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What if instead of going bad, food went good? Lasting longer, to create less waste? Plant-based protection. Longer-lasting produce. #FoodGoneGood

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Apeel
6 years
Breaking avocado news: we’re thrilled to announce our first retail partnerships with @Costco and @HarpsFoodStores . #ApeelAvocados #Avocados
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Apeel
6 years
Produce with Apeel stays fresh and delicious longer, which means much less food is wasted: via @FastCompany
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Apeel
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2020 has underscored a need for our food system to work smarter which is why we're pleased to announce a raise from GIC, Oprah Winfrey, & Katy Perry. Their investment helps us to continue to feed the future & build resiliency in our global food system.
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Apeel
6 years
We're excited to announce $70 million in new financing from Viking Global Investors, @a16z , @upfrontvc , @seed2growth , and to welcome Walter Robb to our board! Read more on @Bloomberg by @SitkaWriter :
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Craig Giammona
6 years
A big-name hedge fund has joined Bill Gates and Andreessen in the fight to keep avocados ripe longer
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Apeel
4 years
With partners like @NaturesPride_ , we are reaching markets across Europe with longer-lasting avocados that reduce waste and bring value throughout the supply chain from farm to kitchen. Full video here:
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Apeel
5 years
Every day, our CEO James Rogers shows us how passion and hard work can move mountains. This morning, he was named on @FortuneMagazine ’s 40 Under 40 List, and we couldn’t be prouder. Check out the full article here:
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Apeel
4 years
We as a company stand with our black Apeel family members and citizens. We stand with Black Lives Matter and will not tolerate racism. Please click the link for our full statement
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Apeel
6 years
Want perfect avocados ... for days? Look for the Apeel label at @Costco and @HarpsFoodStores locations in the Midwest! #ApeelAvocados #Avocados
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Apeel
3 years
You may have heard that Apeel Avocados are on today's @TastingHistory1 video...if not, enjoy this great video about the first written guacamole recipe and the history of the avocado!
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Apeel
4 years
We believe that after centuries of industrialization, urbanization, and globalization, it's time to partner with nature to create a sustainable and flexible global food supply system that ensures an abundant future for all. See how, on our blog.
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Apeel
6 years
We're teaming up with @Kroger to fight #foodwaste ! #ApeelAvocados are now available at Kroger which means better avocados and less food waste at home. Read more on @forbes :
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Apeel
3 years
We’re honored to announce a new round led by @Temasek that will enable us to expand the availability of Apeel in the U.S., U.K., and Europe as demand for fresh, sustainable food continues to rise. More on the future of fresh with Apeel.
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Apeel
6 years
Let's talk asparagus. Asparagus has an extremely short shelf-life, meaning that many growers have to air freight their asparagus crops all over the world. With Apeel, asparagus' carbon emissions can be drastically lowered. Read more on the blog:
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Apeel
6 years
The #UnitedFresh2018 Innovation Award for Best New Fruit Product is coming home to Santa Barbara! 🙌🍍🍉🍎🥑🍋
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Apeel
6 years
We're very honored that Apeel has been named as one of @FastCompany 's World Changing Ideas for 2019! Read the full story here:
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Apeel
5 years
Have you heard the good news? We're on @TIME 's Best Innovations of 2019 list! Find us under the sustainability section - check it out!
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Apeel
4 years
How Apeel Founder James Rogers First Found His Innovative Billion-Dollar Idea via @forbes
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Apeel
5 years
Plastic. Free. Cucumbers. Apeel’s plant-based solution delivers what the cucumber has long been waiting for: liberation. Today, we're excited to announce a partnership with @Houwelings_ to bring you plastic-free cucumbers in 2020. #freethecucumbers
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Apeel
5 years
Woah! Our CEO was on @madmoneyoncnbc and the amount of traffic we received during the segment crashed our site! We'll be back up soon - in the meantime, get to know more about us and our @kroger partnership at @USAToday :
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Apeel
5 years
We’re thrilled that our CEO, James Rogers, was named one of @EatingWell ’s #AmericanFoodHeroes . The list also includes @kroger , @billionoyster , @starbucks , and many more! Check out the full article:
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Apeel
5 years
Want a no-brainer way to reduce food waste at home? Longer-lasting Apeel produce will soon be available in more than 1,100 Kroger stores. Learn more on @USAToday !
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Apeel
5 years
We are thrilled to be on @CNBC 's 7th annual #Disruptor50 list! Check out the full story here:
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Apeel
4 years
When Everybody works together, we can create a chain reaction inside the chain of production. For this we give thanks. #FoodGoneGood
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Apeel
4 years
Exciting news! We're featured on @FastCompany 's Most Innovative Companies of 2021. Check out our feature alongside other amazing companies.
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Apeel
6 years
We're honored to be on @WSJ 's list of Six Technologies That Could Shake the Food World! Check out the list from @jessenewman13 & @annie_gasparro // 3-D printed meals, edible bar codes and shrimp made from algae are among the advances transforming food.
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Apeel
5 years
Curious how our three founders created and scale a purpose-driven start-up while maintaining its culture, humanity and innovation? Hint: humor, empathy, trust and purpose have a lot to do with it. Read more in their candid conversation with Forbes.
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Apeel
3 years
We're on 60 Minutes! This food technology segment spotlights how the partnership between Apeel and @NaturesPride_ has significantly impacted the food waste crisis in the Netherlands. Stream now on @paramountplus !
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Apeel
3 years
Today, nine years ago, Apeel morphed from an idea to a real business. From a small team working in a garage to a global team & Apeel-protected produce in grocery stores around the world — oh, how far we’ve come. Nine years down, many more exciting years to come.
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Apeel
6 years
We absolutely love getting to talk about the magic of nature, and that's exactly what we got to do recently on @cnni 's show Going Green. Check out the clip below and let us know what you think!
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Apeel
3 years
Seeing is believing! As Partners in Good, Cata Fresh and Apeel came together to make 2x longer-lasting Spanish citrus possible across Europe. It really is "a little bit of magic".
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Apeel
6 years
Great news! We've released our citrus solution. Read more here: #apeelcitrus 🍋
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Apeel
5 years
"Apeel and @kroger expect the partnership to help prevent millions of avocados from ending up in landfills, which should help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change." - @CNNBusiness
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Apeel
4 years
The plant-based Apeel "magic" in action. By turning the skins and seeds of plants into an invisible, edible coating to keep moisture in and oxygen out, we made it possible for produce to stay fresh &delicious for twice as long. Find Apeel produce near you:
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Apeel
4 years
We’re so proud to be named on the @Forbes annual list of America’s Best Startup Employers 2021! This year, our team has grown across the globe, along with our mission to find solutions to complex problems like food waste. ?
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Apeel
4 years
We’re looking forward to joining our partners across the supply chain at the virtual (and free) @UnitedFresh conference starting June 15th. Register here:
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Apeel
2 years
Today we’re gonna party like it’s our birthday…because it is! Ten years down, so many more exciting years to come.
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Apeel
4 years
Plastic-free Apeel Cucumbers are now available in select Walmart stores in the western United States! With Houweling's, our cucumbers can eliminate the annual equivalent to 85 million plastic straws. Learn more about how we're reducing plastic on our blog.
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Apeel
4 years
Today, along with the rest of the world, we celebrate + recognize @WFP ’s work in combatting food insecurity around the globe. With many prevalent issues in the food system, we’re proud to be working toward the same goal of creating a more equitable food system for all.
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The Nobel Prize
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BREAKING NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP). #NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize
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Apeel
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Reducing food waste throughout the global supply chain is one of the top opportunities we have to reduce carbon emissions & fight climate change. The easiest place to start? Our own kitchens.
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Apeel
4 years
The new @PBS documentary, Power Trip: The Story of Energy has a great episode on food. A few quotes to share... (1/7)
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Apeel
5 years
No tricks here, just Apeel's solution to extending the shelf-life of fresh produce - including pumpkins! To learn more about how we’re fighting food waste with science, check out our website:
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Apeel
6 years
We're thrilled to be one of @TIME 's 50 Genius Companies that are inventing the future!
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Apeel
2 years
We would also like to share an article from the team of fact-checkers at the Associated Press, presenting the facts and information about the misattribution and details of the situation. Contact us with any additional questions.
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Apeel
5 years
We've experienced remarkable growth in the last few years, but the one thing that will never change is our passion for our mission. We're excited to continue our work across four continents to build a more sustainable, abundant future for all. Read more:
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Apeel
6 years
Our CEO is in Davos, Switzerland, meeting world leaders and discussing the power of nature's technology and how to help end global food waste. He spoke on a panel with other executives from Pepsi, P&G, and Greenpeace about "How can we move to more sustainable consumption?"
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Apeel
5 years
As pointed out by our friends at @BurgerKing , the fact is, real food & fresh produce perishes. But Apeel - our additional “peel” made entirely from plants - ensures produce doesn’t have to go to waste so quickly. And while it’s fit for a king, we believe in freshness for all!
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Apeel
5 years
Why does a lemon last longer than a strawberry? That question lead to our humble beginnings in working with nature to create plant-based protection for vegetables and fruit. Learn more about our thought process for how and why we created Apeel.
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Apeel
4 years
We're excited to announce that @imperfect_foods is now carrying @OneontaSRG organic Apples protected by Apeel! We love a fruitful partnership, and together, we're going to take a big bite out of food waste. 🍎🍏
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Apeel
4 years
From all of us at Apeel — Happy Holidays! ✨🎄 This is one year we’re happy isn’t lasting any longer (unlike our 2X longer-lasting produce). Here’s to keeping 2021 fresh by fighting food waste & climate change, together. #FoodGoneGood
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Apeel
4 years
We’re saying “Goodbye, plastic. Hello, healthy planet!" as our plastic-free Long English Cucumbers officially hit stores today in the western United States. Learn more about how these cucumbers have the potential to reduce plastic waste on our blog.
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Apeel
6 years
Today, we're the main story on @CNNBusiness ! Watch the interview (led by @RachCrane ) to meet our CEO, take a tour through our office, and get to know Apeel Sciences even better:
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Apeel
3 years
Using insights enabled by Apeel's imaging technology, our partners will ‘see’ inside produce to quantify freshness. Distribution will be optimized like never before. More on the future of produce with Apeel on @business
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Apeel
5 years
We are thrilled to bring oranges and mandarins to Edeka, a thought leader and early mover in the area of sustainability and environmental protection. Apeel Oranges - now available on German store shelves! Want to see Apeel Citrus near you? Let us know:
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Apeel
5 years
Thanks to YOU, we have been able to save almost 2 million avocados from going to waste! To learn more about how we can continue to prevent avocado waste, check our new sustainability page:
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Apeel
4 years
What is Apeel? Quite simple: a peel. Apeel creates an optimal microclimate inside of every piece of fruit, which leads to great quality, extended shelf life, and improved transportability.
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Apeel
3 years
Hmm, this is a tough one. Can anyone help?
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Apeel
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Apeel's extra peel is flavorless, edible and invisible, and works to bring longer-lasting freshness to the produce you know and love. Ever wondered how? Well, let us explain...
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Apeel
3 years
Apeel bites into another $250M funding round, at a $2B valuation, to accelerate fresh food supply chains via @techcrunch
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Apeel
5 years
Today, 40% of food grown goes to waste. So we challenged ourselves to work with nature to find a solution. The result? A way to use plants to keep produce fresher, longer. Learn more on our recent blog:
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Apeel
3 years
The plant-based "magic" of Apeel in action. By turning the skins and seeds of plants into an invisible, edible coating to keep moisture in and oxygen out, we made it possible for produce to stay fresh and delicious longer, meaning you have more time to enjoy!
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Apeel
4 years
We’re constantly inspired by the smarts & passion that exist here at Apeel. Jess Vieira, Head of Sustainability, is one of those inspirations. Meet her on the blog today:
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Apeel
4 years
In a year where so much has been negatively disrupted, we're proud to be disrupting the food industry for good. With Apeel, we see a future where more people have access to the food they need with less food going to waste.
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Apeel
3 years
We're excited to introduce Apeel-Protected Citrus and Avocados to shoppers in the UK market. Longer-lasting produce will open a new dimension of value for shoppers - giving them more time to enjoy the produce they buy and prevent food waste.
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Apeel
4 years
By choosing an Apeel Apple, you help avoid up to 20 grams of greenhouse gas emissions, which is equivalent to the emissions from charging your phone 3 times 🍎 Learn more about Apeel’s approach to sustainability on our site:
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Apeel
4 years
How can we feed the future if there is already a strain on our global food system? We have ideas.
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Apeel
3 years
We're so honored to have our CEO, James Rogers, included on @Newsweek 's "America's Greatest Disruptors" list with other outstanding individuals. Read more about our CEO & the other innovators on the list #NewsweekDisruptors :
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Apeel
5 years
Why we focus on food waste: it’s the #1 solution to climate change and preventing global temperatures from rising above 2 degrees. Learn more in @ProjectDrawdown ’s report:
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Apeel
4 years
On one hand, our produce helps fight food waste. But it does in your other hand, too. #FoodGoneGood
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Apeel
4 years
Food loss happens before produce gets to you. Food waste = good produce gone bad. So which is worse? What can we do? More on the blog.
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Apeel
6 years
It’s official! Apeel for Citrus has arrived. Interested in our citrus solution? Get more information here: #apeelcitrus
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Apeel
4 years
Happy #worldemojiday ! To celebrate, we wrote out Apeel’s history in emoji form 🥑. Want to learn more? You can find the full story of Apeel - in our CEO’s own words - on our blog.
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Apeel
3 years
We couldn't have said it better, Nick. Together, Apeel and West Pak have collaborated to provide the highest-quality longer-lasting avocados year-round. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for the full story of this Apeel-ing alliance. 🥑
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Apeel
7 years
Apeel Sciences is developing ways to make avocados (and other fruits) stay fresh longer, so they can be shipped farther distances, potentially opening up new growing regions, that, like Mexico, can lift their economies on the fruit no one can get enough of
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Apeel
5 years
From oranges to apples to raspberries, every plant on Earth has a peel or skin that protects it. It’s those materials found in the skins and peels of plants that hold the key to Apeel’s ability to keep produce fresh up to twice as long.
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Apeel
4 years
1 in 9 people today are going hungry, yet we’re on track to add a couple more billion people to the planet. As the food system is stretched to its max, Apeel works to reduce waste and improve nutrition for people around the world. Learn more about Apeel on @BBC ’s Follow the Food.
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BBC Future
4 years
The global food chain was massively impacted by the pandemic. @botanygeek investigates how farmers, scientists and engineers adapted.
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Apeel
6 years
We're so proud to be the winner of the Emerging Leader in Innovation Award! Thank you to @RaboWholesale and stay tuned for more exciting things to come 🥑🔬
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Rabobank Wholesale
6 years
We're proud to recognize @mccormickspices , @ClifBar and @apeelsciences for their exceptional contributions to the F&A industry through #leadership , #innovation , and business and environmental #sustainability . Congratulations to all! 👏 👏 #RaboSummit18
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Apeel
3 years
With our coating made from plants, your oranges can stay fresh and delicious for longer while also helping prevent food from going to waste throughout the supply chain. When food goes good, the whole planet benefits. Find Apeel-Protected Produce:
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Apeel
5 years
We've brought food-waste fighting limes, asparagus, and avocados to @kroger . It's been an exciting journey getting here, and you can join us in feeding the future by shopping Apeel produce today. Find a store near you:
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Apeel
2 years
It's peak cucumber season, making cucumbers the perfect refreshing snack. Even better, Apeel-Protected English Cucumbers are plastic-free, giving you more time to enjoy them while reducing plastic waste. See the link in our bio to find Apeel-Protected English Cucumbers near you!
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Apeel
3 years
Apeel was named to @FortuneMagazine 's 2021 Impact 20 list, which recognizes startups that focus on tackling key social and environmental issues as part of their business models. We are honored and humbled to be in such great company!
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Apeel
4 years
In 2020, avocado suppliers using Apeel prevented more than 5 million avocados from going to waste. And that’s just the beginning. Learn more about the benefits of longer-lasting avocados on our blog:
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Apeel
4 years
Score one for the avocados and our planet: In our pilot program with The EDEKA Group, their stores reduced wasted avocados by 50% & achieved 20% growth in sales thanks to our longer-lasting avocados. Read more about the success story on @AndNowUKnow .
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Apeel
4 years
Fight food waste, conserve resources, choose Apeel. Check out the other environmental benefits of our Apeel Limes and more on our sustainability page:
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Apeel
5 years
Check out this great @Forbes article on our co-founder, Jenny Du, and how she is helping us tackle the global food waste problem! #apeelproduce
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John Greathouse
5 years
My latest @Forbes : From STEM Researcher To Startup Co-founder – Jenny Du’s Venture Is Revolutionizing A $9 Trillion Market
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Apeel
3 years
An interview with environmental educator Isaias Hernandez ( @queerbrownvegan ) on why we should all strive to be "imperfect environmentalists", on the blog.
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Apeel
4 years
Today is a day to honor the achievements made toward diversity, racial equality, and equity by those before us. In a climate of change, it is important to contemplate what equality means and to confront the systemic problems that stand in the way of it. #mlkjrday
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Apeel
4 years
Our intern program made it onto WayUp’s 2020 list of 100 Best Internship Programs in the U.S.! We are obsessed with solving problems like global food waste and seek to build a team to make a more abundant future for all. Check out the full list here:
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Apeel
5 years
With Apeel Limes now available at Kroger, you'll be able to enjoy longer-lasting limes to use in your margaritas, your guacamole, and more! Find a store near you:
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Apeel
6 years
Food waste is a big problem, but we can all be part of the solution! Try plant-based proteins on #meatlessmonday , plan weekend #mealprepping , use food scraps by #compostingathome and look for Apeel at your grocery store to buy produce that stays fresher longer! #NoWastedFood
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Apeel
4 years
Proud to expand our partnership with EDEKA as they commit to adding more sustainable products to their stores by now selling Apeel Grapefruits and Apeel Lemons. Find an Edeka store near you:
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Apeel
5 years
Our CEO is about to go on a panel about creating environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable food businesses with @blueapron , Great Performances, @Stonyfield , @PepsiCo at the @Foodtank Summit - watch now on Food Tank's website:
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Apeel
6 years
We're very happy that Natalie Shuman has joined our team as our Director of Marketing!
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Blue Book Services
6 years
Another big hire at @apeelsciences as produce expansion continues.
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Apeel
5 years
Thank you @Forbes for naming us as one of the best startup employers of 2020. We’re excited to grow our innovative, creative, and hard-working team across the globe. Interested in working for Apeel? Check out our jobs page to find your next career.
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In case you missed it, our co-founder & SVP, Operations, Jenny Du, was named to the top 100 Female Founders list on @Inc !
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