Atlanta-based Aptar Food + Beverage is launching InvisiShield packaging technology, which kills pathogens and extends shelf life.

The United Fresh Produce Association has swapped the traditional trade show planned for San Diego in June for an online event.

SFL Cos., Rochester, Mich., has been named a 2020 Rock Star of the Supply Chain by Food Logistics.

Hazel Technologies Inc., Chicago, has hired Kelly Dietz as vice president of sales.

Registrar Corp., Hampton, Va., has acquired Vinca LLC, which provides online training for food safety management systems.

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) is asking for nominations for the ninth annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award.

Inline Plastics, Shelton, Conn., is integrating rDPET into its products, using post-consumer content from recycled products.

Key Technology, Walla Walla, Wash., has appointed Jesus Acevedo as Pacific Northwest sales manager.

WeighPack Systems Inc., Montreal, has a new system that can vacuum pack produce and other foods.

AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a company focused on extending the shelf life of fresh produce, has a new consumer research series that identifies factors leading to a consumer’s choice to buy fresh produce.

Hazel Technologies Inc., Chicago, recently invited students to participate in the Agricultural Academy, which the shelf-life extension company plans to host every year.

The Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit will focus on emerging technologies, including the human aspect, ensuring that workers are prepared to continue innovation in production agriculture.

Companies that use the SmartWash Solutions system to mitigate bacterial cross-contamination in wash water, are getting more than a water additive.

Coyote Logistics, Chicago, has expanded the CoyoteGO digital freight platform, adding on-demand features to better connect shippers and carriers for end-to-end solutions.

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Gotham Greens has opened a 100,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse outside Baltimore. 

Taylor Sokol has been named to the newly created position of director of foodservice for Apeel Sciences, Goleta, Calif. 

Several produce-related companies on the cutting edge of technology and sustainability made Thrives’s Top 50 listings of AgTech and FoodTech, announced by SVG Ventures at the Agricultural Outlook Forum.

For the third year, IFCO Systems is offering grower and retailer customers who use the company’s reusable plastic containers a certificate noting its sustainability initiatives.

Hazel Technologies reported successful trials on kiwifruit at the University of California-Davis and The Oppenheimer Group, which has been shipping treated kiwifruit.

Carrier Transicold has added three new models to its next-generation Supra series of diesel-powered truck refrigeration units.