Albertsons Cos. Inc. launched a unique collaboration with Apple to bring activity data from Apple Watch and iPhone to the Sincerely Health digital health and wellness platform, allowing consumers to improve their overall health score and earn points toward grocery coupons and discounts.

The American Floral Endowment is now accepting applications for their 2023-2024 Educational Grants. The deadline for submission is June 1.

AFE's Educational Grants help fund wide-reaching industry learning programs that provide solutions and focus on ongoing and new educational opportunities.

Ethylene damage is one of the biggest problems contributing to shrinkage at retail stores. In 2018 Chrysal and Syngenta Flowers joined forces to bring a solution to the market, Chrysal Alesco. Chrysal and Syngenta Flowers renewed the partnership to continue offering this cost-effective post-harvest treatment to growers. 
 

Nichols Farms, a fourth-generation farming family, launched its complete line of organic flavored pistachios. The company’s popular Organic Roasted with Sea Salt Pistachios are now complemented by six new flavored products:

New research on consumer attitudes toward floral will debut at The Floral Conference, May 23. Exclusive to the International Fresh Produce Association, this research comes from Kantar, a data and evidence-based agency providing insights and actionable recommendations. 
 

Carbon Robotics, a leader in AI-powered robotics, closed $30 million in Series C financing from new lead investor Sozo Ventures along with existing investors Anthos Capital, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, Liquid2 and Voyager Capital. The funding will be used to expand sales regions in North America, optimize and scale manufacturing, develop new software and hardware products, and launch into international markets. This latest round of financing brings Carbon Robotics’ overall funding to $67 million.