Wakefern Food Corp. provides agentic AI support to fresh buyers
· Source: chainstoreage.com
In short
Wakefern Food Corp., the nation's largest retailer-owned cooperative, is deploying Afresh's Fresh Buying solution that uses agentic AI to orchestrate forecasting, vendor selection, truck building, and issue resolution for fresh product buyers. The technology aims to automate routine decisions and issue resolution to maximize service levels, freshness, and margin while freeing up buyers to focus on managing relationships with local growers and suppliers. The solution will be deployed across Wakefern's produce, meat, seafood, deli, and bakery distribution centers.
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Tags: procurement, forecasting, automation, replenishment, supply-chain, fresh-food