“There’s enough food to feed all 7 billion people on the planet. The problem is nearly 30% of it is lost or wasted every year.” – World Food Program, USA
of all fruits and vegetables are wasted, making produce the highest rate of food waste.
A trillion dollars worth of food is wasted annually.
of greenhouse gases are produced from food waste every year.
In high-income countries, 40% of food is wasted
In low-income countries, a majority of food waste happens during growth, harvest, and storage — before getting to consumers!
PACKHOUSE ⇒ DELIVERY ⇒ RIPENING & DISTRIBUTION
Ambrosia Loss Reduction 20-50% through:
- Less chemicals
- Increased green life shipping
- Decreased ripening chamber time
- Increased distribution throughput and distance
- Decreased Microbio shrink losses
- Decreased Moisture losses
RETAIL SALE ⇒ CONSUMER
Ambrosia Loss Reduction >50% through:
- Increased consumer satisfaction
- Increased retail shelf life
- Decreased shrink
- Customer differentiation
- Increased sales
- Increased banana tonnage