AgroFresh Launches SmartCitrus™, a Comprehensive and Integrated Quality Platform of AgTech Solutions and Services for the C...
May 11 2021 - 7:00AM
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global leader in produce freshness
solutions, today announced the global launch of SmartCitrus™, a new
quality platform directed to the citrus industry to maintain
freshness and reduce food loss and waste. The platform integrates a
comprehensive range of post-harvest solutions into an
all-encompassing treatment for citrus products, all under one
easy-to-use AgroFresh umbrella.
With SmartCitrus, AgroFresh can positively impact virtually all
aspects of the packinghouse operation from the time citrus crops
arrive at the facility to when they are packed and shipped for
consumer enjoyment. The platform is powered by the versatile
equipment portfolio of Control -Tec™ post-harvest technologies for
end-to-end use on packinglines, degreening and in storage rooms,
including enhanced treatment water management and savings.
Control-Tec equipment is integrated into the FreshCloud™ digital
platform to enhance decision-making with rapid, easy data access
for operations teams. SmartCitrus intelligently deploys a wide
range of solutions, including broad-spectrum liquid fungicides such
as ActiSeal™, Scholar® and Tecto® 500 SC; FreshStart™
disinfectants, and the company’s recently launched VitaFresh™
Botanicals plant-based edible coatings.
SmartCitrus is an AgroFresh branded platform, including the
extensive portfolio of Tecnidex that AgroFresh acquired in 2017.
All Tecnidex solutions and operations will now be unified under the
AgroFresh corporate name. AgroFresh offers a true global footprint
and the ability to leverage knowledge and insights across regions
to benefit citrus operators globally to preserve freshness and
reduce food loss and waste throughout the supply chain. AgroFresh’s
solutions have exceptional quality, thanks in part to the company’s
ISO 9001 “quality management system” certification.
“Since Tecnidex became part of the AgroFresh family, we combined
forces, created synergies and connected innovation efforts -
because in agriculture and supply chain management, solutions,
experience, service and integration matter,” said Clint Lewis, CEO
of AgroFresh. “SmartCitrus represents AgroFresh’s ability to
deliver all four in a way that is seamless for our customers. While
we honor the indelible legacy of the Tecnidex brand and founder
Manuel Garcia-Portillo, we are building on those achievements by
strengthening our customer-focused capabilities and bringing new
products and technologies into the market.”
“The launch of SmartCitrus and the unification of our products
under the AgroFresh corporate umbrella is an important and critical
next step for AgroFresh,” said Julian Herraiz, General Manager –
Spain for AgroFresh. “The AgroFresh brand name and entire
organization are synonymous with quality produce solutions, and
unifying under one consolidated brand banner will simplify how we
work with our customers and help us all build a bigger and more
successful organization. Combining our heritage in the citrus
industry with proven near- and post-harvest technologies such as
Harvista™1.3 SC and the SmartFresh™ Quality System, along with the
FreshCloud™ digital technology platform, enables us to provide
greater benefits for the industry.”
AgroFresh citrus solutions are created using certified ISO 14001
environmental management system standards. By preserving citrus
freshness, AgroFresh aims to enable growers, packers and retailers
to make the citrus supply chain more sustainable by helping to
reduce food loss and waste, a critical mission of the company.
Overall, AgroFresh solutions and technologies reduce an estimated
10,000 metric tons of food loss/waste per day.
Contact your local AgroFresh account manager to determine the
availability and use in each country of all SmartCitrus solutions
and services, including fungicides.
About AgroFreshAgroFresh (Nasdaq: AGFS) is an
AgTech innovator and global leader with a mission to prevent food
loss/waste and conserve the planet’s resources by providing a range
of science-based solutions, data-driven digital technologies and
high-touch customer services. AgroFresh supports growers, packers
and retailers with solutions across the food supply chain to
enhance the quality and extend the shelf life of fresh produce. The
AgroFresh organization has 40 years of post-harvest experience
across a broad range of crops, including revolutionizing the apple
industry with the SmartFresh™ Quality System for more than 20
years. This is powered by a comprehensive portfolio that includes
plant-based coatings, equipment and proprietary solutions that help
improve the freshness supply chain from harvest to the home. Visit
agrofresh.com to learn more.
Media Relations Contact: Michael Wolfe, 203-682-8278,
agrofreshpr@icrinc.com
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