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Food Safety Remains a Top Priority for Retail Businesses
This is the first post in a five-part series on food safety throughout the month of September. Fresh, nutritious food options are available today in more locations than ever before. Food retailers...
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New Challenges Won’t Stop the Cold Chain Evolution
This post summarizes opening remarks made by John Rhodes, Emerson’s group president, cold chain, at our latest E360 event, which was held in Chicago on October 5. To learn more, watch the full video....
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C-Store Trends Through 2025
We sat down with the editors of Convenience Store Decisions to discuss trends that will be shaping the future of U.S. convenience stores. Zandi Brehmer, head of client innovation at global research...
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Modernizing the Middle of the Store
This blog summarizes an article from our E360 program, entitled “Cooling the Middle of the Store to Heat up Sales.” Click here to read it in its entirety. The perimeter of most grocery chains has...
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Supermarket Refrigeration Systems Are Constantly Evolving
This blog summarizes an article from ACHR News, entitled “Supermarket Refrigeration Systems Are Constantly Evolving.” Click here to read it in its entirety. The supermarket refrigeration industry...
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CO2 System Architectures: Opportunities in Food Retail
Food retailers seeking to make the move to CO2 refrigeration have two primary system types from which to choose: CO2 transcritical booster and cascade systems. A closer look at each option may help...
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Beyond IoT to Digital Transformation in the Modern Supermarket
Accelerate America recently published an article about how the Internet of Things helped a New York- based supermarket, Price Chopper, facilitate data acquisition and operate more efficiently. This...
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Consumer-Driven Trends Reshape Food Retail
This blog summarizes an article from Chain Store Age, entitled “Food Everywhere!” Click here to read the article in its entirety. We’ve covered the recent shift in focus for food retailers: many are...
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Dynamic Market Needs Continue to Drive Cold Chain Innovation
This blog is based on Emerson’s recent participation at AHR Expo 2018 and my interview with Shecco publications, which you can watch here. Emerson’s participation at the International...
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Using Facility Controls to Modernize the Consumer Experience
This blog summarizes an article from ACR News, entitled “Advances in Facility Controls Keeps Food Fresher, Consumers Safe and Comfortable.” Click here to read the article in its entirety (pg 42)....
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A Look Ahead for the Refrigeration Industry – ACHR News
This blog summarizes an article from ACHR News, titled “Manufacturers Optimistic About the Future of the Refrigeration Market.” Read the full article here. The U.S. economy is looking more robust,...
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The Convergence of Ammonia/CO2 Technologies
In my previous blog, I explained why CO2 and ammonia (aka NH3) refrigerant technologies are crossing over into each other’s traditional market spaces, i.e., CO2 making its way into industrial...
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The Case for Outdoor Condensing Units
Restaurant and convenience store landscapes are facing unprecedented market pressures and increasing demands to meet consumer expectations. Consumers are seeking fresh, sustainably sourced food...
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Grocers Go Green – Winsight Grocery Business
Energy efficiency initiatives are a prominent topic in the minds of food retailers. The growing importance of reducing environmental footprints and increasing regulatory pressure have prompted...
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A Digital Transformation in the Cold Chain
Integration of digital technology has dramatically changed the cold chain landscape. This blog summarizes my recent article, “Digital Transformation Helps Drive Tighter Cold Chain Integration”. Read...
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Podcast Recap: Talking the State of Commercial Refrigeration With ACHR News
This blog summarizes a discussion we had as a guest on The NEWSMakers podcast, which is produced by ACHR News. Click here to listen to the podcast in its entirety. We recently sat down with the staff...
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An Ounce of Prevention Could Help Save Lives, Reputations and Revenues
This blog is a commentary on an April 2018 article published on Science Daily’s website at which evaluated a recent study on the costs of food borne illnesses in restaurants. It seems like every...
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Click-and-Collect Presents New Opportunities for Retailers
Click-and-collect is revolutionizing the way customers purchase groceries — while keeping food retailers on their toes to establish a winning fulfillment model. To read the full article and learn how...
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Incorporating Freshness Into the Discount Retail Mix
Our work with a leading discount retailer helped them boost energy savings, facility efficiency and more. Read the full article here. As is the case throughout most of our industry,...
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New Research: The Six S’s of Supermarket Refrigeration System Selection Criteria
Emerson recently completed a research study of leading food retailers to better understand their refrigeration system selection criteria. This blog is a synopsis of those findings. For several...
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