Casablanca, Morocco, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-Today, UM6P Ventures announced an investment in Akorn Technology, an innovator in edible food coatings. Their multifunctional natural coating platform doubles or triples the shelf life of foods, provides a long-lasting, safe, delicious and nutritious produce choice, upcycling, sustainable and abundant. Made with non-GMO corn by-products and other plant materials. Modern diet and lifestyle.
Global food production, security and sustainability face major challenges. Countering these challenges requires a multifaceted approach to end hunger, tackle unhealthy diets, and have a positive impact on the food system to feed a fast-growing population. One of these approaches is to reduce food waste, especially fruit, vegetable and grain waste. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that more than 40% of fresh food is waste, and the global cost of food waste and post-harvest losses (PHL) is approximately US $ 2.6 trillion annually.[1]..
Akorn Technology leverages hybrid plant protein / lipid film technology to develop a multifunctional edible food coating platform. This prevents post-harvest loss and disposal of a variety of crops, including tree fruits, citrus fruits, tropical fruits and stone fruits. And vegetables. This fully plant-based patent-pending technique has already been approved for use in a wide range of fruits and vegetables in both the United States and the European Union (EU). It significantly reduces post-harvest crop loss and food waste by slowing crop maturation, reducing water loss, maintaining hardness and color, and controlling bacterial and fungal growth. At the same time, it provides excellent flavor and texture and maintains the nutritional value of fresh fruits and vegetables.
“UM6P Ventures’ investment is based on the basic theory of strengthening the capacity of Moroccan and African ecosystems to address key issues such as the global food crisis and climate change. This partnership investment is based on the basic theory. , Like any other investment in agricultural bioscience, will help build. Local talent skills and technical expertise will benefit other initiatives and startups in this area, “said UM6P Ventures CEO. Says Yasser Biaz.
Akorn Technology uses upfront investment to scale up manufacturing and support customer testing of a wide range of crops. In addition, short-term initiatives include conducting solution test pilots on local Moroccan crops, including citrus, tomatoes and other fruits, to understand the impact of local climatic conditions on agricultural coating solutions. increase. In addition, Akorn Technology leverages the surface coating expertise of UM6P and its labs to perform these tests. We will also work with UM6P Ventures’ agrobioscience industry partners to expand our manufacturing capacity.
“By partnering with UM6P Ventures, we can bring this innovative technology platform to the regions that are most likely to benefit from food coating solutions. Test our products in a unique regional climate environment and stay on the cutting edge. By leveraging the UM6P Nanotechnology Lab, we want to reduce time-to-market in regions that are suffering from a global food shortage, “said Anthony Zografos, CEO of Akorn Technology.
[1] https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/suistainability/pdf/Global_Food_Losses_and_Food_Waste.pdf
https://www.fao.org/nr/sustainability/food-loss-and-waste/en/
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UM6P Venture
Coutal Serami
+212 662 377896
Kaoutar.sellami @ um6pventures.com, www.um6pventures.com
Akorn technology
Zander Shapiro
+1 415-793-4995
xander @ akorn.tech, www.akorn.tech
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