The study reveals that IFCO RPCs extend the freshness and visual appeal of fresh fruits and vegetables for up to four days compared to single-use packaging.
November 6, 2018
IFCO Systems US, Tampa, Fla., released the results of a study on the impact of IFCO reusable plastic containers (RPCs) on the shelf life of fresh produce.
Techno Farm Keihanna features an automated cultivation system capable of producing 30,000 heads of lettuce every day.
November 6, 2018
Spread Co. Ltd., a Japanese-based member of Earthside Group, opened Techno Farm Keihanna, what is said to be the largest automated vertical farm in the world.
Baldor Specialty Foods curates and delivers fresh produce, meats, dairy and organics to stores and restaurants within a 120-mile radius of its Hunts Point, N.Y., facility.
November 1, 2018
Baldor Specialty Foods completed the engineering and general design work on a $25 million, 110,000-square-foot expansion of its Hunts Point, N.Y.-based headquarters, storage and distribution facility.
As part of Imperfect's commitment to people and local economies, the company's expansion is expected to create up to hundreds of new full-time jobs.
October 26, 2018
Imperfect, San Francisco, opened a new distribution center in Baltimore, Md., helping the provider of imperfect fruits and vegetables become a national e-commerce player with the scale to impact food recovery coast-to-coast.
This agreement unlocks greater operator performance, visibility and efficiency with TOMRA and Compac equipment.
October 25, 2018
AVEVA, a UK-based provider of engineering and industrial software, announced a partnership with TOMRA Sorting Food, Austria, to embed SCADA technology in sensor-based sorting and packhouse solutions for the fresh produce industry.
Compac, New Zealand, launched the Sizer Simulator, a unique simulation tool that enables fruit and vegetable packhouses to prepare for incoming fresh produce batches.