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.
A trial with GS1 US and four traceability solution providers has shown that multiple traceability systems can interoperate, exchanging information on a product’s supply chain journey in the food system.
Douglas Rockstead, an engineer for Tri-Pak Machinery Inc., Harlingen, Texas, has died.
Holistic Solutions Global, a grower and distributor of Dominican Republic tropical fruit, will be using shelf life extension products from Hazel Technologies on mangoes and other fruit.
BrightFarms has started construction on a 280,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse in Hendersonville, N.C.
Many unanswered questions still hang over the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but the health crisis, which froze some food sales outlets and forced major alterations in others, also changed consumer buying habits.
The United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C., has promoted Jennifer McEntire to senior vice president of food safety and technology.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Bobalu Berries plans to launch a new website — bobaluberries.com — in early August, said Cindy Jewell, who handles marketing for the company.
Bronx, N.Y.-based FreshDirect is enhancing its service offering to the Washington, D.C., metro area.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. is launching a new product for apples in storage.
Vertical farming, the bastion of tech start-ups, has attracted the attention of global company Bayer AG, with plans to develop vegetable varieties suited to that indoor farming model.
As leafy greens growers prepare to move from California’s Central Coast regaion to the desert regions of California and Yuma, Ariz., to start fall/winter production, they’re taking extra precautions.
RLS Logistics, Mt. Laurel, N.J., has added Gress Refrigerated Services & Logistics, Scranton, Pa., to its network of Partnering Regional Operators and member of the RLS network of cold chain solutions providers.
Wapato, Wash.-based Pace International has launched a cloud-based data management software system, Pace InSite.
Video: Marc Oshima of Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms shares his roots, trajectory and goals across the produce industry.
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. has on online ordering service in Dallas with same-day service, offering more than 200 stock-keeping units to residents in the area.
Don Limón, a Germany-based grower-packer-importer, has launched a recruitment campaign to find people to work as traders for the company through its platform.
Verdant Technologies, St. Paul, Minn., has patented HarvestHold, a new take on 1-MCP products that keep the produce and flowers fresher by inhibiting natural ethylene that triggers the ripening process.
The Food and Drug Administration is scheduling three day-long virtual meetings on its proposed rule to increase traceability requirements on fresh produce and other foods.
IFCO and Ecolab have created a validated regimen for cleaning and sanitizing reusable plastic containers to prevent cross contamination.
Several web seminars focus on traceability in the wake of the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed traceability rules.
A molecular geneticist has discovered a novel class of antimicrobial peptide which may help to treat the dreaded citrus greening disease that poses a threat to California’s citrus industry.
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Walt Duflock as vice president of Innovation, to focus on accelerating ag-tech for association members.
Staff from Dublin, Calif.-based iTrade Network, a supply-chain solution software company, spoke to Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit 2020 attendees about end-to-end traceability and efficiency.
Smurfit Kappa announced new targets to further reduce its fossil CO2 emissions, including its ambition to reach at least net zero emissions by 2050.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture study on SmartWash Solutions’ Boost, a patent-pending treatment for iceberg and romaine lettuce before washing, shows the treatment is effective in killing E. coli.
Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., is offering avocados treated with Apeel Sciences’ plant-based shelf-life extending product.
The National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, Calif., is highlighting its exhibit on women innovators in California ag-tech with a panel discussion.
Today, TOMRA Food joined over 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest project member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
A web seminar on fleet management and transportation technology is available on demand.
A leader in ERP software for the produce and perishables industry, Produce Pro Software has been celebrating a landmark 30th anniversary.