food waste

ProducePay survey highlights grower concerns

ProducePay has released its second annual survey that is designed to explore business stability for produce stakeholders, including growers, packers, distributors, integrated suppliers and end buyers in the U.S. and Latin America. The results spotlight... more »

AgroFresh completes acquisition of Tessara

AgroFresh Solutions Inc., an AgTech company specializing in post-harvest produce freshness and quality solutions, has completed the acquisition of Tessara. South Africa-based Tessara is an industry provider of intelligent packaging solutions for preserving fresh produce,... more »

AgroFresh acquires postharvest tech company Tessara

AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has acquired Tessara, a postharvest solutions provider. The acquisition expands AgroFresh’s footprint in food waste reduction and freshness solutions for table grapes and berries and bolsters the organization’s impact in growing regions in... more »

Full Harvest expands online to all Grade 1 produce

Full Harvest, a leader in the battle against food waste, is expanding beyond surplus to all U.S. Department of Agriculture Grade 1 produce on its online marketplace for commercial buyers and sellers. Solving the food... more »

Grants seek to measure household food waste

Three universities will be targeting household food waste through $2 million in grants designed to research consumer behavior, supply chain disruptions and other factors leading to food waste. The Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research... more »

AgroFresh Solutions to merge with Paine Schwartz Partners affiliate

AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has entered into a definitive merger agreement with investment funds affiliated with Paine Schwartz Partners, a global leader in sustainable food chain investing. The investment funds will acquire all of AgroFresh’s outstanding... more »

Food waste reduction bolstered by Clarifruit funding

An Israeli company developing an automated quality control software platform for the fruit and vegetable supply chain that reduces food waste has raised $12 million in funding. The $900 billion annual funding round for Clarifruit,... more »

USDA seeks drop in food losses, waste

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to feature the newest food loss and waste mitigation technologies at the second virtual Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair. The Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair is from... more »

Nabaco adds produce industry expert to board of directors

Craig Stephen, a senior leader and advisor in the consumer food and produce industry, has joined the board of directors and advisory board for Nabaco® Inc. Nabaco manufactures a revolutionary safe and edible coating that extends... more »

Novozymes, AgroFresh focus on post-harvest freshness

Biotech company Novozymes and post-harvest freshness solutions provider AgroFresh are forming a research and commercialization partnership. Through the partnership, the companies will be developing products that can improve post-harvest food quality and minimize waste by... more »

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