Fruits Shelf-Life Extension Applications (US$2.3B Market Size)

Today, an estimated one-third of all the fruits and vegetables produced in the world goes to waste. But wasted fruits isn’t just a social or humanitarian concern—it’s an environmental one. When we waste fruits, we also waste all the energy and water it takes to grow, harvest, transport, and package it. 

Nowadays, fruit appearance and shelf life are enhanced by using chemicals; but when they’re excessively used, they may result in harmful, long-term effects on human health and the environment. 

Through recycling naturally bio-safe materials, we invented FruitsCoatex. FruitsCoatex transforms bio-polymer into functional nanomaterials, creating a protective layer that keeps moisture inside, oxygen outside, and prevents germ growth.  It will extend the fruits shelf-life and reduce food lose and infection risk in delivery.

Grand Rise Technology Limited is a Bio-Tech start-up company founded by Prof. Pauline Li and Dr. Tenny Lam from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.  The company is the winner of  the “Environmental Impact Award” in the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund/HSBC JUMPSTARTER 2022 and  focuses on recycling bio-based materials and applications to provide greener and safer materials for a sustainable environment.  

Our technology based on patented core-shell technology platform InnoCoatex, enables a new class of amphiphilic core-shell nanoparticles for a wide range of applications such as bio-based antimicrobial coating, masks and textiles, bio-based food touching protective coating, fruits shelf-life extension edible coating and drugs nanocarrier.