New Produce Treatment System From BioSafe Systems – The Sonic Fresh

June 23, 2014 BioSafe Systems, LLC

BioSafe Systems has recently launched a new piece of equipment designed to treat post-harvest fruits and vegetables. The Sonic Fresh Produce Treatment System helps achieve higher standards of food safety and extends produce shelf life. The unit works in conjunction with BioSafe Systems’ line of activated peroxygen treatments, including StorOx 2.0 bactericide/fungicide and SaniDate 5.0 sanitizer/disinfectant.

Perfection Fresh Australia & D'VineRipe To Merge

Iconic Australian companies Perfection Fresh Australia and D’VineRipe will merge, effective 1 July.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Receives Additional Strawberry Funding From Wal-Mart Foundation

Thanks to a $92,267 grant provided by the Walmart Foundation, Texas grown strawberries could become as common as locally grown tomatoes if a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service vegetable expert has his way.

New Jersey Peach Buyers Guide Now Available

The 2014 edition of the New Jersey Peach Buyers Guide is now available from the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council. This year’s guide is 72 pages with information for prospective wholesale and retail buyers on where and how to buy and handle New Jersey peaches and nectarines.

United Fresh & National Association Of Convenience Stores Announce Partnership

United Fresh Produce Association and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) announced a new partnership to significantly increase the sales of fresh produce in convenience stores. A new task force of members of both groups met during the United Fresh 2014 convention in Chicago last week.