Hazel Technologies To Host Inaugural Stone Fruit Summit
February 11, 2021 Hazel Technologies, a USDA-funded technology company delivering new solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf life, increase sales, and fight food waste, is launching the first-ever virtual Stone Fruit Quality Summit. The one-hour event on Feb. 26 will feature keynote speakers from across the stone fruit industry ahead of the 2021 Northern American stone fruit season.
Speakers will include Angelos Deltsidis, Assistant Professor of Postharvest Physiology at the University of Georgia, Bill Purewal, PureFresh Sales Owner and Sales Manager, grower and marketer of premium California fresh fruit since 1970, and Mario Cervantes, Senior Business Development Manager at Hazel Technologies.
Keynote speeches will highlight the latest research on fresh stone fruit postharvest quality, including maintaining color and firmness in different varieties of stone fruit, preventing shrivel, and ensuring optimum quality during long-distance transit. In addition, speakers will discuss technology for stone fruit that has been tested by UC Davis on peaches, plums, nectarines and apricots.
“I am committed to finding new post-harvest solutions for crops with challenging shelf life,” Deltsidis said. “I look forward to sharing stone fruit research results and case studies around proven advancements in shelf-life technology.”
“PureFresh Sales is continually looking for innovative ways to create value for our business and make our supply chain more sustainable long-term, which is why we are excited to participate in the Stone Fruit Quality Summit,” Purewal said.
PureFresh Sales is based in California’s Central Valley and supplies key stone fruit varieties as well as specialty items with an emphasis on quality.
“Hazel Tech has dedicated extensive research to understand the unique postharvest and supply chain challenges in stone fruit. We are thrilled to offer a technology that can help growers, shippers and retailers provide top-quality fruit to the market. Hazel invests in developing cutting-edge solutions and is excited to participate in and sponsor this event” said Mario Cervantes, Senior Business Development Manager Hazel Technologies.
The Stone Fruit Quality Summit is a free event. Registration is open to the general industry until Feb. 26 or until capacity is reached.
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