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.
Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions’ FreshCloud Predictive Screening system has added capabilities to help Honeycrisp apple growers.
The Center for Produce Safety will embark on another campaign in the next year to raise funds for the group’s food safety research efforts.
iTradeNetwork, which recently announced plans to offer its services free to select growers and shippers to advance traceability efforts in the industry, has scheduled a web seminar to discuss its plans.
Sicar Farms has opened its new Mission, Texas, facility, with cooler capacity of 85,000 square feet, 21 loading docks, and office space.
Indoor grower BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., is using blockchain technology to trace its products.
A federal appeals court has ruled that the patent for Houweling’s UltraClima Semi-Closed Greenhouse is valid.
Capespan recently completed a two-year process to restructure its fruit business to simplify service for customers and grower partners.
Hazel Technologies has received a $100,000 grant from the USDA to further develop its Endure packaging insert to prolong fresh produce shelf life, with a focus on berries.
Manter International B.V. has acquired shares of another Netherlands-based company, Solidtec B.V.
Container farm manufacturer Freight Farms and Sodexo have plans to bring hydroponic vertical farms to schools and universities across the U.S.
C.H. Robinson, Eden Prairie, Minn., plans to purchase Prime Distribution Services.
Registrar Corp., Hampton, Va., has acquired Vinca LLC, which provides online training for food safety management systems.
Hazel Technologies Inc., Chicago, has hired Kelly Dietz as vice president of sales.
SFL Cos., Rochester, Mich., has been named a 2020 Rock Star of the Supply Chain by Food Logistics.
The Castellini Group of Companies, Cincinnati, has a new website and logo as it enters into a new phase of a growth plan that’s unifying its companies under the Castellini brand.
Registration is open for the Center for Produce Safety’s Research Symposium weekly web seminars, a five-part series in place of the annual meeting that was cancelled by COVID-19 restrictions.
AgriCoat-NatureSeal Ltd., Berkshire, United Kingdom, has introduced a new addition to its Semperfresh line of coatings that prolongs fresh produce shelf life
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A robotic apple packer from New Zealand-based Robotics Plus has won a major technology award.
AgroFresh Solutions and Zest Labs have a collaboration, adding Zest Fresh’s ability to calculate and communicate the freshness of produce through the supply chain to the FreshCloud Transit Insights platform.
Corrugated and paper packaging company Smurfit Kappa recently released its latest Sustainable Development Report, which details the steps is taking to reach a goal of full sustainability.
Felix Instruments is introducing the Mango Quality Meter, which measures dry matter and Brix in seconds without the need to destroy the fruit in the process.
LinkFresh Inc. has hired Bryan Barsness as vice president of sales for North America.
Ag tech company Zest Labs has updated its Zest Fresh platform with three new modules to make it easier for suppliers, foodservice operators and retailers to test and deploy its offerings.
The Wonderful Agriculture Career Prep program’s 90 graduates celebrated their accomplishments as the inaugural class in the program.
The Produce Traceability Initiative Leadership Council met recently to put a new spotlight on voluntary adoption of PTI standards.
Berry grower-marketer Wish Farms’ new headquarters in Plant City, Fla., won’t be your average office and warehouse/packing facility.
Compac has a new laboratory designed to be deployed directly to fields and orchards, packed with the latest in analytical sensor technologies from parent company Tomra.
Western Growers is again seeking proposals from ag-tech startups who can compete for a minimum of $250,000 in investment capital through the 2018 AgSharks Competition.
Hood River, Ore.-based Diamond Fruit Growers has unveiled a packing line specifically engineered for pears from Unitec.