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Akorn team visits Moroccan citrus packing facility

Akorn Team visits Moroccan citrus packing facility

Morocco won everyone’s heart at the World Cup 2022 and became the first African nation to be in the semi-finals.  Morocco also wins Akorn Technology,’s award for this spectacular citrus packing facility in Agadir. We have seen and worked in many, but none quite like this.https://youtu.be/bJUR_iX5xF0To learn more on what we do, please visit https://akorn.tech #agtech …

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Disruption spells Disaster in Central Valley

Disruption: it sounds great in the Silicon Valley.  It spells “disaster” in the Central Valley.   Here is a sneak peek inside a stone fruit packing line.  Just this one facility packs about 20 tons an hour, as many as 250,000,000 peaches and nectarines each season.  These are delicate, highly perishable fruits.  Disruption means delays, damage, waste, loss of revenue, …

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World Pear Day

At Akorn, we celebrate ​#WorldPearDay and #CelebratePearsMonth. Our 100% natural coating works very well on pears, extending their shelf life, taste and appearance so you get an out-of-this-world pear each and every time. If you want out-of-this-world pears for your customers, contact us to learn more about how Akorn has got you covered. info@akorn.tech Read Full Article

How Akorn contributes to Active Packaging Innovations

We are pleased to be highlighted as a leading edible coating innovation in this recent article in Packaging World, a major trade publication. Food waste is a giant problem which we at Akorn Technology, Inc. help our customers attack. Increasingly, our customers are also focused on eliminating and reducing packaging on their fresh produce. Our 100% natural coating …

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Akorn's natural edible food coatings prevent moisture loss

Our team recently visited pineapple growers in Ecuador

Our team Anthony and Danilo recently visited #pineapple growers in Ecuador. We were amazed by not only the effort and care they put into their product but also the care they show for their land and their workers. For these growers #sustainability is not a cliché, it’s smart business. We put the same effort and care into our all natural coatings which …

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Akorn Natural coatings for Mango

Akorn Tech has partnered with Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, to validate our solution for mango varieties

Akorn Technology, Inc. has partnered with Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corpration, to validate our solution for mango varieties grown in the San Francisco Valley of Brazil. Exporters there are adopting our coatings because they are 100% natural, require no new equipment and processes and simply work better than the petroleum derived and/or chemical laden “plant based” …

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Inside the Global Effort to Keep Perfectly Good Food Out of the Dump

The The New York Times featured an article about global food waste solutions, saying in part “in the United States, one start-up…has developed an invisible, plant-based coating to make fruits last longer.” Thank you NYTimes — that describes Akorn Technology, Inc. perfectly! In fact, Akorn’s plant-derived coating is invisible and highly effective in extending shelf life and quality of fresh …

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Akorn Edible Pear Coating

Sbarca in Europa Akorn, la pellicola edibile che raddoppia la shelf life della frutta – Fruit Book Magazine

See Orginal Post Here Akorn Technology, startup californiana che utilizza derivati di grano per produrre rivestimenti per la frutta, annuncia lo sbarco in Europa e quindi il lancio anche sul mercato italiano della sua pellicola edibile in grado di prolungare significativamente la shelf life dei prodotti ortofrutticoli mantenendo intatta la loro freschezza e salubrità. Akorn è una soluzione a base di …

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Stop Food Loss & Waste

Since the beginning of time, humans have been inventing delicious ways to prevent food waste. Often this has been done by preserving fresh food to last longer through fermentation and other means. Yogurt is believed to have been invented over 4000 years ago by Central Asian herdsmen, who stored their extra goat’s milk in containers …

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The Apple Story

Apple is perhaps the oldest fruits cultivated in world. It had been initially grown in central Asia. It is a storehouse of protein, vitamin, dietary fiber, anti-oxidants and minerals. We all know the old saying that an apple a day keeps doctor away. Not only the daily intake of apple controls blood pressure, heart rate, …

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Akorn awarded NSF SBIR Phase II Fund

National Science Foundation awards Akorn Tech SBIR Phase II Grant

Akorn Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a $1 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance and scale their proprietary, natural plant-derived coatings platform.  NSF had never previously funded R&D behind edible coatings for fresh produce. Global food production, security …

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Akorn natural fruit & vegetable coatings

UM6P Ventures is announcing their investment in Akorn Technology, Inc.

All-natural edible food coating minimizes post-harvest food loss and extends shelf life July 26, 2022 – Today, UM6P Ventures announces its investment in Akorn Technology, an innovator in edible food coatings. Their multifunctional natural coating platforms are made with upcycled, sustainable, and abundant non-GMO corn by-products and other plant materials that can double or triple the …

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Akorn announces new Japanese Investor, Future Foods Fund

Akorn is pleased to announce that Future Food Fund, the investment arm of Japan’s Oisix ra daichi Inc., has joined us and our growing team of international investors to improve fresh produce supply chains, control food waste and loss, and bring nutritious food to more people across the globe. Akorn’s revolutionary, natural, plant-derived coatings for fresh fruits and vegetables are …

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