Dive Brief:
- Chicago-based startup Hazel Technologiesclosed a $13 millionB系列的资金用于其货架延长的袋装。它由Pangea Ventures和S2G Ventures领导。
- 该公司的小袋通过抑制农产品成熟剂乙烯来起作用。它们可以掉入水果和蔬菜的散装板条箱中,公司表示可以将生产的时间长三倍。已经进行了100多次试验试验。
- 借助这笔资金,榛树的总资本筹集了1,780万美元。根据Agfunder新闻,,,,the company is researching similar applications for meat products, and plans to launch them during the next 12 months.
Dive Insight:
Food waste is a big problem.The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization estimates在零售,制造和消费中,全球生产的所有食品中的三分之一都丢失了。
Hazel希望阻止其起源问题。与市场上的其他产品不同,Hazel的包装可以简单地扔入散装板条箱中。资金回合的资本将用于帮助Hazel查看其他包装解决方案,根据Agfunder新闻。这可能包括用于较小水果在内的抗菌包装,包括浆果和葡萄,以及化合物,以减慢肉类产品的变质。
尽管没有公司为淡淡的食物浪费问题提供了解决方案,但市场上的其他产品使用不同的方法来实现同一目标。stixfresh创造了自然formulation of secondary metabolites — compounds that protect plants exposed to stresses like temperature, humidity and light fluctuations — and applied them to the non-sticky side of a sticker. On individual pieces of fruit, the stickers have shown promise. In addition to a longer shelf life, the company says the stickers promote sweetness, moisture retention and firmness.
其他解决方案包括保护性食用涂料,例如阿佩尔科学,降低成熟速度。生物沃技术tapped the power of microorganisms to increase produce longevity with a liquid wash.蓝色created an apple-shaped plastic container that can be placed inside a refrigerator to help absorb the ethylene gases that fruits and vegetables produce. And other startups offering tech-driven shelf-life enhancements includeAgrofresh,,,,蓝色and柑橘。
在市场上有很多竞争,Hazel为此削减了工作。公司解决方案的优点之一是,其小包装是包装过程中非常简单的补充。与洗涤,果皮和贴纸不同,一个包装可以用最小的努力来节省一堆农产品,而沿供应链的包装材料和工艺几乎没有更改。这种简单的应用也不太可能为制造商大幅提高成本。
考虑到有如此多的不同产生刺激ucts, as well as many different ways to package and transport them, there cannot be a single best solution for all of them to extend shelf life and reduce food waste. In 2018 alone, venture capital investors doled out $125 million for food waste reduction solutions, according toref。看到市场上出现其他新解决方案,人们希望将食物浪费统计数据从每年生产到更接近零的某个地方的40%到50%的蔬菜时,就不足为奇了。









