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 partnership will offer Associated Wholesale Grocers members tools to enhance inventory management for independent supermarkets.
Digital farm management provider CropX Technologies has unveiled an API integration with WiseConn to improve data gathering and analytics for farmers.
The San Jose, Calif.-based IT consulting firm specializing in cybersecurity, data analytics and managed services, recently received three awards for its contributions to agriculture in the technology space.
The bio-engineered purple tomato from Norfolk Healthy Produce will soon reach retail shelves, says Harold Paivarinta, senior director of sales for Red Sun Farms.
Bayer says it has advanced two initiatives with external partners to bring forward genome editing in vegetables.
Palo Alto, Calif.-based innovation accelerator NEC X says it has made a new investment in Verdi Expeditions, a scalable platform for farm automation and personalized plant health care.
Apeel says its technologies are designed to significantly enhance retail profitability and consumer satisfaction through its plant-based coating that extends the shelf life of produce.
Fast Company’s annual list highlights global businesses that are at the forefront of their industries, paving the way for future innovations, and setting the standard with their accomplishments.
Carbon Robotics plans to use new funding to expand sales regions for its weed control platform, as well as scale manufacturing, develop new software and hardware products, and launch into international markets.
Carrier Transicold’s new, engineless 40XR and 50XR truck refrigeration units elevate efficiency, reliability and sustainability, according to a news release.
The launch of the Active Cooling Solutions platform includes critical hardware, accessories and data-driven services and support, according to the company.
The Packer’s Tom Karst recently spoke with Elliott Grant, CEO of Mineral, about the agtech company’s vision for serving the agriculture community.
Share-ify, an Orlando, Fla.-based cloud platform for corporate compliance, food safety and quality assurance, has introduced Ver-ify, a solution for companies in the food chain requiring inspections.
The robots are here. And they’re harvesting our fruit.
Fresh Del Monte has partnered with Inteligistics to use its cloud-based technology to track and link quality data, transportation, storage conditions and shipping information from its avocado packing facility in Mexico.
The website will help non-ag innovators have closer access to the grower community, says Connie Bowen, an executive for Farmhand Ventures, which collaborated with Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards is introducing new pear-packing technology that the company says has strong benefits to retailers and consumer.
When it comes to what retailers are looking for when they choose their apple suppliers, quality product is a given — but what helps them stand out?
The Washington state-based grower-packer-shipper shares in a set of videos how AgroFresh’s FreshCloud has helped digitize inspection data, improve quality and freshness, and reduce food waste.
Denise Junqueiro, the new vice president of commercial for tropicals, will develop and execute go-to-market strategies for Apeel’s tropicals business in the Americas and other global markets, the company says.
Invaio Sciences says the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has approved its application technology that aims to suppress citrus greening in oranges.
The Kansas City, Mo.-based software solution provider works with independent grocers’ produce departments across North America.
You’re more vulnerable than you think, says Eric Regnier, vice president of operations at ZAG Technical Services, who shares ways produce businesses can prepare for threats on the latest “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast.
Instacart and Fairway Market have announced the launch of “Fairway Now,” a new fast home delivery service powered by Instacart.
Called VPick and VPack, the systems use artificial-intelligence vision systems to enhance warehouse efficiency and reliability, the company says.
Brittany Hansen, impact officer with Viiision, a blockchain technology provider, spoke with The Packer about her company’s technology and how it can help those in the produce industry.
According to the study released by Flock Freight and Drive Research, the inefficiency equates to 1 in 4 truckloads moving empty, representing a significant economic and environmental concern.
As a child, Megan Jacobsen, “a born-and-raised farm girl,” said she never believed she would see a laser killing weeds. But that’s become a reality at Oxnard, Calif.-based Gills Onions.
The new solutions aim to help growers maximize crop production and optimize their use of resources, thus minimizing the impact on the environment.
Luke Parr, farm manager for Michigan-based Sackett Ranch, says the Tomra optical sorting machines can do multiple processes at once.