A global leader in materials science, printing technologies, RFID solutions and manufacturing, Avery Dennison is taking a bold step into the future of food with Freshmarx Central – a full range of back-of-house data management and printing solutions that help future-proof kitchens and address the unique challenges of restaurants, grocery and convenience stores. Avery Dennison is the only company offering a solution which covers it all – iOT, devices, applications, services, labeling, etc.
Grab-and-go items in supermarkets and convenience stores have been experiencing an annual growth rate of 10.4 percent, making the fresh prepared foods segment the food industry’s highest performing subdivision, according to a recent Technomic study cited by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) in their recent report on made-to-order food’s prevalence in grocery stores.
However, the boom in grab-and-go has created new challenges in the kitchen. In the midst of the current labor shortage, these challenges are affecting food safety and the consumer experience, both of which threaten to derail this otherwise profitable trend.
The solution is automation. Avery Dennison recently made its Freshmarx Prep app even more robust, and because it now works it on the Android operating system, the company was able to add literally hundreds of new features. The result is a platform that integrates a full suite of kitchen management applications into one cohesive automated system to help:
Ensure food safety
Increase efficiencies
Save money
Reduce waste
Enhance the consumer experience
How? Freshmarx Central enables a truly connected kitchen by providing a full range of back-of-house data management and printing solutions that help future-proof kitchens and address the unique challenges of restaurants, grocery and convenience stores.
All data feeds into Freshmarx Central’s refreshed Freshmarx Prep app. For example, a Prep button accesses a data file of menu items, using photos to help the operator quickly find easy-to-follow prep instructions. All ingredients, allergens, use by dates, pricing and other variable data are aggregated for the last step: user-customized label printing.
With the software’s new label design utility, administrators can select a design from an extensive library of label templates and then customize their own label formats, with automatic white space reduction. Freshmarx Central’s key differentiators in the current marketplace are tied to the strength and versatility of the Freshmarx Prep app. The robust platform makes all things possible in the grab-and-go space, including:
Easy-to-use robust interface
Label design and batch printing
Pop-up prep reminders and timers
Data Entry and bulk import (with Excel tool)
Security features
For more information, visit https://printers.averydennison.com/en/home/industry-solutions/food3/freshmarx-central.html.