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.
Kalera, a vertical farming company based in Orlando, Fla., filed April 4, for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the CEO stepped down. But leaders are making arrangements to continue regular operations throughout the process.
Retailers including New Seasons Market, Niemann Foods and The Fresh Market are using Instacart tech — such as new Carrot Ads, FoodStorm, Caper Cart and Rosie features — online and in-store.
Inteligistics has launched InteliView, a cloud-based, flexible and customizable digital information hub that consolidates data from a variety of sources.
Clarifruit CEO Elad Mardix says artificial intelligence could help optimize supply chains, reduce waste and enable the industry to balance ever-increasing demand and a need to significantly reduce emissions.
The accelerator brings companies with ready-to-market solutions. These companies may already be in adjacent markets with the potential to provide the produce industry with climate-smart innovation.
The global exclusive distribution agreement with sensor technology startup Strella will launch immediately for the Northern Hemisphere’s apple and pear seasons and leverage AgroFresh’s customer relationships.
The supply chain and produce marketplace platform is partnering with the table grape grower-shipper to deliver a novel direct-to-retail procurement model with hopes to scale and expand to other categories.
Jesse Himango, a second-generation grocer with more than a decade of produce industry experience, joins the developer of a software solution that aims to modernize produce departments of independent grocers.
The Autocado aims to take some of the labor out of making Chipotle’s guacamole.
Agribusiness IT consulting firm and security provider ZAG Technical Services offers resources and expert tips for professionals traveling this summer for work or pleasure.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based International Fruit Genetics LLC will soon be acquired by an ag innovation group based in Spain, according to a news release.
“2023 has been a tumultuous year for the horticulture industry globally,” the report says.
AgroFresh is expanding its global footprint and post-harvest product offerings to include preservation for table grapes and berries with the recent addition of South Africa-based Tessara.
Silo Technologies says the funding will advance its capacity to develop modular solutions for inventory management, freight logistics, enhanced order management, modern payment options and innovative capital solutions.
Funds will help build Greenfield Robotics’ autonomous technology into other crops and Nitricity’s fertilizer produced without carbon emissions. Field trials begin for Nitricity’s fertilizer in the Salinas Valley.
Fresh Farms says it is also developing creative marketing solutions to help its retail customers maximize their return on investment.
Axiom Cloud recently closed on funding intended to accelerate the deployment of its artificial intelligence-powered module that detects refrigerant leaks without requiring any new onsite hardware or sensors.
Apeel says it has significantly reduced food waste and its associated environmental impacts with its plant-based technology that creates a natural protective shield around produce.
Greenhouse-grown fruit and vegetable company Village Farms Fresh says the integration of AI-driven solutions, such as Blue Radix, is helping improve efficiency and quality.
Josep Jove Estiarte has been appointed to the position, effective immediately, after serving as interim CEO and chief innovation officer since February 2024.
Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has named Kent Shoemaker to its board of directors, appointing him chairman of the board.
Sao Paulo, Brazil-based agribusiness technology company Agrotools has announced it is expanding into the North American market.
The IT consulting firm, managed services and IT security provider specializing in the agriculture and food and beverage industries will be exhibiting and leading a session on robotic process automation.
Agtech, farm robotics and growers are coming together this April for a traveling ag roadshow that spotlights farm innovations.
Keeping fruits and vegetables safe isn’t always a simple task, but there’s an arm of the produce industry that strives to help growers, packers, retailers and others do just that.
The USDA recently reviewed soybean, tomato, and potato plants modified using genetic engineering to determine whether they presented an increased plant pest risk compared to similar cultivated plants.
The global supply chain and logistics company was named a “Top Food Chain Technology” award winner by the Food Shippers of America’s Food Chain Digest.
After a successful 2021 trial, the company is using the shelf-life extension technology for this year’s bigger crop.
The genetics developer is marking 30 years of crop research in Mexico, hopeful that favorable weather and the workforce will lead to the next generation of vegetable varieties such as broccoli, chilies and tomatoes.