Key Takeaways:
- AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. announced two new global partnerships to expand its FreshCloud™ digital ecosystem.
- Collaborations with Aerobotics and Neolithics™ enhance AI-driven orchard analytics and high-speed quality inspection.
- The integrations extend FreshCloud’s capabilities from orchard to packhouse, enabling real-time quality and yield insights.
- FreshCloud now aggregates data from multiple connected partners, including Rubens Technologies, Strella, and Escavox.
- The expanded ecosystem supports AgroFresh’s goal of reducing food waste and improving produce quality worldwide.
AgroFresh Strengthens FreshCloud with Strategic Digital Partnerships
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global leader in post-harvest freshness solutions, announced the expansion of its FreshCloud™ digital ecosystem through new collaborations with Aerobotics and Neolithics™, two innovators in agri-tech. The partnerships strengthen FreshCloud’s position as a comprehensive platform for digital produce quality and supply chain management.
By integrating data from multiple sources, including sensors, imaging, and AI analytics, FreshCloud delivers real-time insights across the produce value chain. Building on its partnerships with Rubens Technologies, Strella, and Escavox, AgroFresh continues to enhance the platform’s connected ecosystem to help growers, packers, and retailers make informed, data-driven decisions that reduce waste and optimize quality.
“AgroFresh is committed to building the most holistic and connected digital platform in fresh produce,” said Bradford Warner, Head of Digital Solutions at AgroFresh. “By integrating partners like Aerobotics and Neolithics, FreshCloud now connects orchard-to-packhouse intelligence like never before.”
Aerobotics Integration Brings AI-Powered Orchard Intelligence
Through its collaboration with Aerobotics, AgroFresh is incorporating the TrueFruit® modules into FreshCloud™, giving users access to AI-powered orchard and packhouse intelligence. Aerobotics’ technology uses smartphone imagery and computer vision to analyze fruit size, color, and quality with precision.
The integration enables:
- Accurate size forecasting and color grading models for improved harvest planning.
- Standardized quality monitoring across orchard and packhouse stages.
- Centralized yield data for decision-making that can increase packouts by 1–5%, offering more than tenfold return on investment for growers.
“Aerobotics has always focused on empowering growers and packers with highly accurate yield,” said James Paterson, CEO of Aerobotics. “We are excited to partner with AgroFresh to bring TrueFruit® to more customers and connect orchard intelligence seamlessly into post-harvest operations.”
Neolithics Partnership Enhances Non-Destructive Quality Inspection
AgroFresh’s partnership with Neolithics integrates next-generation AI imaging into FreshCloud™, allowing packers to perform rapid, non-destructive quality inspections at industrial scale. Neolithics’ system can analyze from one kilogram of berries per minute to over six tons of avocados per hour, identifying both internal and external quality parameters.
The AI-powered technology measures key indicators—such as brix, acidity, and dry matter—while detecting hidden defects, all with over 90% accuracy.
“We want to enable customers to protect their produce through high-volume, non-destructive quality inspections,” said Kate Murray, CEO of Neolithics. “Our integration with AgroFresh and FreshCloud supports a shared vision of reducing waste and building transparency from field to shelf.”
Expanding AgroFresh’s FreshCloud Ecosystem
The addition of Aerobotics and Neolithics reinforces AgroFresh’s ongoing digital innovation strategy. FreshCloud now connects intelligence from orchard through packhouse and beyond, linking growers, distributors, and retailers through a unified digital platform.
By combining multiple technologies under one ecosystem, AgroFresh continues to advance its mission of extending freshness, improving quality, and building more resilient supply chains across the global fresh produce industry.
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