CBE and Gander join forces to support roll out of reduced-to-clear solution

CBE believes that the app’s real-time technology has allowed many retailers with the right infrastructure in place, to achieve significant cost savings whilst reducing food waste.

Established in 1980, CBE has grown to become one of the most innovative retail IT companies in Europe.

The organisation designs, develops, supplies, and supports leading EPoS solutions for the retail, forecourt, and hospitality sectors.

CBE partnered with Gander, a world first mobile app which empowers consumers to reduce food waste and save money on their weekly food bill, whilst helping retailers to reduce wastage on food products.

Gander displays ‘reduced to clear’ food products in real-time and automatically removes sold items from the app, providing an instant and current feed of all in-store reductions. This presents the consumer with a solution to reducing food waste.

Speaking on the partnership with Gander, Gearóid Concannon, managing director at CBE said: “We have long supported a fully integrated reduce to clear solution for our supermarket, convenience, and forecourt customers as part of our core system. This, alongside the CBE Cloud infrastructure already in place, meant the groundwork already existed for a seamless integration with Gander.

“By creating a platform that allows retailers to reach a wider audience for their reduce to clear items without requiring extra effort, Gander has delivered a sustainable solution that not only addresses food waste but also considers the cost and pressure of in-store labour.”

CBE operates primarily throughout the UK and Ireland and now supports installations across 14 countries.

The organisation currently employs over 200 highly skilled personnel, and with an annual Research & Development (R&D) investment in excess of £3.5m.

The company’s bespoke software development capability provides reassurance for CBE’s partners that they will be first to market with all current and future market trends.

Stacey Williams, head of customer engagement and business development at Gander, comments, “It is a pleasure to partner with CBE as they incorporate the Gander app into their EPoS system.”