Derek Rickard and Adam Gurga awarded for helping cold food producers, distributors, and grocery retailers optimize fresh and perishable food distribution through automation
GRIMSBY, Ontario—Feb. 14, 2023—Cimcorp, a manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic order fulfillment and tire-handling solutions, announces that Derek Rickard, Director of Sales, and Adam Gurga, Sales Manager for North America, have been named to the Food Logistics 2023 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award list. This year marks Rickard’s fourth appearance as Rock Star, and Gurga’s first time on the prestigious list.
The annual Food Logistics Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain. Rickard and Gurga were selected for helping grocery retailers and distributors optimize order fulfillment for fresh and perishable foods.
At Cimcorp, Rickard and Gurga play key roles in developing automated solutions to meet each client’s unique warehousing and distribution needs. They recommend the ideal combination of robotic hardware and intelligent software for optimized material flow, increased operational efficiencies, and rapid return on investment. Most recently, Rickard and Gurga led the development of Cimcorp’s solution for automating fresh and perishable foods distribution within brownfield facilities. Designed to handle products such as fresh produce, dairy products and baked goods, the solution enables clients to:
- Overcome ongoing labor shortages
- Accelerate order fulfillment speed
- Maximize product freshness and shelf life
- Improve food safety and sanitation
- Optimize storage capacity
- Support sustainability
Rickard commented, “I’m so honored to be recognized once again by Food Logistics alongside my colleague Adam. The dedication and determination across all of Cimcorp is what motivates us to help drive new efficiencies for companies across the fresh and perishable food supply chain. We work together as a team to help our customers increase efficiency, accuracy and throughput to improve their bottom line and stay competitive.”
“Not all rock stars are famous musicians,” Marina Mayer, Editor-in-Chief of Food Logistics, said, “There are several rock stars right here in the cold chain, promoting workforce development, solving supply chain disruptions, mitigating risks and helping to heal the supply chain. These rock stars rock. Period. They’re shaping the future of our global cold chains. And, they’re doing so in a way that’s both humble and pragmatic. Every year, I’m honored to celebrate these go-getters, and this year is no exception.”
The full list of Rock Stars is currently available at www.foodlogistics.com, and will appear in Food Logistics’ January/February 2023 print issue.
Rickard and Gurga will be available to discuss the benefits of Cimcorp’s solutions at ProMat 2023, the world’s largest materials handling, logistics and supply chain trade show. Click here to schedule an in-person meeting at the Cimcorp booth.
About Food Logistics
Food Logistics reaches more than 26,000 supply chain executives in the global food and beverage industries, including executives in the food sector (growers, producers, manufacturers, wholesalers and grocers) and the logistics section (transportation, warehousing, distribution, software and technology) who share a mutual interest in the operations and business aspects of the global cold food supply chain. Food Logistics and sister publication Supply & Demand Chain Executive are also home to L.I.N.K. and L.I.N.K. Educate podcast channels, L.I.N.K. Live, SCN Summit, SupplyChainLearningCenter.com and more. Go to www.FoodLogistics.com to learn more.
About Cimcorp
Cimcorp is a leading global manufacturer and integrator of turnkey automation for intralogistics. We combine leading-edge robotics, material handling systems and software to solve our customers’ logistics challenges intelligently and sustainably. We provide order fulfillment and storage systems to industries such as grocery retail, fresh food, dairy, bakery, beverage, e-commerce, and distribution. With more than 40 years of industry experience, we deliver streamlined and strategic solutions to our customers. An agile and innovative mindset has helped us to grow from our northern roots in Finland into a global group. Part of Murata Machinery, Ltd. (Muratec), we offer a worldwide network of sales and service locations and strive to serve our customers as a lifelong, reliable partner. For more information, visit www.cimcorp.com.
