Jan 20, 2024

Marco Island, FL – FMI – The Food Industry Association today announces Augmodo as the champion of the third-annual FMItech Pitch Competition live at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference. Three finalists presented their food retail technology start-up solutions and event attendees voted on the winner.

FMI Vice President, Industry Relations, Doug Baker, said: “This competition inspires discovery and offers an exciting way for the food industry to identify groundbreaking solutions that are not just transforming shelves but reshaping the future of how consumers experience and enjoy everyday essentials.”

FMItech Pitch Competitions Finalists

Thirteen contestants submitted video nominations that were reviewed by a panel of food industry judges. Listed below are the finalists with their respective pitch focus areas: 

  • Augmodo – A technology solution for augmenting the retail workforce.
  • Grocery Shopii – A meal planning and recipe media tool that increases engagement and sales in-store and online, while prioritizing private label sales.
  • Greenchoice - The first carbon-neutral online grocery marketplace.

“Congratulations to Augmodo for being recognized with the FMItech Pitch Competition award this year,” continued Baker. “Their technology solution of augmenting workforce using AI and wearable cameras to improve ecommerce inventory and picking is a real game changer for the industry. The solution uses Associate Dashcams to build an almost real-time Realogram of shelves to detect out of stocks, improve picker product search, and improve compliance, all while being 100% passive as associates do their normal work - no training or operational changes.”  

FMI members have access to discovering these Pitch winners and other technology companies on the member-only FMI Tech Directory.