A non-intrusive device that extends the shelf-life of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, and maintains their natural aromas, flavours, and freshness.
With no spraying/dipping/use of chemicals, this solution ensures safe high-quality produce, better prices and less wastage.
The founder, Swathi Suman, pitching at the ImpactHub Business Model Challenge Pitch event. Happy to share that TechniFris was selected as one of the top 3 pitches of the day!
Check out the pitch here!
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We hear a lot about food waste, but not enough about food loss.
Food waste is what happens at the consumer level. Food loss is what happens before food reaches retail stores. i.e. at different stages of the supply chain between the farm and retail stores.
What if we told you that 13.8% of fresh produce doesn't even get to you, and gets spoilt on the way?
And that is just the global average. In places like Sub-saharan Africa, where 60% of the population are small-holder farmers, the food loss in the supply chain can be up to 50% . This means that consumers don't even get the chance to consume a large part of food that is produced, even if they are cautious about food waste at home.
TechniFris tackles this problem by using our patented ethylene-removing + air-sterilising LECO technology to reduce food loss during storage and transport of fresh produce. LECO is an advanced version of PCO technology that uses visible light instead of UVC light. With remarkable results of air-sterilization in the healthcare sector already for 3 years, TechniFris is introducing this technology into the Food sector.
The UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3
aims to halve the per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses by 2030. This goal requires immediate innovations within the food value chain. We are working with other food waste warriors to get there. Get in touch with us to know more!