Apeel Sciences

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Apeel Sciences
TypePrivate
Founded2012 Edit this on Wikidata
FounderJames Rogers
HeadquartersGoleta, California
Websiteapeelsciences.com

Apeel Sciences is a company based in Goleta, California whose edible coating product Apeel [1] can make avocados, citrus and other types of fruit last twice as long as usual by using a tasteless edible coating made from plant materials.[2][3][4] The coating's formulation can be modified for strawberries, mangoes, apples, bananas, kumquats, citrus, and asparagus.[3][5]

Founding[]

Apeel was founded in 2012 by James Rogers,[3] after receiving a $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help reduce post-harvest food waste in developing countries that lacked refrigeration infrastructure.[6][7][8]

After the initial grant, backing has been provided by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz. Apeel has raised $110 million dollars in financing to date.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Apeel-coated produce is poised to take over grocery store shelves". Fast Company. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ "New Produce-Protective Coating Promises to Double Food's Shelf Life". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Edible coating allows avocados to stay ripe for twice as long". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Avocados could now last twice as long with new edible coating". The Independent. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. ^ "UPDATED: Apeel offers longer shelf life for citrus". The Packer. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Apeel Sciences is combating food waste with plant-derived second peels". TechCrunch. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  7. ^ "This start-up can make avocados last twice as long before going bad". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Apeel's Invisible Coating Could Be A Game-Changer". Forbes. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  9. ^ "This simple step can double the shelf life of fruits and vegetables". CNN. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

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