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.
First the bad news: a new study says food is a larger polluter than we knew, responsible for up to 40% of overall human greenhouse gas emissions—about double previous estimates.
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. has announced the expanded availability of Control-Tec sustainability technology systems.
Apeel has shared U.S. sustainability impact numbers for its longer-lasting limes currently sold in over 3,000 grocery stores coast-to-coast, including Kroger and CUB banner markets.
Offering premium organic and conventional avocados from California, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico, Oppy is now using Apeel’s plant-based solution to extend the shelf life of its Eco Farms avocados grown in Mexico.
Hazel Technologies Inc. announces the addition of Mike Rubidoux to the company as Director of Sales Strategy.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc., today announced that Kevin Murphy has joined the company’s Board of Directors.
Infarm and Sobeys Inc. have announced a new agreement to accelerate the availability and distribution of fresh produce to an additional 4 of Canada’s 10 provinces by 2023.
Ed Harwood, cofounder and emeritus chief science officer at AeroFarms, has died, leaving a legacy of patented innovative agriculture technology and expansion beyond his expectations.
JBT Corporation announces upgrades to one of its Sta-Fresh® Pineapple Coating Technology solutions, Sta-Fresh 2952.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel today announced $250M in Series E funding led by returning investor Temasek.
Catalytic Generators’ ethylene-based product, Ethy-Gen II Ripening Concentrate, has received approval from the Dutch Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products for banana ripening in the Netherlands.
While scrolling produce industry posts on social media this week, we found weirdly-shaped squash, different brains, bubble gum, carrot bacon — and news about at least one thing that’s getting more affordable. Oh my!
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms will expand to the Midwest region as part of a project with World Wildlife Fund and the St. Louis Controlled Environment Agriculture Coalition.
Kingsville, Ontario-based Mastronardi Produce Ltd. and Morehead, Ky.-based AppHarvest plan to form FarmCo, a joint venture to develop a portfolio of controlled environment agriculture facilities.
Sustainability and plastic-free will be two packaging trends to watch in 2022, industry leaders report.
Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises has acquired Irvington, N.Y.-based BrightFarms, the indoor farming company and provider of locally grown packaged salads in several states.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies continues to ensure optimal honeydew shelf-life at AZ- based produce distributor, Grower Alliance LLC.
iUNU, the leading AI agtech company, today announced its acquisition of Artemis, the leading enterprise Cultivation Management Platform (CMP).
Dutch horticulture technology supplier Ridder has invested in greenhouse robotics and signed a partnership agreement with Israeli agtech start-up MetoMotion.
Hazel Technologies Inc. announces the addition of Delma Heileman to the company as Director of Sales- Retail.
The future has arrived at the ShopRite of Yardley and the ShopRite of Bethlehem, where customers can be the first to take advantage of innovative battery-powered delivery robots for same-day home grocery delivery.
RLS Logistics, through its affiliate RLS Partners, recently welcomed Premier Refrigerated Warehouse, Fort Worth, TX, as the latest warehouse partner and member of the RLS network of cold chain solutions providers.
Burro, formerly known as Augean Robotics, an autonomy company providing solutions for the agriculture industry, today announced it has raised a $10.9 million Series A.
Hiber has announced today that Inmarsat will provide the satellite connectivity backbone on which it will continue to build Hiberband, its revolutionary low-cost, low-power network for Internet of Things (IoT) products.
Oishii, the produce company behind the world’s largest indoor vertical strawberry farm, announced the opening of their newest farm in Los Angeles.
Hectre, the New Zealand based orchard management and fruit sizing software company, has just completed a funding round which will see both its team and its product innovation capability expand significantly.
Institutional food operators often use traditional processes to procure products and take inventories.
Out of more than 100 applicants, five agtech start-up companies have been selected to go head-to-head in the Western Growers/S2G Ventures 2021 AgSharks Competition.
Designed for producers, wholesalers, and supermarkets, the Consentio digital ‘platform’ simplifies and accelerates sales, reduces costs and improves profits, according to a news release.
Doubling down on its unique research and development (R&D) strategy and pace for introducing category-first product innovations, Revol Greens is adding Mohammed Oufattole, MBA as Chief Technology Officer.