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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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
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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Seeing is believing! Visit us at World Agri-Tech in San Francisco in March to see everything Akorn coatings can do for our packer and retailer customers. When you see and taste the difference our coating makes on fruit and the fact-based and transparent information we offer — we will make believers of you. CLICK HERE to Read …
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While those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are hunkering down in our wool sweaters for the winter, spring has sprung in the Southern Hemisphere and peach season is about to begin. But peaches can come with the dreaded peach “woolliness.” If you don’t know what that means, it’s when peaches become mealy, juiceless and flavorless and …
“What Can Akorn Do For Us?” is the fundamental question from our customers. It is great to take a step back and remind everyone what Akorn does. Our coating is truly unique, with three active ingredient “dials” we can adjust to meet the needs of different fruits and vegetables. Akorn’s proprietary vegetable protein, vegetable wax …
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 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” …
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 …
Inside the Global Effort to Keep Perfectly Good Food Out of the Dump Read More »
You gotta give them what they want. Akorn coatings meet the specific needs of each fruit our customers grow and sell. Whether consumers demand a softer, riper mango or a firmer avocado, a sweeter peach or a tarter apple, or a perfect yellow-green color for pears – Akorn coatings have got you covered (LOL). Our coatings …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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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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 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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Akorn Technology, a global leading provider of natural plant-based coatings for fresh produce, is expanding its team in Latin America, where exporters of mangos, avocados, pineapple, and other tropical fruit are rapidly embracing its solutions. Miguel Wong has joined Akorn with primary responsibility for the Peruvian market. Before joining Akorn, Miguel held both strategic and commercial …
