StixFresh

StixFresh is an all-natural way to safely and easily extend the shelf life of fruit by up to 14 days.

In the U.S. alone, from farm to fridge, 52% of fresh fruits and vegetables go to waste. That’s an annual loss in the tens of billions of dollars.

The stickers can be easily peeled and place on apples, pears, avocados, dragon fruits, kiwis, mangoes, oranges and other citrus fruits to help keep them firm, sweet and juicy. The company is working on growing the list. They’re also trying to branch out into more vegetables and berries. 

Through countless comparative tests, StixFresh has proven to deliver promising results. 

The stickers keep the fruit fresh longer without chemicals as the materials used are 100% natural. The sticker’s coating contains compounds that plants naturally make to protect themselves from predators. When these compounds vaporize, they travel far enough to “cloak” the fruit in a protective compound, inhibiting bacterial growth to prevent premature spoilage and over-ripening.

StixFresh has a patent pending for the technology. The stickers are Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by the US FDA, so they can be used in food contact applications. They are made of paper, so they are better for the environment than plastic stickers. 

The company is aiming to apply their formulation to other branded stickers. They also plan to sell their stickers to consumers that could apply them on the fruits and vegetable they buy to extend their shelf life.

They have recently launched a succesful IndieGoGo campaign. The company is doing its R&D in Belgium.