StixFresh USA, Inc. changes name to Ryp Labs, Inc.

StixFresh USA, Inc., has rebranded to Ryp Labs, Inc.

Additionally, the company’s subsidiary, StixFresh BV, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, is now Ryp Labs BV, according to a news release.

The company’s scientific approach has been focused on extending the shelf life of fresh produce, using all-natural and safe methods, according to the release.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to unveil our new identity,” Ryp Labs, Inc. CEO Moody Soliman said in the release. “Every day, our team works hard to help shape a safer, more sustainable food supply chain future. We believe our new brand will work just as hard for us.”

The company is currently approaching the final stage of development and commercialization of its initial innovative food waste reduction technology called StixFresh, according to the release.

StixFresh is a sticker that can be easily applied to the surface of a target fruit to safely extend its shelf life by up to 14 days, according to the release. The company expects an early 2022 launch of its StixFresh product in the consumer market.

Soliman said in the release that the company is already undergoing pilot studies with global retailers and distributors and have seen an impressive 15% to 30% reduction in losses on strawberries, blueberries, nectarines, and mandarins with its sachets and stickers.

“Naturally, as we’ve continued to grow, so has our product development portfolio,” Soliman said in the release. “Soon, we’ll also be offering coated sheets, sachets, and other formulation-carrier formats.”

Currently, Ryp Labs’ product line targets the fruits and vegetable but is on track to expand its waste reduction solutions throughout the food and agriculture industries, including meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy, cut flowers, and plants. 

“It’s always been our long-term goal to positively affect the entire food value chain by offering alternative solutions that are natural, safe, effective, and easy to adopt,” Soliman said in the release. “But we won’t stop there. Part of our company’s vision is to offer the benefits of our unique technologies to other industries as well, like healthcare.”
Founded in 2017 under the name StixFresh USA, Inc., Ryp Labs’ first technology was comprised of food label stickers, coated with a safe, all-natural, patent-pending formulation, according to the release.

The compounds making up the formulation work together in the vapor phase to create a protective layer around fruit, slowing down over-ripening and spoilage, the release said.

StixFresh stickers can be applied anywhere along the supply chain, according to the release.