AgroFresh SmartFresh and Post-Harvest Freshness Portfolio

AgroFresh is a post-harvest company that has worked with growers, packers and retailers for over 40 years and pioneered the use of 1-MCP for ethylene management. Its products are registered in more than 50 countries and protect around 25,000 storage rooms, with the aim of keeping fruit and vegetables fresh from harvest to consumption and reducing loss along long supply chains.

SmartFresh uses 1-methylcyclopropene, which occupies the ethylene receptors in produce and puts ripening on hold, slowing softening and over-ripening of apples, pears, kiwifruit, stone fruit, avocados, tomatoes and melons. It is applied as a full-service treatment in storage rooms or self-applied in ripening rooms, trailers and containers, with lab verification of each treatment. The portfolio also includes Harvista pre-harvest treatment, VitaFresh botanical coatings, ActiMist fungicides, Uvasys and Proteku smart packaging, and the FreshCloud digital platform.

• SmartFresh Quality System: full-service 1-MCP treatment of large storage rooms.
• Self-apply formats: ProTabs, InBox and SmartTabs for ripening rooms, trailers and containers.
• Harvista: pre-harvest 1-MCP treatment that extends harvest windows and reduces fruit drop.
• Coatings and fungicides: VitaFresh Botanicals coatings and ActiMist, ActiSeal decay control.
• Smart packaging: Uvasys SO2-generating sheets for grapes and Proteku, Berrisys, Lichisys liners.
• FreshCloud: digital platform with sensor data and AI imaging partners for quality monitoring.

• Vietnamese fruit exporters protecting avocado, mango or dragon fruit during sea freight to distant markets.
• Importers and distributors of apples and kiwifruit extending storage life in cold rooms.
• Packhouses for table grapes using SO2-generating sheets to control decay in cartons.

• Longer storage and shelf life: produce stays firm and fresh through long-distance transport, opening more distant markets.
• Less loss: slower softening, reduced scald and bruising in pears and limited decay in melons.
• Verified results: AgroFresh Verified lab analysis confirms correct application within days.
• Lower emissions: the company cites over 10 million tonnes of CO2 avoided for apples in the US, France and Italy.

Fresh produce exporters ship ever longer distances, and buyers demand consistent quality on arrival, making post-harvest treatments and coatings central to cutting loss. AgroFresh's new Asia Pacific R&D centre in China targets apples, kiwifruit and tropical fruits across Southeast Asia, a region where fruit exports are growing fast.

Press releases carry a Philadelphia dateline. Products registered in 50+ countries, 8 innovation centres, 3,800+ direct customers, 375+ patents and a team of over 40 scientists. Opened an Asia Pacific R&D Center in Yangling, China in April 2026, serving China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India. 2025 partnerships with Biotalys, Aerobotics and Neolithics.