Freshness Lab

The Freshness Lab for Fruit and Vegetables is a specialized research unit hosted by the College of Agricultural Sciences (Instituto Superior de Agronomia) of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. The Freshness Lab specializes in translational research to fruit and vegetable supply chains. The Freshness Lab operates the most complete and sophisticated facility in Portugal designed specifically to understand and improve freshness, flavor, and nutritional value of fruits and vegetables, with a team that combines scientific excellence with executive experience in knowledge translation and innovation management to the agrifood sector. Freshness Lab has pilot and laboratory facilities and experience to improve operations from the shelf to the field, supporting all logistic operations in the supply chain. The combined pilot and laboratory facilities to explore the fundamental bases of freshness, flavor, and nutritional value of fruits and vegetables, and help supply chain operators to improve their storage, transportation, and marketing protocols for better fruits and vegetables. The Freshness Lab is located in Lisbon in the logistic hub of Portugal, near the main ports, roads and railways, and airport. The Freshness Lab facilities are near the logistic warehouses of major food retailers, fruit and vegetable import-export businesses, the main service suppliers to the produce business, and the main Portuguese fruit and vegetable growing regions. The Freshness Lab is a unique position to support the supply chain of fruits and vegetables within Portugal, inbound or outbound.