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.
NIAB opens GreenTech Hub
New £11.3m horticulture research centre opens doors at NIAB’s East Malling site in Kent
Belgian campaign launches in UK
Belgian produce marketers are targeting retail and foodservice companies in the UK with a message of high quality and sustainability
Alistair Winter joins KisanHub
Agri-tech software firm hires fresh produce manager as new head of sales
Smartleaf tech lands Queen’s Award
Babyleaf supplier JW European rewarded for patented misting technology to boost the shelf life of bagged salads
FPI captures market on the move
Fresh Produce India speakers to discuss exciting market evolution in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic
‘Activated air’ seed cleaning ‘accelerates germination’
Trials of chemical-free seed treatment show “significant reductions in infections, improved germination rates, higher yield and reduced losses” in baby leaf salads
Sainsbury's adopts Amazon contactless tech
Supermarket is using Amazon's Just Walk Out technology in its contactless, checkout-free store in Holborn
Proseal expands offer
Tray-sealing machine manufacturer Proseal now offers "complete end of line packaging solution" after company developments
Metos UK unveils new potato tech
Potato-shaped sensor for in-store monitoring and app for yield estimates are among new introductions
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Belgian campaign launches in UK
Belgian produce marketers are targeting retail and foodservice companies in the UK with a message of high quality and sustainability
New pilot grows fresh talent in Kent
A new apprenticeship scheme in Kent offers opportunities to fast track into the fresh produce industry
British strawberries sweet and plentiful as season gets underway
UK season begins weeks earlier than last year, with favourable weather boosting berries’ natural sugars
Birds Eye kicks off biodiversity campaign with giant wildflower artwork
Campaign seeks to educate nation on importance of biodiversity and impact of its loss, as well as what we can all do to help protect it, with 20,000 wildflower seed boxes up for grabs
South Africa’s Sharon Fruit harvest starts
The first containers shipped to Europe and airfreighted to the UK and the East have arrived
Recycling solution for Tesco cut fruit
Partnership between Tesco and Faerch will see own-brand cut fruit and other products' packaging contain 30 per cent rPET
City-dwelling Brits 'turn to urban farming'
Samsung releases survey into home-growing desires to coincide with its Project Plant initiative
Indoor agritech firm lists on LSE
Light Science Technologies has raised £5m to boosts its position in the indoor agritech sensor and lighting market
Tong talks automation at BP2021
British manufacturer Tong keeps an eye on automation at BP2021 British Potato exhibition
Proseal exhibits at Fruit Attraction
Proseal to showcase fresh packing developments at Fruit Attraction show in Madrid next month