Salinas, CA – Inteligistics Inc., provider of innovative wireless temperature visibility solutions for the fresh produce industry, is poised for fast growth on the cusp of the Forbes Magazine / SVG Partners Reinventing America AgTech Summit slated for July 8 – 9 2015 in Salinas, California. One of ten finalists from a broad field of entries for SVG Partners Thrive Accelerator Award to be announced at the Summit, Inteligistics’ mission is to ensure quality and freshness from harvest to store shelf.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that approximately 52 percent of the fruits and vegetables produced in the U.S. are wasted, robbing both businesses, consumers and the nation as a whole of the benefits of quality efficiencies and consistent supplies.
According to Rao Mandava, Inteligistics founder, chairman and president, Inteligistics solutions enable fresh produce growers, shippers, packers, processors and retailers to effectively manage cold chain efficacy to better maintain produce quality while reducing waste and shrink. “Temperature is a mission critical parameter for the quality, freshness and shelf life of fresh produce,” Mandava said. “Up until now, the industry has had no choice but to trust inefficient paper-based reporting and time-consuming, unreliable manual operations. Inteligistics provides advanced solutions using current technologies like Internet of Things, Big Data, machine to machine communications, wireless sensors, RFID and cloud-based communication gateways on an integrated platform, delivering vast improvements in cold and supply chain performance, productivity, real-time temperature traceability and quality management,” stated Mandava.
The fresh produce industry has long been seeking advanced and more streamlined temperature management controls starting at harvest and continuing all the way through to retail shelves. The Inteligistics product line-up enables them to harness sophisticated technologies in service of their customers, and ultimately consumers.
According to noted expert in food safety and RFID technologies, produce industry veteran and Inteligistics advisory board member Michael McCartney: “Up until now, the agricultural industry has been mired in inefficient paper documentation for quality and food safety,” he said. “I am excited to see the Inteligistics platform be extended from field to retail and food service store shelf. Temperature monitoring is the truth serum for quality and freshness and this mobile suite of applications enables grower-shippers and retailers to manage the process accurately.” McCartney stressed that without pulp temperature monitoring, quality is a guessing game. “Now that Inteligistics is able to deliver mobile real-time pulp temperature from field to shelf, accuracy replaces assumptions – with the real winner being the consumer who will be able to buy fruits and vegetables that are fresh and nutritious consistently throughout the year.“
Inteligistics solutions will be featured in the AgTech Summit’s Innovation Showcase during the July 8th opening reception beginning at 6 p.m. and continuing throughout the evening. “We welcome Summit attendees and guests to visit us at the Showcase and explore how our Inteligistics’ forward-thinking technologies can support the global produce industry achieve the many benefits available through integrated temperature visibility solutions.”
About Inteligistics
Inteligistics is a provider of innovative cool chain and supply chain visibility solutions for the fresh produce, military, and LTL/package markets. Leveraging Internet of Things, Machine to Machine (M2M) low power, portable and wireless sensors and or passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), its InteliView solutions fully integrate cloud-based communications gateways, patented portable readers and controllers. Insightful and actionable information and alerts provided via a graphics dashboard and data analytics platform deliver high value improvements to cool chain and supply chain performance, productivity and quality, allowing customers and partners to focus on quality, process improvements, decreased power usage, increased product though put, more efficient labor costs, and improved inventory levels.
About Thrive Accelerator
Thrive Accelerator brings together a community of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and technologists all with a vision for making an impact on the world of agriculture through technology. Thrive Accelerator is a highly selective mentorship and investment program for technology-enabled startups in the precision Agriculture space. Ten startup companies in 2015 have been selected and three will be announced as top winners at the AgTech Summit July 9th.
Source: Inteligistics