Technology news from Fresh Produce Journal
Technology news stories with a direct relevance to the UK fresh produce business, including updates on production and harvesting systems, sorting and grading machinery, packaging, coldstorage and controlled atmosphere, digital management, robots and automation, vertical farming, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Agri-TechE director awarded OBE in King’s Birthday Honours
Dr Belinda Clarke receives OBE for her work introducing disruptors and new technologies into agriculture
Fruit Logistica records 10 per cent rise in exhibitor bookings
Deadline to reserve stand space at world’s most important fruit and veg industry trade show is on 31 July 2024
RootWave and Garford in eWeeding partnership
Arrangement is set to offer a boost to veg growers looking for new weed-control technologies
NextGen growers learn how US farmers are dealing with climate change
Growers from NextGen Fruit headed to California to learn how local farmers are grappling with labour costs and climate change
HarvestEye secures Scottish distribution deal
Crop insights tool will now be distributed by Agricar north of the border
Vertical Future sees potential for vertical farming in Iraq
Vertical Future’s Jamie Burrows believes autonomous vertical farming systems can have a major impact in Iraq and the wider Middle East region, helping resolve issues of food and water security
OSY Group secures Xtend funding
Shelf-life-extending technology firm gets funding boost to roll out Xtend produce-pack coating in UK and abroad
Vertical Future tops global CEA-tech chart
UK vertical farm specialist is listed by FoodTech 500 as number-one controlled-environment-agriculture technology firm globally
Mudwalls develops e-commerce platform
New platform is targeted at independent retail and foodservice customers
Gander and Snappy Shopper initiative gathers pace
Two tech firms have joined forces to help cut convenience-store-customer grocery-bills and reduce food waste
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Morrisons posts solid growth and accelerates c-store drive
Supermarket says availability and loyalty scheme are helping boost sales
Sodexo outlines three years of social impact work
Catering giant has committed to a wide range of initiatives to create meaningful impact
UK salad chief headlines at Festival of Fresh
Q&A: Vitacress Salads MD Andrew Eastwood shares secrets of company’s success with FPJ’s Michael Barker and 250-strong audience at Festival of Fresh 2024
Aldi trials plastic-free packaging on bananas
The initiative aims to save an estimated 234 tonnes of plastic packaging per year
NFU Cymru embarks on consumer campaign to promote Welsh produce
The Welsh arm of the NFU launched a food and farming campaign in Cardiff to champion domestic produce
£600k grant boosts Fieldwork’s BerryAI Project
Company is making major strides in its work to develop robotic raspberry harvesters
IGD highlights risks to UK food system
Institute of Grocery Distribution publishes new report outlining long-term risks to a resilient UK food system
European supermarket chains install fruit ripeness scanners
Retailers including Jumbo and Migros have apparently recorded higher avocado sales and reduction in waste thanks to arrival of AI-based checkpoints
South African apple and pear growers turn to solar energy
Several producers who supply leading exporter Tru-Cape say their irrigation systems now depend far less on the country’s consistently unreliable national electricity network
Tomra LUCAi platform now available for cherries
New LUCAi platform for InVision2 leverages Tomra’s Deep Learning technology to add value to cherry packing