Retail Business Services, the services arm of Ahold Delhaize USA, has named Evergreens Farms the winner of its supply chain innovation pitch competition. The startup competed against four finalists in the competition, including End2End Solutions, GoWheels!, NanoThings, and Produce Pics.
The program took place over 10 weeks, during which the startups worked with mentors to increase their retail industry knowledge and build critical relationships with Ahold Delhaize companies. This culminated in a pitch competition, where Evergreeens’ technology emerged as the most viable option, according to a panel of retail and venture capital experts.
Evergreens Farms, led by Ahmad Zameli, pitched a solution to provide vertical farming technology to produce anywhere, regardless of climate and deliver consistently high-quality product year-round.
“The supply chain seed program was incredibly helpful in accelerating our business forward in our path to commercialization,” said Zameli, in a statement. “The relationships we have forged with the different Ahold Delhaize USA companies and the conversations we had helped us refine our targeting and deployment strategy, as well as forge key relationships with leaders in the industry. The progress we made over the past 10 weeks fast-tracked our path to bringing safe, fresh, locally produced fruits and vegetables to the New England grocery market and beyond!”
“New ideas and innovations are important to the supply chain industry now more than ever in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic,” said Chris Lewis, EVP of Supply Chain at Retail Business Services, who was the keynote speaker at the pitch event. “We were inspired by each of these companies that presented compelling technologies for the future of supply chain, and we congratulate Evergreens Farms on this recognition.”
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