Costco is selling special avocados that stay ripe for twice as long, thanks to this Bill Gates-backed start-up. 🥑
Start-up Apeel, funded in part by Andreessen Horowitz and Bill Gates, just scored a deal with Costco.This start-up has found a way to make your avocados stay ripe for twice as long
"She said, 'it sounds really nice, but you don't know anything about fruits and vegetables," says Rogers, laughing. He didn't listen to the warning, though., backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Bill Gates, among others. Apeel uses plant-based materials like the peels of fruits and vegetables to create an invisible, natural coating. The coating is thin, invisible, doesn't have a taste and has the FDA designation of "generally recognized as safe." It starts off as a powder, which is mixed with water to create a solution into which fruits and vegetables are dipped.
Costco and grocery chain Harps Food Stores have begun selling avocados coated with Apeel's products, which Rogers says doubles the amount of time they can stay on store shelves before spoiling. The move could give the retailers a leg up on the competitive grocery business by reducing supply costs. A recent, an organization comprised of non-profit groups like the Rockefeller Foundation and big food companies like General Mills and Walmart, reports food waste costs U.S.
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