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By: Abigail Klein Leichman - February 25, 2021
Anyone who’s confronted a wilted stalk of celery or moldy cucumber in the veggie bin will appreciate a new package from Israel-based StePac.
It’s designed to lengthen the shelf life of fresh produce significantly and reduce waste in the supply chain and in consumers’ homes.
The innovative packaging solution is a resealable standing pouch made with the company’s proprietary Xgo modified atmosphere and humidity technology that slows aging and ripening.
Divine Flavor, a San Diego-based grower-owned distributor of fruits and vegetables and part of Grupo Alta, tested and adopted StePac’s new standing pouches to provide field-to-home refrigerator packaging of Persian cucumbers for the US market.
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