New partnerships pop up in our industry on the daily, and the latest is substantially bolstering one retailer’s fresh departments. Teaming up with grocery platform Invafresh, Weis Markets is making a move to improve demand forecasting, in-store production planning, food traceability, recipe management, and cut test management across a network of nearly 200 stores.
“Our Invafresh collaboration will help us automate processes, such as ordering, production, and inventory management, so that we are meeting customers’ expectations with the freshest foods while also more accurately predicting demand,” said Bob Gleeson, Senior Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing at Weis Markets. “We expect this platform to reduce food waste and improve efficiencies.”
The Invafresh Fresh Retail Platform uses AI and machine learning to streamline fresh food operations and reduce waste. Invafresh will help Weis Markets improve its operations from purchase to prepared food production planning, giving the company visibility and quality control over stores to maximize freshness.
Consumers’ have shown an increased interest in fresh and prepared foods in recent years, which has helped drive a rise in sales during the pandemic. According to a press release, this increased demand along with labor shortages and competition has spurred food retailers to automate certain processes by implementing fresh-native technology.
“We are pleased to be extending our relationship with Weis Markets, a customer who has used our scale management solution for many years. We are now focused on helping Weis optimize their Fresh store operations, from deli to bakery, produce to meat, and everything in between, to ensure the freshest and highest quality products are available at the right levels when the consumer wants it,” said Tim Spencer, President and Chief Executive Officer at Invafresh. “Our fresh-native platform helps grocery retailers deliver on their customer promise of quality and consistency while keeping margins in check and achieving their food sustainability goals in fresh.”
As the company strengthens its fresh departments with the help of this innovative ally, Deli Market News will be here to report on its future growth.
