100% Natural Coatings for Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
100% Natural Coatings for Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
100% Natural Coatings for Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
100% Natural Coatings for Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
FOOD WASTE: A GLOBAL CRISIS
One-third of all food produced globally enough to feed the world’s hungry people four times over is LOST OR WASTED
$
0.1
Trillion
of ECONOMIC VALUE squandered
1
Billion cubic meters
WATER WASTED
1
Million tons
GREENHOUSE GAS contributed
1
million tons
of fresh produce are LOST before they reach the market
OUR MISSION
IS TO REDUCE LOSS OF FRESH PRODUCE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN BY 50%
Together, we can reduce produce waste in the SUPPLY CHAIN by
0.5
million tons
OUR SOLUTION: EDIBLE COATINGS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
We make them easy
100% Plug-and-Play
We deliver solutions that work within our customers’ processes, on their equipment and on their terms
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We make them effective
Three is better than one
Our coatings contain three active ingredients instead of a single wax: a vegetable protein, a natural wax and a vegetable oil
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We make them natural
No chemicals. None
Everything we use to make our coatings is natural. We use upcycled byproducts of non-GMO corn, rice and sunflowers
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We make sense
We have a creative global team of experienced professionals with long ties to agriculture and consumer goods.
Our team works tirelessly to understand consumer expectations, retailer requirements and packer and grower demands. We collaborate with Universities and Research Institutes worldwide to develop products and solve problems in the Central Valley, not the Silicon Valley.
Akorn Technology was founded in 2019 by veterans from high technology, consumer goods and agriculture. It is based in Berkeley, CA, a short distance from California’s Central Valley which provides more than half of the fruits, vegetables and nuts grown in the US.
We are an US AgriTech startup that develops 100% natural edible coatings. We reduce food waste throughout the produce supply chain and promote better nutrition for all by enabling the producers and retailers to deliver harvest-fresh, tastier and longer-lasting fruits and vegetables.
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