food waste

Grower Alliance partners with Hazel Technologies for melons

CHICAGO, IL (May 18, 2020) – Hazel Technologies Inc. BB #:205713, a USDA-funded technology company delivering new technology solutions for...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Pennsylvania plans to boost Ag surplus program funding, connecting hungry families with farm excess

PRESS RELEASE: Mar 5th, 2020, Lancaster, PA— Hess Brothers Fruit Company, Lancaster, PA,BB #:103882 hosted Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding...

5 years ago 1 minute read

An app to fight food waste

Times being as they are, an app is being called into play in the war on food waste. It’s called...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Apeel Sciences targets foodservice expansion

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (February 26, 2020)—Apeel Sciences BB #:345580, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and one of TIME Magazine’s...

5 years ago 5 minute read

ERS explores produce waste

USDA estimates consumer food waste at about $161.6 billion annually, or about $500 per person per year. Although this aspect...

5 years ago 2 minute read

German retailer Edeka to carry citrus with Apeel technology

Hamburg, 27 January 2020: The Edeka Group is now further extending its commitment to fighting food waste and, in addition...

5 years ago 5 minute read

CPMA launches online waste efficiency tool

January 15, 2020 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Produce Marketing Association BB #:153602 has officially launched the CPMA Waste Efficiency...

5 years ago 2 minute read

The inside story of the sachet that doubles produce life

A few days ago, I visited an incubator. Not for baby chicks. For technology. It is a building on the...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Grocers turn to apps for produce markdowns, reduce food waste

Thrifty consumers will have a better way to scrounge for produce markdowns – and reduce food waste – with a...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Hazel receives USDA grant for shelf-life extension technology

CHICAGO, IL (December 9, 2019) – Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-supported agricultural technology company delivering new packaging solutions to extend...

5 years ago 3 minute read

More than one way to fight food waste

The war against waste marches on. Most people in the industry are familiar with Imperfect Produce BB #:299328, the company...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Kroger to standardize Our Brands date labels to reduce household food waste

CINCINNATI, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073 announced today its plan to standardize date labels for...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Wabi-Sabi can save aging produce

If you say the words wabi-sabi to anyone above the age of three, they’re apt to burst out laughing. But...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Curation Foods launches full-pallet BreatheWay, squeezable guacamole

PRESS RELEASE: SANTA MARIA, Calif., Sept. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Curation Foods Inc. BB #:117213, a natural foods company...

6 years ago 6 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review: September 9, 2019

Is guilt the key to the food waste conundrum? Pamela and Greg talk about how consumers need to get over...

6 years ago 1 minute read

“Humanizing” fresh produce can prevent food waste

Take it easy on the fresh produce markdowns, it’s time for a new branding strategy. A new study found that...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Imperfect Produce chosen among Kroger foundation’s inaugural grant recipients

Company Release – 8/28/2019 10:14 AM ET CINCINNATI, Aug. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Innovation Fund (the “Fund”), a program of The Kroger...

6 years ago 6 minute read

Global produce supply: Is there enough?

Public health experts are pushing for more fruit and vegetable consumption for the health of both human beings and the...

6 years ago 4 minute read

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