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.
From optical gas analyzers to predictive data modeling, new ripening technologies are adding shelf life and reducing shrink for major retailers.
The British Columbia-based greenhouse’s pilot of a decision-support system combines biological sensors and machine learning to develop a fully autonomous and climate-resilient growing system.
The Berkeley, Calif.-based company has been honored for its 100% natural coating that doubles the shelf life of fresh produce and reduces retail waste by up to 30%.
Cart Assistant instantly transforms photos of handwritten lists or screenshots of recipes into a fully populated digital grocery basket, specifically optimized for store availability and a shopper’s favorites.
The rollout includes nearly 200 stores in California and Nevada, while Upside says its national platform reaches more than 35 million consumers.
Stemilt Growers Research and Development Director Rob Blakey explains why modern apple, cherry and pear varieties must be as efficient in the pack shed as they are flavorful for the consumer.
Competition was fierce at Fruit Logistica 2026 last week, where 10 companies competed for the coveted Innovation Awards in the fresh produce and technology categories.
As generative AI continues to reshape how information is created, distributed and consumed, protecting your personal and business brand reputation has never been more important, says Pete Wilson, partner, head of digital reputation EMEA FleishmanHillard.
Stater Bros. Markets is expanding its partnership with Afresh to link store-level demand directly to warehouse buying, a move Afresh CEO Matt Schwartz explains will replace manual guesswork with a unified AI “brain” built specifically for the volatility of fresh food.
Yield Energy says its Yield Edge DERMS can earn growers money through utility incentive programs or save them on energy bills.
The Resource Innovation Institute explored the possibility of colocating data centers with large greenhouses to deal with waste heat, supply food and provide jobs in the U.S.
From the snack aisle to the produce section, the newest generation of autonomous intelligence offers retailers 24/7 visibility and precision at enterprise scale.
Updates to InteliCool include using AI and machine learning to passively track and control temperatures in tunnels, tubes or MAC systems with efficiency gains of up to 33%.
As everything is getting increasingly more data-driven and data-dependent, there are some data-specific questions growers should ask before investing.
Join us for this special episode of The Packer Podcast, sharing some of the most interesting and entertaining answers from our “fresh take” segment.
As H-2A costs climb toward $30 an hour, Western Growers’ Walt Duflock warns that half of California’s farmers could disappear by 2052 without a revolution in harvest tech.
The newly launched hub is a statewide collaboration to strengthen Arizona’s $30 billion agriculture industry through resilient and sustainable farming practices.
Once you’ve identified a likely piece of new ag tech you want to invest in, there are some questions you should ask to dig into the details first.
The founder and CEO of Innov8.ag offers insights to help growers overcome agriculture’s complexities, boost tech adoption and use real-time, actionable data for improved operations and future readiness.
Ryp Labs CEO explains how natural, easy-to-integrate technology is extending produce shelf life and offering significant returns across the supply chain.
The precision irrigation system has been recognized for helping growers close the execution gap and optimize water use across diverse specialty crops.
Five experts share what growers need to keep top of mind before taking the ag-tech plunge.
The browsers are emerging as a new kind of digital customer, and grocery retailers must enrich and structure product data so AI agents can understand, recommend and seamlessly add their produce items to shoppers’ carts.
There’s a misconception about how potatoes get from field to fork, but things have changed over the years — and for good reason.
There’s a lot of new, fancy tech out there for produce growers to choose from. Start the process off right by asking these questions first.
As growers look to technology to augment labor needs, those working in the ag tech space say there will be an even greater relationship between workers and technology.
The senior vice president of innovation with Western Growers shares the unique role the organization plays in advancing ag tech by connecting startups with growers as well as his vision for a highly automated, sustainable and water-efficient “farm of the future.”
The global provider of reusable packaging solutions for fresh foods says its newly launched IFCO Digital, featuring a Tracking-as-a-Service solution, marks a key milestone in its digital transformation.
The company has collaborated with Aerobotics, which specializes in orchard and packhouse analytics, and Neolithics, which specializes in AI-powered quality inspection, to expand its FreshCloud digital ecosystem.
QFresh Lab will provide additional postharvest, sustainable packaging and laboratory testing support.