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Robotic kiosks that provide automated and contactless dispensing of groceries for consumers are being sustainably refrigerated by Carrier Transicold NaturaLINE units, according to a news release.
Hazel Technologies, Inc. announces the launch of the first-ever virtual Cherry Quality Summit.
Irvine, Calif.-based Western Growers has a goal of automating 50% of harvest within 10 years, and is spearheading a Global Harvest Automation Initiative make it happen across the fresh produce industry.
Unfold, a firm handling seed genetics, crop growing and agronomic expertise for vertical farming, welcomes Minos Athanassiadis as a company advisor and breaks ground on R&D vertical farm facility in Davis, Calif.
Interko unveils its pioneering Containerised Ripening Room following five years of research and development in partnership with multi-national tropical fruit importer-marketer Fyffes.
Part 2 of Aidan Mouat, CEO and co-founder of Hazel Technologies Inc., on finalizing a $70 million Series C financing round.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel acquired ImpactVision, enabling the company to quantify fresh produce quality from the inside-out, which can optimize global food supply chains.
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. has announced the global launch of SmartCitrus, which the company describes as a new quality platform directed to the citrus industry to maintain freshness and reduce food loss and waste.
ZAG Technical Services, Inc. has launched a new supply chain risk assessment and management program aimed at providing agribusinesses with visibility into the cybersecurity risks that can affect their business.
Aidan Mouat, CEO and co-founder of Hazel Technologies Inc., on finalizing a $70 million Series C financing round, which will bring the company’s cumulative total raised to over $87 million.
The Packer is asking for input from solution providers and produce industry operators in a survey about processing and packaging technology.
When China first started imposing lockdowns on major cities to curb the spread of COVID-19, supply chains for food produce were disrupted, leading to shortages, crop spoilage and food security concerns.
Gulftech International™ and Verdant Technologies™ announce a definitive agreement in which Gulftech will acquire Verdant.
Morehead, Ky.-based AppHarvest Inc. started building two new high-tech indoor farms: A berry farm in Somerset, Ky., and a leafy greens farm Morehead, Ky.
Netherlands-based PerfoTec has found an improved approach to modified atmosphere packaging technology, according to the company.
The move from clamshells to tray-sealing produce packages is one of the most significant advances in packaging technology in the past five years.
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and indoor vertical greens grower, has started building AeroFarms AgX Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary, in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates.
IFCO, the biggest global operator of reusable plastic containers for fresh food packaging, has begun a long-term initiative to add track and trace technology to its RPCs.
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. announced an exclusive global licensing agreement with Know Hub Chile to test and potentially commercialize patent-pending technology for superficial scald control in apples and pears.
First the bad news: a new study says food is a larger polluter than we knew, responsible for up to 40% of overall human greenhouse gas emissions—about double previous estimates.
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. has announced the expanded availability of Control-Tec sustainability technology systems.
The Packer is seeking input from produce shippers and packaging suppliers for the upcoming Aug. 30 Packaging on Display magazine.
Apeel has shared U.S. sustainability impact numbers for its longer-lasting limes currently sold in over 3,000 grocery stores coast-to-coast, including Kroger and CUB banner markets.
Offering premium organic and conventional avocados from California, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico, Oppy is now using Apeel’s plant-based solution to extend the shelf life of its Eco Farms avocados grown in Mexico.
A French law that will ban produce stickers starting Jan. 1 of 2022 threatens millions of dollars of U.S. produce exports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.
JBT Corporation announces upgrades to one of its Sta-Fresh® Pineapple Coating Technology solutions, Sta-Fresh 2952.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel today announced $250M in Series E funding led by returning investor Temasek.
Catalytic Generators’ ethylene-based product, Ethy-Gen II Ripening Concentrate, has received approval from the Dutch Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products for banana ripening in the Netherlands.
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms will expand to the Midwest region as part of a project with World Wildlife Fund and the St. Louis Controlled Environment Agriculture Coalition.
Emerson announced the launch of its new GO USB Logger suite of products. These programmable and reusable data loggers collect time, temperature and humidity data from perishable products in-transit.