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5 cool grocery innovations we saw on the NGA show floor

Automated bread makers, Instacart’s new grocery cart, and the “Marty” robot: here’s what’s doing

Chloe Riley, Executive Editor

March 1, 2023

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This was one of the best-attended National Grocers Association (NGA) shows in years, according to NGA President and CEO Greg Ferrera. The show, hosted in Las Vegas, brings together retailers, wholesalers, food retail industry executives, CPG manufacturers, and industry service providers.

The show also has an expo floor with over 300 exhibitors. Highlights include labor-saving robots and automation — stocking robots and digital tags, as well as  smart carts. There was also a focus on sustainability and strategies for controlling waste. 

Here is a roundup of the most exciting grocery equipment and technology we saw at the show: 

 

About the Author

Chloe Riley

Executive Editor, Supermarket News

Chloe Riley is the Executive Editor of Supermarket News, which delivers the ultimate in competitive business intelligence, news and information for executives in the food retail and grocery industry. A graduate of the School of Journalism at Columbia College Chicago, Chloe previously served as a Digital Strategist at SEO firm Profound Strategy, Associate Editor at B2B hospitality mag HOTELS Magazine, as well as CEO of her own digital strategy company, Chlowe. She lives in Woodstock, Illinois. 

Email her at [email protected], or reach out on LinkedIn and say hi. 

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