Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

The partnership brings automated defect detection and consistent, data-driven quality standards to Wish Farms’ berry operations... Read More

By lowering barriers to entry and pairing first-time exhibitors with veteran mentors, the International Fresh Produce Association seeks to help business solutions providers maximize ROI at the Global Produce and Floral Show... Read More

Researchers identify a genetic mechanism that coordinates flower development and fruit formation, paving the way toward tomato varieties with more reliable winter harvests... Read More

Nature’s Frequencies is targeting produce spoilage with its patented Food Freshness Card, a chemical-free, passive technology designed to extend shelf life and deliver a full return on investment in under four months without altering standard cold-chain operations... Read More

As regulatory deadlines and outbreak risks mount, Inteligistics’ new cold chain enterprise suite aims to transform traceability from a compliance headache into a business shield... Read More

As labor unions and lawmakers push to restrict electronic shelf labels over fears of worker displacement and AI-driven surge pricing, retail advocates are defending the technology before Congress as a necessary operational upgrade that improves price accuracy and streamlines store management... Read More

Onza Corp.’s FreshSure technology converts volatile ozone gas into a stable, USDA-organic solid crystal matrix offering scalable sachets that achieve up to log-five pathogen reductions and extend produce shelf life by up to nine days... Read More

Circana’s Jonna Parker warns that brands are missing out on online shoppers, viral social trends and falling behind as AI-driven commerce takes off... Read More

The move comes months after the California-based company raised $50 million in February at a $4.5 billion pre-money valuation in a funding round... Read More

By tailoring price drops to individual fruits and vegetables rather than entire aisles, grocers can protect profits, cut food waste and keep fresh produce affordable... Read More

The company’s chief business development officer breaks down how its simulation-trained, zero-fruit-contact harvesting robot achieves up to 85% autonomous coverage, with North American commercial operations set to launch early next year... Read More

Engineers have developed a virtual reality system that creates real-time 3D virtual replicates of greenhouses, enabling older farmers, individuals with disabilities and agricultural students to intuitively monitor plant health... Read More

Deerpoint Group has tapped the agricultural executive as its first chief revenue officer to oversee the expansion of its automated irrigation and crop nutrition technology into new regional markets across the U.S... Read More

While major retail chains gamble on generic chatbots, independent grocers are deploying a custom, inventory-driven AI that turns seasonal produce and beverage pairings into highly personalized basket builders... Read More

Uber’s director of grocery and retail partnerships explains how the platform is helping grocers capture spontaneous, midweek demand by turning on-demand delivery into a seamless extension of its business... Read More

Bipartisan legislation heading to Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s desk aims to protect consumers from real-time price gouging and safeguard union grocery jobs... Read More

With a 2027 U.S. debut on the horizon, German tech company Orbem is set to transform fresh produce grading by bringing industrialized, hospital-grade MRI technology paired with AI to packing lines on a pay-per-scan basis to eliminate internal browning, rot and guesswork without ever cutting the fruit open... Read More

From long-range climate forecasting down to highway cold chains and the final checkout bar code, automation is removing human error from the fresh supply chain... Read More

By eliminating the manual blind spots of traditional tracking, real-time wireless automation is helping retailers protect fresh food quality and slash spoilage... Read More

The family-owned grocer has deployed autonomous shelf-scanning technology to strengthen shelf visibility, pricing accuracy and in-store execution... Read More

As agentic commerce shifts online grocery from rigid, transactional search bars to intuitive, conversational AI, retailers have an opportunity to use autonomous agents to solve the industry’s long-standing fresh produce adoption bottleneck... Read More

While AI-driven demand forecasting has prevented millions of pounds of waste and boosted retail profits, its full potential is restricted by store managers who override technological insights to avoid the risk of empty shelves... Read More

Fam Stumabo’s Paul Krechel breaks down how modern cutting technology eliminates “invisible” waste, simplifies labor challenges and proves that true sustainability happens on the factory floor... Read More

At The Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum, venture capitalists revealed three macro trends that are positioning the retail produce department as the ultimate destination for data-driven, wellness-focused consumers... Read More

The launch gives Weis customers real-time spend tracking, personalized coupons and seamless loyalty rewards... Read More