FEATURE
food safety and maximise energy
efficiency from case to cloud.”
The Smart Store uses the Internet of
Things (IoT) to link every system in a store,
monitoring the performance of equipment
24/7 and revealing where there are
opportunities to improve efficiency. This
digital solution can minimise food wastage
by ensuring perfect conditions for food
in temperature-controlled environments.
Through Big Data, stores are also equipped
with self-learning components and solutions
that intelligently predict failure and trigger
maintenance — helping to achieve close
to zero downtime.
This opens up new possibilities for
food retailers to improve the consumer
experience, reduce food waste, and ensure
the optimum performance of their stores.
Not only would this benefit the environment,
but it could also contribute to cost saving,
impacting each store’s bottom line.
ENERGY PRODUCER
The role of the supermarket is changing,
and the next-generation food retailers
could be producing electricity. Danfoss
is part of a joint venture with scientists,
innovators, and retailers that seek to
transform supermarkets into energy
producers. New technology will give
supermarkets the ability to capture excess
heat that they create, and then store
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
The Smart Store uses IoT to link every system in a store, monitoring the performance of equipment 24/7
and revealing where there are opportunities to improve efficiency.
it, reuse it in their own systems and, by
connecting to the local district heating
grid, redistribute it to the surrounding
community. Consumers may be relying on
the supermarkets of the future to provide
them with fresh food and electricity.
“We believe that the opportunities ahead
are enormous. By integrating cutting-edge
technology, supermarkets are going to
transform and become the centre of their
communities. There are currently more than
9 000 Danfoss Smart Stores worldwide, and
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we believe that these stores will provide
both the food and energy needed for
sustainable future growth, while also
helping to reduce food waste in South
African and around the world,” says
Naidoo. CLA
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