Fresh Produce Technology
Technology drives growth and efficiency in the fresh produce industry by optimizing the entire supply chain. Robotics and autonomous harvesters help growers overcome labor shortages, while digital tools and IoT sensors enhance food safety through real-time traceability. AI-driven analytics extend shelf life and minimize waste by maintaining optimal environments for perishable goods. Explore how these innovations are transforming the fresh produce industry for a more sustainable future.
The Center for Produce Safety has chosen 14 more projects to fund, from research on the survival of viruses in surface water to the role of dust in transferring foodborne pathogens.
The Food and Drug Administration has declared the Salmonella Newport outbreak that was likely caused by red onions from Thomson International Inc. is over.
The Packer and Cal/Amp are presenting a web seminar on transportation technology.
Apeel Sciences, Santa Barbara, Calif., is making its shelf-life enhancing technology available to small growers in emerging markets through $30 million in investments.
A new service by Tomra Food will allow enhanced remote assistance for the company’s packinghouse customers and field engineers.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Sun World International LLC has announced the virtual grand opening of its Center for Innovation, a new fruit breeding and genetics facility located in Wasco, Calif.
Dave Biswell President of Ethylene Control Inc. is proud to announce the addition of three new StayFresh™ products to the company’s lineup for produce, floral, cannabis and hemp protection.
More than $3 million in prizes were awarded to eight companies during the two-day virtual pitch competition at Grow-NY’s Global Food and Agriculture Business Competition.
Choco, a global company focused on building a more sustainable food industry by simplifying how restaurants order from suppliers, released Broadcast today.
In late 2019, CMI Orchards launched a digital marketing strategy designed to directly target apple consumers and drive retail sales.
Hydroponic vertical farming company Kalera, Orlando, Fla., is planning to begin construction on a production facility in Seattle in 2021, which joins a growing list of expansions the company plans next year.
ReposiTrak is entering the quality management space with a proprietary smartphone app that will enable retail trading partners to automate internal safety and quality recordkeeping easily, accurately and affordably.
For the second year in a row, 29 Design Studio, a creative agency specializing in food and agriculture brands, has helped clients find success in the international Grow-NY Food and Agriculture competition.
Rä Foods LLC Wild About Sprouts has opened a new production facility to expand production of Wild About Sprouts™ to meet the increasing demand for fresh green sprouts.
Verdant Technologies announced that the European Patent Office granted a patent to Verdant for the electrostatic printing process, or photocopy process, used in their growth regulator technology HarvestHold.
Fortress Technology, which specializes in metal detection equipment for packing lines, has launched a line of checkweighers.
A new logo and a new website were unveiled iFoodDecisionSciences, as it evolves and provides software solutions and technical expertise to improve food safety, traceability, worker safety and product quality.
Carrier Transicold controlled-atmosphere system for refrigerated containers, EverFresh, now has a carbon dioxide injection option to better preserve low-respiring perishables such as produce.
Unfold, the Bayer AG-backed company that develops vegetable varieties specifically for indoor growing, has added key personnel.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel Sciences has announced supplier partnerships that company leaders say will enable a year-round supply of Apeel avocados, limes, asparagus, and apples for U.S. retailers and consumers.
Hazel Technologies, which has products designed to extend the shelf life of produce, has received $13 million in Series B funding.
Tom Nassif, president and CEO of Western Growers since 2002, has been named the recipient of the organization’s 2019 Award of Honor.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the 18 companies selected for round one of the Grow-NY food innovation and agriculture technology business challenge.
The Reusable Packaging Association chose The Kroger Co. with reusable packaging supplier Polymer Logistics as the winner of its 2019 Excellence in Reusable Packaging award program.
With many companies using top-seal containers to cut down on plastic use to promote sustainability, ProSeal is showcasing the focus on sustainability at Pack Expo.
Tauranga, N.Z.-based Robotics Plus has won an ANZLF Trans-Tasman Innovation and Growth Award.
Kroger is rolling out avocados with Apeel Sciences’ shelf-life extender in 1,100 stores, and plans to stock Apeel limes and asparagus in Cincinnati stores this fall.
Aptean, Alpharetta, Ga., has acquired LinkFresh, an enterprise resource planning solutions provider used by companies selling fresh produce and other foods.
DeltaTrak will be showcase FlashLink loggers at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit expo, and discuss the company’s decision to join the IBM Food Trust, a blockchain traceability program.
The Star Group, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is expanding a focus on technology to improve processes from food safety to ensuring better flavor of the produce it grows.