Hwy Haul, a next-generation digital freight platform that connects fresh produce shippers with reliable truckers to eliminate intermediary friction and deliver sustainable, reduced waste and business-class shipping experience, announced the closure of a $10 million funding round, bringing its total funding to $20.6 million. The round was led by Eileses Capital and included investments from True Blue Partners, BluePointe Ventures and FDC Partners.

The days of paper shopping lists are nearing an end, and it might not be smartphones that do them in. Smart contact lenses sound like science fiction, but Amazon has partnered with a company to use them to augment the experience of something not particularly science fictiony: grocery shopping.

ALDI U.S. is always looking for new ways to save its customers time and money. That is the reason why Aldi is working with Spryker Systems to develop a new online food and grocery shopping experience for the U.S. market, offering grocery delivery or curbside pickup for Aldi shoppers.

The new digital commerce platform is currently being tested with a select group of U.S. customers and is planned to be rolled out nationally in a phased approach.

Church Bros. Farms is partnering with ThroughPut Inc. to use AI-powered supply chain capabilities to forecast future product demand and profitability analysis.

Avocado squeezers, lime sniffers and apple lovers searching displays for perfectly ripe fruit may not be long for the produce aisles. Consumers seeking produce at the peak of its freshness now have a simpler, more reliable option: go to a retailer selling Apeel produce.

Fresh Del Monte Produce, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, distributors, and marketers of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, has invested a 39 percent stake in Decapolis, a Jordanian and UK-based startup technology company that provides a blockchain-driven food safety and quality traceability technology for the food industry.