Long Island-based supermarket chain KingKullen has automated its refrigerator compliance management in an effort meet the latest environmental regulations, with a focus on upcoming changes from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The EPA overseas several regulations addressing various environmental issues, including climate change initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from major sources such as transportation, oil and gas, and the power sector.

The US retailer said it is particularly focused on following the EPA's guidance on the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, which focuses on gradually reducing the production and consumption of HFCs, potent greenhouse gases, with the goal of reducing them by 85 per cent over the next 15 years.

The retailer has integrated a software platform in collaboration with SaaS specialist Facilio that enables end-to-end compliance management of food retail operations across multiple sites and provides data-driven insights, reporting and analysis.

It includes an EPA and GreenChill-ready dashboard to simplify the monitoring of compliance requirements.

GreenChill is an EPA initiative that aims to minimise refrigerant emissions and environmental impact by encouraging the use of refrigerants with zero ozone depletion potential and that have a low impact on global warming.

Stanley Mitchell, vice-president for engineering, construction and maintenance at King Kullen, said the new system allows “complete visibility” of point-of-sale assets, adding that real-time alerts help the retailer keep on top of events to reduce potential compliance risks.

“The reporting and analytics part of the platform gives us the data-driven insights we need to take prompt action,” he continued. “All compliance processes are fully automated now.

“We’re already seeing significant value from this tech deployment.”

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