The food industry, like most other sectors of the US economy, has been working hard to overcome hurdles in hiring and retention to keep their operations properly staffed.
The pandemic has highlighted tremendous opportunities for technology to solve continuing challenges impacting consumer behavior in fresh, said Muntazir Mehdi, senior product manager for analytics and AI for Toronto-based Invafresh, whose technologies are currently being used in more than 25,000 grocery stores in 15 countries.
The volatility currently facing the food industry is unlike anything experienced in modern times, according to Nextec, a specialist in production management and other technologies.
Cutting-edge technologies continue to provide grocery retailers and their supplier partners with new tools to make their food safety programs even better.