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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🙏🔬 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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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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We are looking forward to meeting our current and future partners at World Agri-Tech next week. Our founder Anthony Zografos, Ph.D. and co-founder Xander Shapiro are attending. You can watch our pitch on Wednesday 15 Mar at noon in the Start-up Arena and visit us at our booth is Start-Up Arena #17. Contact us to schedule a meeting. info@akorn.tech or via the event …
Exciting news! Akorn Technology, Inc. has been selected by Forward Fooding as one of this year’s #FoodTech500 winners! We are absolutely thrilled to share this news with you! Being listed on the FoodTech 500 alongside the most promising AgriFoodTech entrepreneurs is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of our team in creating a brighter future of food.
Akorn Technology, Inc. Is at Expo Manga Brazil 2023, sponsoring the event and meeting with our customers and partners. Please contact us if you’d like to meet with us in Petrolina! #agtech #sustainability #foodwaste
Looking forward to meeting many investors, customers and partners at World Agri-Tech in San Francisco on March 14-15. You will note in the image below that our Akorn Technology, Inc. logo is first on the list of agri-tech startups which we believe is perfect because we have so much to say! Our Founder Anthony Zografos, Ph.D. is kicking off the pitches …
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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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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 …
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 …
Akorn’s all-natural, plant-derived edible coatings minimize post-harvest loss of fresh produce and extend shelf life “Consumers in Japan are known to expect top quality and exceptional taste and appearance, without harmful chemical residues. We are confident Akorn coatings can meet, and in fact exceed, expectations.”— Anthony Zografos, CEO of Akorn Technology BERKELEY , CA, UNITED …
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This investment by UM6P Ventures in Akorn Technology, an innovative natural edible coating startup, aims to positively impact the global food system. “UM6P Ventures announces its investment in Akorn Technology, an innovative natural edible coating startup. Its multifunctional natural coating platforms are made up of corn-derived products of natural origin (non-GMO) – valued upstream, sustainable …
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Akorn Technology will use the initial investment to scale up manufacturing and support customer trials on a broad range of crops. Morocco based 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 …
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Akorn Technology has announced that its edible coatings for fresh produce have been approved for use in the European Union (EU) on fresh fruit with either edible skin or inedible peel. Akorn’s proprietary, revolutionary formulation containing corn zein and other plant-based, upcycled ingredients has been deemed suitable for use for the surface treatment of tree …
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