Evigence Raises Series B to Expand Its Freshness Management Systems for the Supply Chain

Supply Chain
Written By Rick Watson

Evigence’s Freshness Management System combines sensors and data analytics to empower food brands, retailers, and foodservice to measure and manage the freshness of food in real time, at the unit level, from end-to-end across the supply chain.

Check this out, because this sounds like some science fiction stuff right here..

The company uses sensors and data analytics to judge the freshness of produce at the item level.  It sounds very interesting but does it squeeze the melons and avocados to determine ripeness?

Business Wire: Evigence Secures $18M in Series B Funding to Expand Commercialization of Freshness Management System

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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