GE Profile™ Unveils Game-Changing Smart Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant™, Revolutionizing Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 2, 2026--

GE Profile ™ today unveiled the GE Profile™ 27.9 Cu. Ft. Smart 4-Door French-Door Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant™ ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026. This groundbreaking appliance redefines the role of the refrigerator, transforming it from a passive appliance into an intelligent hub that takes the guesswork out of grocery shopping, streamlines meal planning, and helps reduce food waste. Now, consumers can finally break the daily cycle of wondering, “What’s for dinner?”

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With busy lives and constant pressure, struggling to remember what to buy for all members of a household becomes a leading chore. The GE Profile™ Smart Refrigerator delivers the ultimate solution with a first-of-its-kind, built-in Scan-to-List barcode scanner seamlessly positioned in the exterior dispenser. This patented innovation tackles the universal pain point of grocery guesswork by delivering precise, error-free tracking that simplifies routines for the whole household. With more than four million products recognized in the Scan-to-List solution, users simply scan any grocery or household item running low, and the fridge automatically adds it—complete with brand, flavor, and size—to a digital, shareable, shoppable grocery list in the SmartHQ™ app. This shared list can be referenced while shopping in the store or synced directly to Instacart for delivery in as fast as 30 minutes, minimizing forgotten essentials, streamlining routines for busy households and reclaiming precious time. For non-barcode items, users can easily add them via voice or text on the refrigerator or in the SmartHQ™ app.

“The GE Profile™ Smart Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant™ builds on our legacy of kitchen breakthroughs by delivering solutions that adapt to real lives and solve universal stressors such as meal decision fatigue and grocery shopping," said Jason May, executive product director of French-door refrigeration at GE Appliances. "We're creating intuitive experiences that feel natural and effortless, turning the refrigerator into a true kitchen companion that evolves with families over time."

Through this innovative refrigeration solution, GE Profile is also helping reduce food waste while saving owners time and money with FridgeFocus™—a smart solution that tackles the everyday frustration of overbuying perishables and forgotten fridge contents. Integrated into a flush-mount LED bar, this camera delivers real-time, on-demand snapshots of crisper drawers, focusing on the most costly and perishable items. Integrated with the AI-powered vision system, it empowers anyone in the household to remotely check inventory while shopping, simplifying planning and preventing duplicates. For added control, users can easily turn off the camera in the app or slide a physical shutter to restrict camera vision.

These disruptive refrigerator concepts go beyond passive storage, saving owners time and money by providing a complete end-to-end solution that turns hectic weeknights into inspired moments. Additional features include:

The GE Profile™ Smart 4-Door French-Door Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant™ will be available in standard-depth and counter-depth starting in April 2026 at geappliances.com and select retailers nationwide for a suggested MSRP of $4,899.

Attendees at CES 2026 can experience private demos by appointment only. Email geappliances@allisonworldwide.com for more information.

About GE Profile™

As a leader in connected appliances, GE Profile offers kitchen and laundry solutions with sleek aesthetics and leading-edge features that simplify daily life. At the intersection of meaningful technology and sophisticated design, GE Profile brings smarter innovation to life through its line of major and small appliances. For the latest products, visit www.geprofile.com or @geprofile on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest or YouTube.

About GE Appliances, a Haier company

At GE Appliances, a Haier company, we come together to make good things, for life. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, we are a leading U.S. manufacturer of home appliances with 15,500 team members nationwide. GE Appliances, found in half of all U.S. homes, is proud to be rated America’s #1 Appliance Company 1 and trusted by millions of families nationwide. We manufacture and sell products under the Monogram™, Café™, GE Profile™, GE®, Haier™, and Hotpoint™ brands. Our operations support nearly 90,000 additional American jobs and represent an investment of more than $2 billion since 2016. We are deeply committed to the communities where we live and work, passionate about getting closer to our product users to understand their needs and driven by the belief that there’s always a better way.

To learn more about our company, brands, career opportunities, and impact, visit geappliancesco.com or connect with us on LinkedIn

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GE Profile’s latest refrigeration innovation eliminates grocery guesswork, helps reduce food waste and simplifies busy household routines. (Photo: GE Appliances, a Haier company)

The species of Ebola virus causing an outbreak in Congo that has killed nearly 120 people is less common than other Ebola viruses, which is complicating the response because there are no specific treatments or vaccines.

“There’s nothing even close to ready for clinical trials," said Dr. Celine Gounder, an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist who treated patients in West Africa during the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic. “And so that means responders, healthcare workers and other aid workers are really back to the basics."

Here's what to know about Bundibugyo virus, the rare species behind the outbreak of what public health officials call Ebola virus disease.

Bundibugyo has caused two other outbreaks, all in the same region of the Congo River basin, said Dr. Tom Ksiazek, a University of Texas Medical Branch virologist and veterinarian. He directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Special Pathogens Branch, which first identified the virus in 2007.

The virus is spread the same way as other Ebola viruses: through close contact with sick or deceased patients' bodily fluids, such as sweat, blood, feces or vomit. Healthcare workers and family members caring for sick patients face the highest risk, experts said.

“So very often we see doctors and nurses among the first to be infected and to die,” said Gounder, editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.

From the few outbreaks health experts have seen, Bundibugyo might be slightly less deadly than what is often called Zaire virus, the most common species.

"I think a 30%-plus mortality rate is still quite scary, but it's hard to say with a lot of precision because we don't have a lot of experience," Gounder said.

In the other two Bundibugyo outbreaks, initial cases were identified early, Ksiazek said, allowing for a quick public health response: getting healthcare workers proper protective equipment, finding and isolating people who were exposed and offering supportive medical care to patients. Proper medical care “reduces mortality significantly,” he said.

That includes giving patients lots of IV or oral fluids, Gounder said.

Health workers are now working to find and isolate cases, trace their contacts and educate people about how to avoid the virus. In the West African epidemic, ensuring safe methods of burial was key to stopping the spread, said Gounder, because people were getting sick from preparing their loved ones' bodies for funeral rites. Making sure health workers have proper protective equipment is also critical, experts said.

“Of course, it's problematic because vaccines are some of our best tools for combating infectious diseases,” said Lina Moses, an epidemiologist and disease ecologist at Tulane University. But other public health tools — public education, contact tracing, quick testing — still work, she said.

“It’s important to keep in mind that every single Ebola outbreak that has occurred in the (Democratic Republic of the Congo) — we’re on our 17th now — has been stopped,” she said.

Associated Press Southern Africa reporter Mogomotsi Magome contributed from Johannesburg.

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Aid workers carry supplies to set up an Ebola treatment center in Rwampara, Congo, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne) Corrects from Bunia to Rwampara.

Aid workers carry supplies to set up an Ebola treatment center in Bunia, Congo, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne)

A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/ Hajarah Nalwadda)