Speakers Announced for 2013 ReFresh Conference

We're excited to announce two speakers for the 2013 ReFresh conference - Erik Lieberman of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Sarah Schmansky of the Nielsen Perishables Group.

This year’s ReFresh is at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida from October 7th-10th.  ReFresh is an educational conference for grocery chains and food service retailers who are looking to share and learn about FIM software solutions and technology.  To learn more about ReFresh 2013 or to register, click here.

Erik Lieberman is the Regulatory Counsel at the Food Marketing Institute and represents the food retailing and wholesaling industries before federal agencies ranging from the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to the Department of Labor and Department of Justice.  Erik’s presentation on October 8th will focus on current and impending legislation affecting the food retailing industry, including updates on the Menu Labeling legislation.

Sarah Schmansky is the Director of Retail Programs at the Nielsen Perishables Group.  Sarah is responsible for building strategic partnerships with leading national and regional supermarket retailers. Prior to joining the Nielsen Perishables Group, Sarah was in store-level and operational management with The Kroger Company. During Sarah’s presentation on October 9th, she will discuss key trends in performance across all fresh food departments, including consumer behavior.

“Having industry updates and presentations on the ReFresh agenda is a key component each year,” said Robert Appell, ADC’s Chief Operating Officer.  “It’s very important that we provide attendees with information that they can use to improve their fresh food operations, as well as share with colleagues after the conference.”

For additional information, please contact:

Jamie Simon
ADC

+1.813.849.1818 Ext. 2238www.AppliedDataCorp.com

About ADC
Since 1989, Applied Data Corporation (ADC) has specialized in the development of data-management solutions for the supermarket, grocery and fresh-food industries. The InterScale scales management software developed by ADC is a global technology leader for host management of supermarket barcode-printing scales and printers. The InterScale system is a member of ADC's InterStore suite of fresh applications which also includes: NutriGen recipe management and P-Cubed shrink management, fresh inventory management, perishable production planning and demand-driven ordering. InterStore consolidates ADC's lead in the Fresh Item Management (FIM) software market with an integrated fresh software suite to provide greater efficiencies and optimize production in the grocer's fresh-food departments. For more information on ADC visit www.AppliedDataCorp.com.
 

Publix Super Markets Selects and Implement's ADC's InterScale Scales Management Software System

ADC announces that Publix Super Markets, a 1,068 store chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida, has selected InterScale, ADC’s Scales Management Software system, for data transmission to and from the barcode labeling scales in their stores.

InterScale communicates with over fifty different types of barcode labeling scales, printers and kiosks, from a variety of manufacturers.

InterScale is a toolset within ADC’s InterStore FIM software suite and works with the NutriGen Recipe Manager and the P-Cubed In-Store Food Production Manager to provide grocers with an integrated software solution to help increase efficiencies in their fresh departments.

“InterScale allows Publix to not only send on-time scale batches, but it also lays the groundwork for future FIM projects,” said Steve Loveridge, ADC’s CEO.

Retail Business Technology Expo

Here's a look at our booth at the Retail Business Technology Expo at this week's show in London. 

Click here to find out where you can see ADC next.

"Increase Efficiency and Fresh Food Safety in Bakery and Deli Departments" Webinar

Join us March 20 at 2:00pm EST for the next webinar in our monthly webinar series. 

Compliance with food safety legislation is a continued challenge for grocery/supermarket, foodservice and convenience store chains. Additionally, many customers expect detailed calorie information be readily available on prepared food items.

Join ADC for a forty five minute webinar that will show you how NutriGen, our recipe management software system, automates recipe handling and increases fresh food safety.

NutriGen generates ingredient and nutrifact labeling panels and updates in-store scales and printers through your scales management system, while managing your prepared food production costs.

Click here to register.

Retail Business Technology Expo

We're 11 days away from the start of the Retail Business Technology Expo (RBTE) in London and we're excited to announce that Steve Loveridge, our CEO, has been selected to co-present with Jonathan Key, Fresh Item Management (FIM) Coordinator at Brookshire Grocery Company.

Steve and Jonathan's presentation, "Fresh Food Retail: How to Maintain Profitability through Technology," outlines the unique challenges associated with maintaining profitability in fresh food departments for grocery/supermarket, food service and convenience chains and how technology can help reduce these challenges.  The presentation is on Tuesday, 12th March at 2:45pm in Theatre B.

RBTE runs from 12th March - 13th March at Earls Court in London and is the UK and Europe's leading Retail Expo with over 8,000 visitors from the UK, mainland Europe and the rest of the world.  RTBE attendees can also visit ADC in our stand, 674. 

"This is the third consecutive year we have attended RBTE and it has proven to be a valuable retail industry event to attend," said Steve Loveridge, CEO at ADC.  "Each year our involvement with the event has increased and we are very much looking forward to this year's event.  We look forward to sharing how our solutions are delivering double-digit returns in both shrink savings and fresh item sales increases."

In addition to the Main Theatre presentation, Steve is also presenting "Fresh Food Grocery Retailing: Sales up, Shrink Down" in the Pecha Kucha theatre on 12th March at 11:10am and 13th March at 2:40pm.

For more information on the RBTE show, visit www.RetailBusinessTechnologyExpo.com.

Trade Show Pictures

It's hard to believe we've exhibited at 5 shows in the first 2 months of 2013.  We wanted to share some pictures from the past 2 shows, EuroCIS in Germany and the AMI Meat Conference in Nashville.

EuroCIS Show in Düsseldorf Germany.



AMI Meat Conference Show in Nashville, Tennessee.

ReFresh 2013 Dates Announced

We're excited to announce the dates of our annual ReFresh Fresh Item Management (FIM) Conference and User Group - October 7-10, 2013 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Now in its 12th year, ReFresh offers grocery/supermarket, convenience and food service retailers the opportunity to network with industry peers and experts. ReFresh attendees receive a first-hand look at the latest Fresh Item Management (FIM) technology available, as well as hear new industry trends and information.

ReFresh attendees come from a variety of operational departments, including Information Technology/Information Systems, Directors/Managers, FIM Coordinators, Fresh Department Directors/Managers and Store Operations/Systems.

“We’re excited to be planning our 12th ReFresh conference,” said Steve Loveridge, ADC’s CEO. “As we do each year, we are adjusting the agenda to provide even more information to our ReFresh attendees, so be sure to mark your calendar. We look forward to showing all attendees how our solutions are delivering double-digit returns in both shrink savings and fresh item sales increases.”

Click here to find the latest information on ReFresh.

Recap of ReFresh 2013 

Attendees of ReFresh 2012 represented twelve different chains, across the United States. They spent two days sharing and discussing ways to improve fresh department efficiencies. Industry experts offered insights into industry trends and best practices:

• “Food Safety Update at the Retail Level: Expert Advice from the Dean of Recalls” by Gale Prince, President of SAGE Food Safety Consultants – Gale shared important statistics on fresh food recalls, as well as the cost and long-lasting effects of recalls. Gale also discussed important steps in planning for recalls; including keeping electronic records and ensuring you have a recall process in place.
• “Major Trends in the Supermarket Perimeter” by Anne-Marie Roerink, Principal at 210 Analytics – Anne-Marie presented her most recent research on shopper behavior, including the growing trends of shopper’s saving money by simply cutting back on their grocery purchases and thoroughly checking price comparisons for the more expensive food purchases, such as meat.

Partner Interaction - ReFresh 2012 had six industry partners sponsor the event, where they were able to showcase their latest solutions for grocery/supermarket retailers.  ReFresh attendees were able to interact and network with Bizerba, Epson, Hobart, Ishida Rice Lake Retail Solutions, NBI Digi and Zebra Technologies.

Want more information? Contact Jamie Simon at +1.813.849.2238.