Resources

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Videos

Zest Labs Overview: CEO Peter Mehring explains how Zest Labs is working to modernize fresh food distribution by delivering proactive shelf-life management solutions that have been proven to reduce field-to-shelf food waste by 50% or more. Reduced waste means better margins for retailers and growers, and consistent delivered freshness for consumers.

CEO Peter Mehring on NBC Bay Area

NBC Bay Area Video: NBC Bay Area’s Scott Budman visits Zest Labs and interviews CEO Peter Mehring for their January 10 news program. Peter discusses how new technologies and solutions – like Zest Fresh – can help improve the fresh food supply chain and be applied to ease food inspections during the government shutdown that’s impacting FDA inspections.

Eating Ugly: The Food Waste That Could Refeed America

Huffington Post Video: “Sometimes, the uglier produce might be the best produce.” Cosmetically challenged fruits and veggies are being taken out of food waste bins and put onto plates in an effort to help feed the hungry and reduce harmful landfill waste.

Zest Fresh Overview: Learn about the food waste and freshness problem and how Zest Fresh can help growers and retail grocers ensure produce is managed and shipped intelligently.

The Freshest Produce: In this entertaining video, Seinfeld's Mr. Peterman (John O'Hurley) explains how Zest Labs reduces waste and helps retailers provide the freshest produce for their customers.

Zest Fresh Grower Testimonial: Roy Garza explains how Zest Fresh provides information and reports to help them better manage their berry operations.

Zest Fresh – Deep Dive: A closer look at Zest Fresh and how the Zest Intelligent Pallet Routing Code (ZIPR Code) helps to improve delivered freshness.

Solution Overviews
and Product Information

Fresh Food Supply Chain

ZEST Fresh - Solution Brief - Produce Growers

Produce Growers

How Zest Fresh™ helps growers improve consistency of delivered produce quality.

ZEST Fresh - Solution Brief - Restaurants & Food Service

Restaurants & Food Service

How Zest Fresh helps restaurants and food service providers maintain quality of fresh, frozen and processed foods.

ZEST Fresh - Solution Brief - Retail Grocers

Retail Grocers

How Zest Fresh helps retail grocers maximize product quality and freshness of produce, meats, seafood, dairy and frozen foods.

Zest Fresh for Protein Solution Overview

Protein Companies

How Zest Fresh for Meat, Poultry and Seafood companies improves food safety and ensure quality.

Zest Fresh for Protein Solution Overview

Zest Fresh | Metrics Datasheet

Zest Fresh for Protein Solution Overview

Professional Services

How Zest Labs provides strategic insights to improve operational efficiency.

White Papers and Additional Resources

Food Cold Chain

Grocery Store Variability

Half-bad Is Not Good White Paper

Variability Infographic

Variability Infographic

Zest-Fresh-Strawberries-Report

Zest Fresh Strawberry Shelf-life Variation Report

Before and After – Digital Transformation

Before and After – Digital Transformation

Blockchain and Its Value to Suppliers

Blockchain and Its Value to Suppliers

The Best of Zest 2018

The Best of Zest - 2018

White Papers - Let's Start at the Beginning

Improving Operational Efficiency

White Papers - Let's Start at the Beginning

Let’s Start at the Beginning

White Papers - Let's Start at the Beginning

Proactive Freshness Management

White Papers - Margins Matter

Margins Matter

White Papers - Not Worth A Thousand-Words

...Not Worth a Thousand Words

ZEST Fresh - White Papers - Start the Year Fresh

Freshness Myths

ZEST Fresh - White Papers - Blockchain and Achieving True Transparency

Blockchain and Achieving True Transparency

ZEST Fresh - White Papers - Shelf-life Variability

Shelf-life Variability Begins in the Field

ZEST Fresh - White Papers - Today, You Saved $67,571

Today, You Saved $67,571

ZEST Fresh - White Papers - Comparing Pallet- and Trailer-level Temperature Monitoring

Comparing Pallet- and Trailer-level Temperature Monitoring

ZEST Fresh - White Papers - Improving Quality and Profitability for Retail Grocers

Improving Quality and Profitability for Retail Grocers

ZEST Fresh Demo

See How It Works

ZIPR Code Freshness

ZIPR Code Freshness Metric

Freshness Baseline Study

Freshness Baseline Study

ZEST Fresh - White Papers - 10 Limitations of Data Loggers

10 Limitations of Data Loggers

ZEST Fresh - White Papers - Zest Labs FAQ and Reference Guide

Zest Labs FAQ and Reference Guide

Articles and Third Party Resources

Article - Customer Retention and Growth in Today's Competitive Retail Grocery Environment

Customer Retention and Growth in Today's Competitive Retail Grocery Environment

Article - Why Blockchain Will be Used to Improve Distribution and Food Safety

Why Blockchain Will be Used to Improve Distribution and Food Safety

Article - Trust in Food Sustainability Research Report 2019

Trust in Food Sustainability Research Report 2019

Article - Improving Operational Efficiency on the Farm

Improving Operational Efficiency on the Farm

Article - Optimizing Profit Margins in a Changing Retail Grocery Industry

Optimizing Profit Margins in a Changing Retail Grocery Industry

Article - Blockchain’s Role in the Produce Supply Chain

Blockchain’s Role in the Produce Supply Chain

ZEST Fresh - Article - Pallet Monitoring for the Fresh Food Supply Chain

Pallet Monitoring for the Fresh Food Supply Chain

ZEST Fresh - Article - Why Quality Consistency Matters

Why Quality Consistency Matters

ZEST Fresh - Article - Achieving Consistent Produce Quality

Achieving Consistent Produce Quality

ZEST Fresh - Article - Preemptive Freshness Management

Preemptive Freshness Management

ZEST Fresh - Article - Measuring Produce Freshness: The Key to Preventing Waste

Measuring Produce Freshness: The Key to Preventing Waste

ZEST Fresh - Articles - Winning the Freshness Wars

Winning the Freshness Wars

ZEST Fresh - Article - ReFED Roadmap to Reduce U.S. Food Waste

ReFED Roadmap to Reduce U.S. Food Waste

ZEST Fresh - Article - ReFED Retail Food Waste Action Guide

ReFED Retail Food Waste Action Guide

ZEST Fresh - Article - ReFED Restaurant Food Waste Action Guide

ReFED Restaurant Food Waste Action Guide

RARE: Climate Change Needs Behavioral Change

RARE: Climate Change Needs Behavioral Change

ZEST Fresh - Articles - NRDC Wasted Report (2017 Update)

NRDC Wasted Report (2017 Update)