ABOUT APEEL SCIENCES

• Apeel Sciences is a California-based company creating a range of edible, plant-based coatings designed to reduce food waste from fresh produce such as avocados, limes, apples and oranges. This edible, plant-based coating is made from lipids and glycerolipids derived from fruit and vegetable waste. 
• The company’s coatings work by slowing the rate of water loss and oxidation from fresh produce, and can extend products’ lifespan by two to three times.
• The company was founded in 2012 by James Rogers following a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Since then, it has gone on to raise USD 635 million, including a USD 250 million Series E round in August 2021 which valued the company at over USD 2 billion.
• Food & Wine (June 3rd, 2025) Wrote; You’ve likely never heard of Apeel, but you’ve seen it in action. That’s by design. The California-based company’s mission is to reduce food waste by ensuring produce like avocados, oranges, lemons, apples, mangoes, and cucumbers stays fresh longer in grocery stores worldwide. The solution? An innovative, invisible, edible, protective coating you’re never meant to see or taste. 
• In mid-2021, Apeel’s impact has been independently verified through Life Cycle Analysis, demonstrating significant environmental benefits. The company’s innovative coating technology has prevented over 345.6 million pieces of fruit from going to waste, avoided 12.789 million metric tons of CO₂-equivalent emissions—the same as planting 485,000 trees and conserved 6.789 billion litres of water. These achievements highlight Apeel’s vital role in reducing food waste and its broader contribution to global climate and resource conservation.