The company says it is dedicated to delivering integrated green solutions for improved safety, freshness and quality from farm to fork. Save Foods’ technology allows growers, packers and food retailers to reduce their waste and increase their revenues, with more food ending up on plates and less in landfills.

The company’s treatments, which combine its proprietary blend of food acids and oxidizers , were commercially validated on citrus fruits, mangos, avocados, pears, bell peppers, microgreens and various fresh-cut vegetables.

Save Foods is evaluating the application of its treatment for bananas, apples, lychees, berries, papaya lettuce, asparagus and tomatoes.

By controlling and preventing pathogen contamination and significantly reducing the use of hazardous chemicals (pesticides) and their residues, Save Foods’ treatment not only prolongs produce’s shelf life and reduces food loss and waste but also ensures a safe and healthy product.

Save Foods has seen major global expansion and success in its pilot programs this year.

2022 In Retrospect

Save Foods kicked off the year with an agreement to provide its eco-crop protection treatment as a white-label offering to Israeli cannabis company BRLev Agricultural Crops Ltd.’s global network.

In the same month, Save Foods marked another major milestone when it publicized that it had received a receipt of approval from the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation to sell its products in Peru.

And it would seem the company was just getting started. On Feb. 7, Israel’s largest fresh produce exporter, Mehadrin Tnuport Export L.P., began using Save Foods’ green treatment in its citrus packing houses — achieving a 50% reduction in fungicides by using Save Foods’ treatment.

Save Foods also attained product certification from NSF International, a leading global independent public health and safety organization. 

That announcement was followed by another one on March 21 that pilot results showed Save Foods’ treatment reduces pear loss by 60%. Before that, the company had completed a two-season trial with Israeli packer Rafkor Ltd., which has become a Save Foods commercial customer.

On May 5, Save Foods said its proprietary eco-crop protection solution demonstrated up to 90% less disease development in cannabis flower.

Following the successful completion of several pilot programs in Veracruz, Mexico, the company said there has been new commercial adoption of its eco-crop protection treatment by Mexican lime packers.

Huge Market Opportunity?

Dan Sztybel, CEO of Israeli subsidiary Save Foods Ltd., said the market opportunity for the company’s products is huge — especially for countries exporting to Europe.

“Europe has moved to a new regulation or goals with the farm-to-fork initiative. And Goal 1 of this initiative is to reduce by 50% the use of pesticide by 2030 and even to switch 25% of production to be organic by 2030,” he said.

“This new regulatory situation is a catch-22 — it is very challenging for packers and retailers to reduce their waste when they have to reduce the use of pesticides. So Save Foods is a must-have product for packers to ensure that when shipping their fruits and vegetables to Europe, they can arrive in a very good condition with minimum waste possible.” 

“We have more than 90% conversion rate from pilot to paying customers, and the main reason is our product is a must for all the countries exporting to Europe and also definitely a very important product to have for everyone who wants to ensure its produce quality,” Sztybel noted.

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