"When we founded Afreshwe had a simple but powerful conviction: fresh produce represented the future of food distribution, but was being held back by a lack of suitable technology. We pioneered the world's first AI-powered solution for fresh, setting a new industry standard. Our innovation continues with the Fresh Store Suite, which helps our partners maximize profitability and combat food waste on a scale never before achieved by the industry," explains Matt Schwartz, CEO of Afresh.
The new Fresh Store Suite, available on iOS, Android and PC, provides stores with a unified, intelligent platform that simplifies the management of fresh departments: it automates orders based on stock levels, makes customer demand forecasts more reliable thanks to artificial intelligence, optimizes production planning and reduces the time spent on inventories. In concrete terms, teams now have precise data with which to adjust their day-to-day decisions. For customers, this means better-stocked shelves, with fresh produce available at the right time.
In short, Afresh has gone from a targeted ordering tool to a complete suite for managing the entire fresh produce category (from stock to production requirements), with greater precision, even less waste and less manual work for store teams.
Today, Afresh solutions are in use on over 10,000 shelves at major US retailers such asAlbertsons, Meijer, Fresh Thyme, Brookshire's and Stater Bros. The California-based company is renowned for its solution, which has prevented over 45,000 tons of food waste, while generating a 3% increase in sales, a 7% improvement in stock rotation and a 94% adoption rate by in-store teams.
