Save Foods begins commercial avocado treatment program with Galilee Export

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TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – via InvestorWire – Save Foods (Nasdaq: SVFD) (“Save Foods” or the “Company”), an Israel-based agri-food technology company focused on developing and selling specifically designed green products To extend the shelf life and ensure the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables, it announced today that it is starting a large commercial treatment program with Galilee Export (“Galilee”), an Israeli avocado packaging leader.

Galilee is Israel’s second largest fresh produce exporter, managing more than 9,000 hectares of farmland and growing a wide range of fruits and vegetables for customers around the world. Avocados are their leading product and Galilee accounts for almost 50% of Israel’s total avocado exports. Galilee also exports other fruits and vegetables, including citrus, mangoes, Medjoul dates, pomegranates, grapes, sweet peppers, carrots, lychees, peaches, and nectarines.

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The Galilee avocado fields are located in the Galilee region of Israel in the north of the county. The regional climate provides a nine-month growing season, September through May, and contributes to a variety of avocado varieties, each with different flavor and quality characteristics.

Treatment on the commercial line will begin at Galilees’ state-of-the-art packing houses in October and is expected to run through the 2021-2022 growing season.

Dan Sztybel, CEO of Save Foods Ltd. added: “We are pleased that Galilee has decided to launch a commercial application of Save Foods products. Galilee has one of the most advanced operations in the industry. I am confident that our treatments will continue to provide the benefits that they experienced in the smaller avocado pilot projects on a larger scale, ensuring they safely export high quality avocado with improved shelf life while meeting strict regulations and protocols. instituted by your EU. customer base “.

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Dror Eigerman, CEO of Galilee Export and a member of the company’s advisory board, commented on the announcement: “We have the highest quality standards in the industry to ensure that we provide our customers with excellent products that not only meet all regulatory requirements but also remains fresh and delicious on the shelves. My experience with Save Foods, both as a client and as an advisor, has been exceptional, giving me the confidence to start the commercial career of our most important crop of products. “

Sztybel concluded: “It often takes a few growing seasons to test our products, especially with larger companies, but during that time, we also established a strong working relationship with them and earned their trust. Galilee is one of the leading companies in the industry and I hope that a successful commercial trial will lead to the treatment of its many other product lines in the future. “

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About Save Foods

Save Foods is an innovative and dynamic company that addresses two of the most important challenges in the agri-food technology industry: food waste and loss and food safety. We are dedicated to offering integrated solutions to improve safety, freshness and quality, every step of the way from field to table. Working closely with our customers, we develop new solutions that benefit the entire supply chain and improve safety and quality of life for both workers and consumers. Our initial applications are in postharvest treatments in the processing of fruit and vegetable packing plants, including citrus, avocado, pears, apples and mangoes.

By controlling and preventing pathogen contamination and significantly reducing the use of hazardous chemicals and their waste, Save Foods products not only extend the shelf life of fresh produce and reduce food loss and waste, but also ensure a safe, natural and healthy product.

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For more information, visit our website at https://savefoods.co.

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