Akorn Goes Global!
Dear Friends and Partners, Thank you for giving us the opportunity to reach you and share some exciting news about our company. Akorn is growing rapidly and our all-natural coatings are now in use on many types of produce such as mangos, avocados, stone fruit, pears, citrus and others. Because our coatings are all-natural, they …
FreshPlaza article highlighting Akorn Natural coatings and our global growth!
🌱 Check out the exciting article in FreshPlaza highlighting Akorn Natural coatings and our global growth! 🌎 Discover why our coatings are in demand worldwide, with customers across five continents and in 20 countries 🤯. We’re proud to offer a solution that packers truly need for better post-harvest quality of tree fruit, stone fruit, mangos, avocados, and …
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“Our affordable, 100% natural shelf-life extension coatings are available to producers globally”
Our friends at FreshPlaza just published a great article about Akorn Natural coatings and our global growth. Please take a read and learn more, including that Akorn’s coatings are available everywhere. We have customers on five continents and 20 countries, because we offer something packers truly need. Please tell us how we can help you with better post-harvest …
Akorn Technology Announces Partnership with Cutri Fruit
We may be small but we are mighty💪🏼 We combine groundbreaking 🚀, patented and proprietary technologies and laser focus 🔎 on their needs to delight our customers. Gaethan Cutri, Owner of Cutri Fruit 🍑, shares their excitement: “Our food scientists have shown that Akorn Natural™ coatings can extend shelf life and increase the quality of our …
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Big Mango
We’d love to go on a pilgrimage to this incredible “big mango” in Bowen Australia. That’s because we ❤️ mangos and ❤️ helping mango growers, shippers and exporters deliver beautiful and delicious (but normal-size!) fresh mangos to consumers. Our Australian trials have shown dramatic results in extending mango shelf life and quality. We would love …
Akorn Featured in NSF’s ‘Catalyzing Commercialization’ Article
🙏🔬 The National Science Foundation (NSF) is featuring Akorn Technology, Inc. and our patented and proprietary solutions in their “Catalyzing Commercialization” article. With NSF’s support we are taking big steps towards less food waste and a more sustainable future. Our big thanks to National Science Foundation (NSF) and all of our customers and partners for the continuing support. 🌎🍐🥭🥑🌿 Info@akorn.tech READ …
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Celebrating the National Mango Month
We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our mango business in Africa, coinciding with the National Month of Mango celebration! Our coatings effectively preserve the quality of highly perishable fruits and vegetables during cold storage and transport, resulting in reduced waste and an enhanced consumer experience. Our recent partnership with Blue Skies, a major …
Akorn Technology Announces Fresh Mango Business Expansion in Africa
While some of our competitors focus on photogenic crops with Silicon Valley appeal, we fight food waste where it matters the most: in the developing world where highly perishable fruits are produced and where inadequate cold chain infrastructures sometimes cause up to 50% of the harvest to go to waste. We are very excited to …
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The last thing that grows on a fruit tree is the fruit!
When we don’t see results we are expecting and feel like giving up, we should remember the old saying: “The last thing to grow on a fruit tree is the fruit.” It takes a lot of care, effort and expertise for fruits to grow, so naturally growers and packers want to protect that fruit on …
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Think outside the box
I recently heard a story that reminded me of the importance of questioning our actions and traditions. A 12-year-old girl watched her mother prepare a family dinner and asked her why she always cut the ends off the ham. Her mother admitted that she didn’t know, but it was something her own mother always did. …
Heavy rainfall in California may not be all good for farmers
The heavy rainfall in California this year may have both positive and negative effects on fruit growers. On the positive side, many of the state’s reservoirs and groundwater reserves are full, providing a more dependable water supply. In many cases this means higher yields and better quality fruit. On the other hand, the heavy rains resulted …
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30 Billion pineapples are hand picked each year
Thirty Billion! That’s how many pineapples are harvested (by hand!) each year. The average worker may pick 5,000 pineapples per shift sometimes working at midnight to avoid the intense heat. I picked just one which I promptly ate on the spot. Our job at Akorn Technology, Inc. is to figure out how to keep the remaining 29,999,999,999 …
We can help stop peaches disappointing you
From a previous Linkedin poll, you told us that peach is the fruit you’d most disappointed to discover had gone bad before you could eat it, in a recent poll. We agree and hope you never have a bad peach experience again! Our Akorn Natural™ coatings for stone fruit extends the shelf life and quality …
Choose sustainability and healthy living with our eco-friendly edible coating
Our natural edible fruit coating may be just what you need to reduce plastic packaging and food waste. Choose sustainability and healthy living with our eco-friendly option that extends fruit shelf life. If you’re interested in learning more about our product or how it can benefit your business, don’t hesitate to contact us at info@akorn.tech or visit akorn.tech/our-products. …
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Food Waste Prevention Week 2003
It’s Food Waste Prevention Week 2023, and we’re proud to announce that our 100% natural edible coating is helping a premium fresh cut mango supplier in West Africa reduce waste by 30% and return more value to the communities that produce the fruit, without any compromise in quality and flavor. Contact us at info@akorn.tech or visit us …
Our Co-founder presenting at Vita’Connect – La grande convention de Vitagora
Thanks to Vitagora for hosting Vita’Connect – La grande convention de Vitagora, in Dijon, France, and a terrific panel on sustainable packaging to close it out. “The truth is that 1 + 1 = 3 IS what happens when you deploy sustainable packaging for fresh fruit and combine that with the efficacy of our innovative …
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Calling all pear growers and packers!
Calling all pear growers and packers! Are you looking for a natural and effective solution to extend the shelf life and improve the eating experience of your pears? Akorn Technology, Inc. has developed edible coatings made with 100% natural ingredients that do just that! Contact us today to learn more about how our edible coatings can benefit …
We are tackling food waste where it matters
We have visited with many mango growers and packers in Peru, Brazil and Ecuador and consistently hear they want 100% natural shelf life extension solutions that really work. In fact, exporters there are adopting our coatings because they are not only 100% natural and simply work better than the petroleum derived and/or chemical-laden “plant-based” coatings …
A PINEAPPLE PLANT PRODUCES JUST ONE FRUIT A YEAR
A pineapple plant produces just one fruit a year. Nobody wants that one precious pineapple going to waste and certainly nobody wants an all natural pineapple going around smeared in petroleum waxes. All natural pineapples deserve the all natural Akorn coating so that they can be enjoyed by people all over the world. https://akorn.tech/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pineapple-packing-line.mp4