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Working in the lab, Northwestern alumnus Bill Yen buries the fuel cell in soil.

January 26, 2024

This dirt-powered fuel cell can become a perfect power supply for agricultural sensors

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt.

June 24, 2021

US Online Grocery Sales hit USD8.4 billion in April, up 16% vs prior year

The US online grocery market finished April with $8.4 billion in sales, as 67.8 million households placed an average of 2.73 online grocery orders during the month.

PepsiCo Foodservice Unveils New Digital Lab to Help Restaurants Thrive In The Evolving Digital Marketplace

May 21, 2019

PepsiCo Foodservice Digital Lab to Help Restaurants Thrive In The Evolving Digital Marketplace

PepsiCo, Inc., announced the launch of PepsiCo Foodservice Digital Lab, a first-of-its-kind suite of capabilities built to connect foodservice operators with the companies, services, insights, and solutions best suited for their specific needs.

June 10, 2018

New Tech at McDonald's boosts check size and brand interaction

As McDonald's seeks to modernize its business, the company is placing a big bet on mobile and other tech platforms such as self serve kiosks

Growth in Online Grocery Shopping is Accelerating; 85% of orders includes produce.

August 31, 2017

Growth in Online Grocery Shopping is Accelerating and Most Orders include Produce

Online grocery purchases average 3.4% of total store sales for supermarkets offering the service. However, this number jumps to 5.2% of total sales for those retailers who have had the service for at least 4 years.

March 20, 2017

TOMRA Sorting Food will showcase its TOMRA 5A Potato Sorter at ProFoodTech 2017

TOMRA Sorting Food will showcase the TOMRA 5A, its newest state-of-the-art potato sorter, at the new biennial processing event ProFoodTech 2017. Potato Processors can find TOMRA at Booth #1721