WILL SCIENCE BRING BACK TOMATOES’ TASTE?
A team of US scientists led by horticulture professor Harry Klee might have figured out how to produce tastier supermarket tomatoes. As their fresh…
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REVOLUTIONARY ‘SHELFIE’ ROBOT TO SOLVE STOCKING ISSUES
Australian-based global tech company Lakeba has developed an in-store robot, dubbed ‘Shelfie’, that promises to help supermarkets manage their stock levels. By using image…
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SWEDISH CHAIN IS USING ‘LASER BRANDING’ ON FRUIT
Swedish supermarket chain ICA is replacing stickers on fruits and veggies with hi-tech ‘natural branding’, in an attempt to create savings in plastic, CO2…
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ITALY’S FUTURISTIC GROCERY STORE IS MAKING HISTORY
‘Supermarket of the Future’ is a coveted title in these tech-ridden days, and Amazon Go has some formidable competitors out there. A glaring example…
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FOOD SCENT TO TRICK TASTE BUDS
Sometimes low-fat and low-sodium products have little taste, but a team of French scientists, led by Thierry Thomas-Danguin of the French National Institute fro…
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NATURAL-LOOKING MEAT TRAYS
UK packaging solution company Linpac has developed a new range of rigid VSP trays featuring natural-looking designs that stand out on the shelf. Called…
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TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK UNSAFE PRODUCTS
Walmart is using distributed ledger technology blockchain to take bacteria-laden food off shelves. This innovation was initially applied to secure money transactions in Bitcoin….
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NEW APP HELPS TOURISTS BUY NZ WINE
The newly-launched WineCaseNZ app is making it easier for tourists to buy NZ wine. There are over 500 wines to choose from, sourced from…
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