FOOD Freshly to Showcase Innovative New Produce Wash Solution for Highly-Effective, Food-Safe Post-Harvest and Extended Shelf-Life Treatments

January 30, 2025 FOOD Freshly

Ideal for a wide range of fresh-cut and whole products from carrots and potatoes through to berries, melons and pineapples, the FOOD freshly Produce Wash is a two-step system which – uniquely in the produce sector – features two dipping tanks for combined post-harvest and extended shelf-life applications. 

Fyffes Launch Crownless Pineapples Alongside New Consumer Research

September 25, 2024 Fyffes

For retailers, crownless pineapples present the opportunity for reducing carbon emissions significantly as more than 30% more crownless pineapples can be transported as they take up significantly less space.

Dole Targets New Generations of Organic Banana and Pineapple Shoppers During National Organic Month in September

September 9, 2024 Dole Plc

The produce leader is working with key national and regional retailers to launch a series of social and digital trade and consumer programs touting Dole’s 25 years of leadership growing organic produce and developing retail programs that communicate the health, sustainability and fair trade benefits of organic bananas and pineapples. The digital, social and PR program launches this week in honor of September’s National Organic Month and continues through mid-October.

Kapi Kapi Introduces Plantains to Both the U.S. and European Markets

July 9, 2024 Kapi Kapi

After working on field trials over the last few years, perfecting their growing and harvesting practices, Kapi Kapi has been able to cultivate their plantains to produce exceptional flavor and consistent quality at a commercial scale.

Kapi Kapi Growers Reports Exponential Growth

May 14, 2024 Kapi Kapi

Kapi branded pineapples first entered the U.S. market in late 2020. Through the leadership of Sofia Acon, president of Kapi Kapi Growers, the brand grabbed the attention of retail buyers and in December of 2020, the first shipments of Kapi pineapples reached the Port of Philadelphia. Retailers and wholesalers in the Northeast were eager to put the Kapi brand on store shelves and by the end of Q1, distribution had taken off. In less than a year, the Kapi brand was well on its way to becoming a significant supplier in the tropical fruit space.