New York based electrical engineer and designer Scott Amron has come up with an idea that could transform the way industries label fruit and vegetables. You may not pay much attention to that fruit ...

What began as a marketing flourish in the early 20th century has become a quiet backbone of modern grocery retail. Produce stickers are more than just labels—they're crucial for ensuring consistency ...

Scott Amron really doesn't like peeling those little stickers off fruit from the grocery store. "They're pesky and annoying and they create waste," he tells The Salt. So, he decided to do something ...

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When stocking up on apples, bananas, and avocados at the grocery store, you’ve likely noticed that many fruits and vegetables come with a sticker on their surface. These stickers are also known as PLU ...

It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but I’ll be dammed if those stupid stickers are not extremely annoying. Fortunately for people who actually eat fruit and vegetables from time to time, low-energy ...

The majority of this season's West Australian stone fruit will be labelled with individual stickers identifying its state of origin. The industry has been seriously impacted in recent years by fruit ...

You'd think there would be a better way to label and identify fruit than those ubiquitous little stickers, but so far, that age-old solution has been a bit...well, sticky. Scientists at the ...

In your perception, your visit to the fruit mart might be very fruitful. You got your hands on the ripest, juiciest fruits and bought handfuls of all varieties to relish on as a quick breakfast or a ...

TECHNOLOGY is about to scupper a former greengrocer and his prized collection of fruit stickers. Christopher Crawcour’s 30,000 hoard is unlikely to grow further thanks to a European Union ruling that ...

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