Food-waste firm bags Oprah Winfrey and Katy Perry as investors
by Rebecca Smithers from Environment | The Guardian on (#53XV5)
US startup Apeel Sciences raises further $250m to help tackle supply chain disruption
A Californian startup that pioneered a high-tech solution to reducing food waste has secured personal investment from Oprah Winfrey and Katy Perry in its latest fundraising drive.
Perishable produce such as avocados, lemons and limes stay ripe for twice as long as usual due to an edible spray-on coating on their skin made from plant materials and devised by Apeel Sciences.
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