In this two-part episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Guy Yehiav, President of SmartSense by Digi, and Hsing-Yi Hsieh, Director of Food Protection and Regulatory Affairs at Festival Foods, join Ryan Chacon to explore deploying IoT solutions in the grocery industry from both the provider and customer perspective. The conversation covers IoT sensors, smart refridgeration, opportunities for IoT in the grocery industry, IoT deployment challenges, and advice for those considering IoT solutions.

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About Guy Yehiav

Guy Yehiav is the President of SmartSense by Digi, an IoT solution for the nation's largest pharmacy retailers, food retailers, and food service companies. Guy leads strategy, direction, development, and implementation of enterprise solutions. Over his 25-year career, Guy has built a reputation as a highly respected executive known for creating a culture of innovation and inclusion while embracing new customers and pursuing vertical markets.

Previously, he was General Manager and Vice President of Zebra Technologies, where he led organic and non-organic growth, M&A activities, leadership strategy, and customer success for the company’s Zebra Analytics business unit. He has also held senior positions at Oracle and was a founder and executive board member of Demantra, which was acquired by Oracle in 2006. Guy holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and industrial management from Shenkar College of Israel and an MBA in entrepreneurship from Babson College.

Interested in connecting with Guy? Reach out on LinkedIn!

About SmartSense by Digi

SmartSense by Digi, a business unit of Digi International, is a leading global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) Sensing as a Service solutions that deliver dynamic and personalized asset monitoring, process digitization, and digital decisioning across key verticals. The company enables organizations to leverage the power of IoT automation, prescriptive workflows, and insightful analytics to ensure compliance, workforce productivity, brand loyalty, loss prevention, and reduction of waste and energy consumption. Combining new and innovative data-driven approaches with world-class IoT tools, SmartSense partners with enterprises to elevate their business outcomes and asset protection to new heights.

Key Questions and Topics from this Episode:

(01:07) Introduction to Guy Yehiav and SmartSense by Digi

(05:53) What sensors does SmartSense use?

(07:43) Opportunities for IoT in the grocery industry

(11:25) Challenges with deploying IoT in grocery stores

(16:03) Advice for grocers considering IoT solutions

(24:31) Hsing-Yi Hsieh and Festival Foods

(27:12) Biggest pain points in the grocery industry

(32:19) What was the IoT adoption process like?

(35:24) What have you learned from deploying IoT?

(40:39) Potential for IoT in the grocery industry