AgroFresh Provides Tools for Fruit Quality Management in Growing Asia Market

Products to be showcased at 2016 Asia Fruit Logistica

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Sep 08, 2016, 04:15 ET

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGFS) looks forward to participating in 2016 Asia Fruit Logistica. Serving as the hub for fresh produce in Asia, the event brings together key representatives from the fresh fruit and vegetable market in Hong Kong, Sept. 7 - 9.

"As the fresh produce market in Asia expands, so does the focus on food quality," said Peter Vriends, Vice President of Commercial Trade for EMEA & Asia, AgroFresh. "Through an integrated fruit quality management program from AgroFresh, more people throughout the supply chain — from growers to retailers to consumers — can benefit from higher fruit quality and reduced food waste."

Featured products from AgroFresh include SmartFresh^™ post-harvest technology and RipeLock^™ post-harvest system. Visitors of the show will have the opportunity to learn about these products as well as how to optimize management practices to enhance fruit quality.

Asia Fruit Logistica is Asia's leading trade show for the international fresh fruit and vegetable business. With 9,000 high-level buyers and visitors, attendance at Asia Fruit Logistica is expected to be 20 percent higher than 2015.

For more information about the show, visit www.asiafruitlogistica.com.

For more information about food quality management, visit AgroFresh at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hall 3B, booth M-27, go to AgroFresh.com or contact your local AgroFresh representative.

About AgroFresh

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGFS) is a global horticultural produce industry leader, providing a portfolio of innovative products and specialty services to maintain the freshness, quality and value of fresh produce and flowers. Its core products include SmartFresh™, the proven post-harvest freshness protection technology for produce; Harvista™, the advanced pre-harvest technology for apples and pears; RipeLock™, the innovative post-harvest quality system for bananas; and LandSpring™, an innovative pre-planting transplant shock reduction application for tomatoes and peppers. AgroFresh currently operates commercially in more than 40 countries and employs more than 170 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.AgroFresh.com.

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