Hort Connections 2018 - Halving waste and doubling productivity in 11 seasons!

Hort Connections this year is aiming even higher than “increasing production by more than 30 percent in around 30 harvests” and it's inspiring to know that many believe it’s possible. Compac and TOMRA Food are constantly evolving their solutions to help growers, packers and food processors achieve greater efficiency.

Hort Connections is taking place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on 18th – 20th of June. The theme for this year’s show is ‘halving waste and doubling productivity by the year 2030’. To achieve this the whole supply chain will have to work together.

Almost a third of food produced worldwide is never eaten, leading to an estimated 1.3 billion tons of food waste each year. This is an incredible figure in Waste in stages today’s data-rich world and there is an enormous opportunity to address this. “Although the majority of this waste happens in other areas of the supply chain, there is still a massive opportunity for us operating in the packing and processing area. Spectrim is a prime example of a sorting machine now well established in the market that is helping to solve this problem”, - explains Matt Stillwell, Digital Marketing Manager at TOMRA Food. “The inspection system continues to evolve as a platform, using continuous improvements in hardware and software, to enable packhouses to sort and grade, finding an optimal-format pack for their produce. Having the ability to grade with very high accuracy protects your brand, as you can meet exact specifications and also allows you to create a wider range of products, resulting in less food waste and a positive impact on the bottom line, as more produce can find a market”.

Compac and TOMRA will be exhibiting together at booth 81 and are welcoming guests, clients, partners and anyone visiting Hort Connections to come and see them and hear about some of latest innovations.

Book a time here to talk to experts from Compac and TOMRA Food at Hort Connections

Here’s a quick view of the types of solutions Compac and TOMRA will have available.

For contact:
Mike Riley, CEO of TOMRA Food
mike.riley@tomra.com