […]
Often when we write about the growth in food robotics, it’s based on anecdotal data. For example, over the past year robot startups have told us that thanks to COVID-19, […]
Walmart announced today that it is ramping up its use of automated centers to fulfill online grocery orders. The company said it is already planning “dozens” of locations with “many […]
Kroger announced on Friday that it will build out its next automated customer fulfillment center (CFC) in Phoenix, AZ. This marks Kroger’s first robot-powered warehouse in the U.S. Southwest region. […]
Grocery fulfillment service, Instacart, announced this week it is expanding curbside pickup options for its retail partners. Instacart currently provides curbside pickup services for more than 60 retailers, including ALDI, […]
Grocery retailer Albertsons announced today that it is piloting a new automated kiosk for grocery pickup. The kiosk is located at one of the company’s Jewel-Osco stores in Chicago. The […]
Delivery startup, goPuff announced today that it is acquiring booze retailer BevMo for $350 million. Bloomberg was first to report the story earlier today, with goPuff sending out press release […]
British grocer Ocado announced yesterday that it is bolstering its robotics capabilities with the acquisitions of North American companies Kindred Systems and Haddington Dynamics for a total of $287 million. […]
Tennant, a company that designs and manufacturers cleaning systems, announced today the debut of its new T380AMR Robotic Floor Scrubber, which is powered by Brain Corp.’s Brain OS. The new […]
Even though everything is bigger in Texas, the San Antonio-based H-E-B grocery chain is going small. Today, the chain announced it has partnered with Swisslog to install automated micro-fulfillment centers […]
London-based grocery delivery startup Weezy, came out of stealth today and announced it has raised a $1 million pre-seed round of funding. TechCrunch was first to report on Weezy and […]
