Mature green ‘Kensington Pride’ mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) were treated with a short-term UV-C light at four different intensities (0, 4.0, 8.3 and 11.7 kJ m-2). After treatment, mangoes were stored for 12 d in air (<0.005 µL L-1 ethylene) or 0.1 µL L-1 ethylene at 20… 
SAKATA VEGETABLES EUROPE specialises in the breeding, production and marketing of high value vegetable seeds for the European, Middle Eastern and African markets. Part of the Sakata Seed Corporation (Japan), we offer innovative varieties that bring added value to all members of the food chain, from…
NatureSeal® protects cut produce by inhibiting browning, without altering the natural flavor; it is the solution to make "fresh simple".
Beside the solucions for Processors and for Food Service you also can keep fresh-cut produce from browning at home: apples, carrots, celery, peaches and…
WYMA is pleased to announce the appointment of Björn Peters as its new sales manager in Europe.
Björn leads our Wyma sales team in Europe and the UK, combined with managing sales strategies in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Hungary and Switzerland. With a wealth…
For a few weeks now, the web site of FAM, the specialist in industrial solutions for cutting, is totally new. Large images show on the main site the products that can be obtained, associated with the machine that is capable of doing them.
The sectors they serve are listed on the left side, very…
Quality equipment is a precondition for optimum results in fruit cooling and ripening for a wide range of fruits, including bananas. Perfectly insulated fruit ripening rooms ensure satisfactory performance.
At Fruit Logistica, Hall 3.2 / Booth B-03, BG DOOR will present its superior range of…
During the next days 6th, 7th and 8th of February, GIRÓ will present in Berlin its main novelties in packaging solutions.
The Fruit Logistica exhibition is an annual event aimed at offering the World’s experts in horticultural sector the latest innovations. In turn, attendees can hold…
The TOMRA 5A infeed belt sorting machine efficiently discards a wide range of foreign materials, such as corn cobs, wood, stems, plastics, glass and even stray golf balls. This process minimizes the risk of food contamination further down the line and leads to improved product quality.
The sorter…
52 candidates (34 male; 18 female) from 22 developing or in transition countries have applied for the 10 free scholarship to be enrolled in the ‘4th International on-line Course on Postharvest & Fresh-cut Technologies’. We will soon communicate the decision of the committee. Thanks…
The use of plastic packaging material is receiving increasing attention in the public debate. Images of oceans full of trash are imprinted in our minds. The packaging industry therefore actively supports the fight against pollution and the intentional dumping of waste into the sea. But attention is…
In this study, near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy was performed to establish a non-destructive method to predict the harvesting maturity, fruit ripening and storage ability of Ca-chitosan treated baby kiwifruit.
Destructive measurements of firmness, dry matter (DM), soluble solids content (SSC), and…
Water shortage is one of the main agricultural issues and alternative techniques are necessary to reduce its consumption.
During the cut flowers post-harvest management, the excessive use of clean tap water is common after harvest, during the selection-packing process and during transportation to…
VAM WaterTech CEO / Owner Eduard van Antwerpen on his products: “we offer a wide scale of purification techniques that we use to create a solution, tailered to the crop and the specific needs of your business. We can build our machines modularly, from a purification level within set standards…
A University of California, Davis, research team is taking a multidisciplinary approach to reduce microbial cross-contamination when produce contacts plastic totes and bins or plastic liners in bins.
Nitin Nitin, Ph.D. (picture), professor in Food Science and Technology and biological and…
The development of our products is an ongoing process. One of the things that is typical for VDH, is that during this…
The URSCHEL Model CC uniformly slices, strip cuts, shreds and granulates a wide variety of food products at high production…
The internationalisation process of MACFRUT, the international trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector, to be held…
