Author Archives: Selynn Vong

RipeLocker Celebrates Major Milestones in the 2024 Cherry Season

Seattle, WA, October 1, 2024 – RipeLocker announces significant advancements in its collaboration with Gebbers Farms and Chelan Fresh, successfully enhancing the long-term storage and delivery of high-quality cherries for the 2024 season. After six years of rigorous trials, RipeLocker has overcome the challenges associated with cherry preservation, optimizing harvest timing and storage techniques. The […]

RipeLocker Partners with Leading Distributor in Ecuador

RipeLocker Partners with Leading Distributor in Ecuador to Deploy RipeLocker Technology to the Floral Market Seattle, WA, June 17, 2024 – RipeLocker, a pioneer of innovative post-harvest hypobaric storage solutions, is excited to announce a partnership with AgroIdeas, a prominent supplier of storage and logistics in Ecuador. This collaboration aims to introduce RipeLockers, the cutting-edge […]

Agrovision Enters Into Partnership with RipeLocker to Extend Freshness of Berries

Agrovision and RipeLocker will Co-Commercialize a New Patented Technology to Extend Shelf-Life and bring Fresher Berries to The Fruitist LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2024 — Agrovision, one of the world’s fastest growing producers and year-round suppliers of premium superfruits including the leading The Fruitist brand, and the leading vertically integrated premium blueberry supplier, today announced […]

Podcast Episode 355: RipeLocker Enables a Fresh Approach to Brewing with Wet Hops

RipeLocker’s hypobaric chambers allow brewers to keep wet hops fresh for weeks or even months, opening up new possibilities for brewers who want to explore what’s possible in fresh-hop beers. This special fresh hop–focused episode of the podcast is brought to you interruption-free by the the freshness experts at RipeLocker. RipeLocker has patented a radically […]

BLOG: What Exactly is RipeLocker?

RipeLocker is a pallet-sized low-pressure storage unit that locks in the freshness of produce. “Like what a hypobaric chamber does for humans, the RipeLocker does the same thing for produce,” Anthony explains. “We control the atmosphere inside … to slow down the deterioration or aging of all types of produce.” Essentially, the vacuum pump rapidly […]

From Roses to Fresh Hops, RipeLocker can Double the Shelf-Life of Some High-Value Crops

From edible coatings and ethylene scavengers to modified atmosphere packaging, irradiation and cold plasma, there are multiple ways to extend the shelf-life of perishables, each with their pros and cons, says RipeLocker, which has a novel approach it claims can double the shelf-life of some high-value crops. Cofounded by George Lobisser and his son Kyle […]

A technology that can do so much with just a little bit of air control.

RipeLocker allows roses to be stored for up to 6 weeks without quality loss. Worldwide, and particularly in the US, the demand for flowers usually peaks for holidays such as Valentine’s Day. How to meet this high demand while also delivering fresh, high-quality flowers? It is a true challenge for the industry. For this reason, […]

How Fresh Hop Season Can Now Be More Flexible

March 9, 2024, By Jon Sicotte, The Brewer Magazine At the start, Idaho hop processor Mill 95 did not store fresh hops. Hops were bagged at the farm directly off of the conveyer belt from the picker, and were used as soon as possible by regional brewers, explained Amaya Aguirre-Landa, the Marketing & Communications Manager […]

FRUITBOX 103 | George Lobisser CEO/Co-founder talks about making a difference

George Lobisser of Ripe Locker talks to Chris White about how post-harvest technology solutions can really make a difference to marketers of high-value crops around the world. They allow for greater flexibility in the supply chain and are better guarantors of quality for end consumers. Fruitbox is essential listening for everyone in the fresh produce […]

RipeLocker Discusses Developments, Potential Categories, and Partnerships

Amid Mother Nature challenging the Peruvian blueberry market, a Washington-based grower well informed of RipeLocker technology decided to utilize his. When the weather cleared, supply was tight as everyone worked to recover. Yet, when that grower opened up his RipeLocker, he found he had fresh, still-quality blueberries. “This grower partner saw the true value of […]