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Built for the Demands of Modern Food Distribution

From high-volume wholesale distribution to temperature-controlled fulfillment and fast-moving SKU ranges, grocery and food wholesale operations demand speed, accuracy, and flexibility. Locus Robotics helps operators increase productivity, flex with demand, and scale efficiently — without disrupting operations.

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The ChallengeGrocery & Food Wholesale Fulfillment Has Never Been More Complex.

High volumes, strict SLAs, temperature-controlled environments, and labor scarcity make grocery and food wholesale one of the most demanding fulfillment environments to operate. Manual processes can’t keep up — and fixed automation can’t adapt as your operation changes.

High-Volume, Time-Sensitive Orders

Grocery and foodservice operations run on tight delivery windows and high order volumes — leaving no margin for fulfillment delays or inefficiency.

Temperature-Controlled Complexity

Cold storage and chilled fulfillment environments introduce unique operational demands — from battery performance in low temperatures to speed and accuracy for perishable SKUs.

Labor Scarcity in Demanding Environments

Recruiting and retaining associates for physically demanding, temperature-controlled environments is increasingly difficult and expensive.

SKU Proliferation & Demand Variability

Expanding product ranges, seasonal items, and shifting consumer preferences drive SKU growth and unpredictable demand that strains manual workflows.

Why Grocery & Food Wholesale Operators Choose LocusOperational Confidence to Handle Volume, Velocity, and Change

The world’s leading grocery and food wholesale operators choose Locus to gain the flexibility, scalability, and operational confidence needed to handle high volumes, fluctuating demand, and cold-chain requirements on a single automation platform.

Increase Throughput. Scale With Confidence.

Food and grocery distribution runs on speed, accuracy, and volume. Locus Robotics increases productivity 2–3x while automating picking, putaway, replenishment, and transport — helping you move more cases, meet delivery windows, and handle demand fluctuations without adding labor.

Cold Storage-Ready Automation

Keep fulfillment moving in chilled and refrigerated environments without sacrificing productivity. Locus Origin™ operates and charges entirely within cooler environments from 32°F to 55°F (0°C to 13°C) — helping you reduce travel, increase throughput, and maintain service levels across multi-shift operations.

Optimize Store-Friendly Pallet Building

Store replenishment often requires complex pallet builds across hundreds of SKUs. Locus Robotics supports multi-drop missions, delivering cases and totes to specific pallet locations in a single trip — reducing travel, improving pallet accuracy, and accelerating store-ready order assembly.

Heavy Cases. Full SKU Coverage.

From lightweight packaged goods to bulk products and heavy cases, Locus Robotics delivers 100% SKU coverage through a mixed fleet of robots. Locus Vector™ transports up to 600 lbs (272 kg) and supports pick-to-cart and pick-to-pallet workflows for high-volume food and wholesale operations.

Deploy in Weeks. Scale and Adapt.

Launch automation in new or existing facilities without costly redesigns or operational disruption. Locus Robotics gets you up and running in weeks, then scales seamlessly as volumes, customers, SKUs, and fulfillment requirements evolve.

Invest as You Grow with RaaS

With Locus Robotics’ Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, you pay only for the capacity you need. Scale up for peak periods, scale back as demand normalizes, avoid large upfront investments, and achieve rapid ROI in as little as 6–12 months.

The SolutionOne Platform. Every Grocery & Food Wholesale Workflow.

LocusONE® orchestrates your entire operation — from picking and putaway to replenishment, sortation, and transport — across every shift, every SKU, and every temperature zone.

Collaborative Fulfillment

The Fastest, Most Flexible Path To Automation

With Locus Origin™ and Locus Vector™, associates stay focused on picking while robots handle the travel. This person-to-goods approach eliminates up to 90% of unproductive walking, driving 2-3x productivity gains, higher throughput, and ROI measured in months.

No fixed infrastructure. No operational disruption. Just a faster, more flexible way to automate fulfillment.

Key Workflows

Picking
Returns
Putaway
Sortation
Replenishment
Material Transport

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Fully Autonomous Fulfillment

Near Lights Out Automation With Unparalleled Flexibility

With Locus Array™, robots pick and consolidate orders directly within the aisle. This robot-to-goods approach lowers labor costs by 90% while delivering higher throughput, greater accuracy, 24/7 operations, and up to 2x storage density.

Achieve near lights-out fulfillment without the rigidity, complexity, or CapEx of traditional automation.

Key Workflows

Picking
Putaway
Replenishment
Slotting
Auto Induct & Drop-off
Pick & Pass To Locus Cobots

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Proven Results Across Grocery & Food Wholesale Operations

2-3x

Productivity increase

~90%

Reduction in associate travel time

50-90%

Labor reduction

<12 mo

Typical ROI

Case StudiesReal Results from Real Grocery & Food Wholesale Operations.

See how leading grocery and food wholesale brands are using Locus to increase throughput, operate in cold storage, and scale without adding headcount.

Sakalas: Reduced Travel and Nearly Doubled Pick Rates in Food Fulfillment Associates picking in a Sakalas food warehouse aisle alongside a Locus Origin robot and a Locus Vector

Associates picking in a Sakalas food warehouse aisle alongside a Locus Origin robot and a Locus Vector

Sakalas · Grocery / Food Wholesale

~2x Pick rate, from ~45–60 to ~90–100 lines per hour

Up to 50% Productivity improvement in overall operations

Up to 6 Orders picked at once per robot

Europe’s first Locus Vector deployment: Sakalas, a leading Baltic food 3PL, nearly doubled pick rates and cut non-value travel while keeping its operation flexible.

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DHL Makro Boosts Productivity 120% with Locus Robots DHL Makro facility 1

DHL Makro · Grocery / Food Wholesale

120% Increased productivity

100% Sortation efficiency

0 Safety incidents

DHL Makro partnered with Locus Robotics to streamline complex HoReCa warehouse operations, improving productivity, sortation efficiency, and safety while supporting 2,700 daily routes across Spain.

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