RELEX Solutions acquired Ida, a French SaaS company specializing in AI-driven fresh replenishment and store ordering optimization for loose products such as fruit, vegetables, bakery, meat, seafood, and prepared foods.
The acquisition enhances the RELEX AI-driven planning platform with additional store-level capabilities for fresh replenishment covering the full spectrum of grocery categories – from center store, fresh, and ultra-fresh.
“Fresh products have always been the hardest category to get right, where waste, availability, and margin meet daily reality,” says Mikko Kärkkäinen, group CEO and co-founder, RELEX Solutions. “By integrating Ida’s advanced fresh replenishment capabilities, we’re helping grocers act faster and smarter across every category. We warmly welcome the Ida team to RELEX.”
Key takeaways:
· Ida, headquartered in Paris, provides its AI-native fresh optimization platform to leading grocers.
· Ida’s category-specific capabilities will integrate into the RELEX unified platform to give grocery retailers a single planning environment that connects store operations with supply chain execution from supplier to shelf across all product categories.
· The acquisition strengthens the RELEX platform with new AI-based capabilities designed for fresh and ultra-fresh optimization, including enhanced AI forecasting and ordering for perishable and loose items; automated recommendations for store associates and managers; AI-assisted production planning for meat, seafood, bakery, deli and prepared foods; improved DC and supplier forecasting for upstream visibility; and centralized dashboards for HQ performance monitoring.
“Joining RELEX is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine how the world manages fresh food,” says Mateo Beacco, CEO and co-founder of Ida. “Together, we are creating the global standard for fresh optimization, reducing waste at scale, boosting availability, and empowering every store team with AI that delivers measurable impact from Day 1.”
