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The Machine - AKA - The Produce Wizard

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 The Produce Wizard works by slowing down the ripening process of fruits and vegetables. For example tomatoes and bananas excrete a gas called ethylene which makes them ripen quickly. With the revolutionary technology built into the produce Wizard, it can slow down the ripening process of bananas to 21 days and tomatoes down to 30 days. The Produce Wizard provides consumers with an expertly engineered appliance to keep your produce fresher. We leverage our knowledge of produce to reduce risk of disease and spoilage.  

The All in One - AKA - The Crisper Wizard

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The Crisper Wizard uses state of the art patented refrigeration technology to save your produce up to 30 days. Conveniently hosted by a crisper drawer in your refrigerator for easy access. It works by killing off salmonella and e-coli all while keeping your produce fresh and always ready to eat.  

A Word From Our Doc

 

 "With the Produce Wizard we can re-create the conditions that allow them to ripen under more favorable conditions and therefore develop better flavor and have less losses due to shriveling."

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-Dr. Stephen A. Sargent

​University Of Florida

DEVELOPMENT

Facts

Roughly one third of the world's food is wasted a year. That's about $990 Billion Dollars worldwide being wasted solely on food. What if there was a product that could save up to 40% of the worlds annual produce waste? How much more money would be flowing into other economic areas of the worlds industries if it wasn't being wasted on produce?  


We now have an opportunity to make a significant impact in the worlds produce markets and industries. Vince Arrigo has created a product that can keep your produce fresher an extra 20 to 30 days all while simultaneously killing salmonella and ecoli. 


After growing up and basically breathing the produce industry Vince Arrigo (founder and owner) repeatedly saw one main factor ruining produce and costing businesses money; spoilage. He thought about the consumers who were spending their hard earned money on food that would eventually spoil and become non edible and he wanted to do something about it.


One thing came to mind, sustainability of product. He learned that when fruit ripens it releases a gas called ethelyn. Although this is a natural gas it can be slowed down. Vince learned that if you combine his patented fruit saving technology with a refrigeration unit it can keep your fruits and vegetables fresh for an extra month as well. 


As he tested and tried his technology he perfected the right mix of the two but it didn't stop there. Vince then went on to patent his revolutionary idea for the crisper wizard. The crisper wizard works the same way the produce wizard does all while conveniently packing the food saving technology into the crisper drawer of your fridge. 


Consumers in the U.S. spend an average of $300 a month on groceries. According to the USDA 25% of household produce gets wasted per month. By using Produce Wizard and Crisper Wizard technology in your home it could save produce significantly, save consumers annually, and protect the earth indefinitely. Anywhere there is a food and a desire to keep it fresh let the technology of the Produce Wizard serve the need. 

A Word From Our Doc

 " Having ozone present in the Produce Wizard helps keep the fruit not only tasting better but in a safer state without decaying as its ripens." 

 

Dr. Jeffery K. Brecht 

University of Florida

About the Inventor

Vince Arrigo

 

      Business owner, inventor, and father of four, Vince Arrigo stays busy. Unlike most children Vince was brought into the produce industry very early where his passion for business began at just six years old. Father and produce business owner Vince Arrigo Senior taught Vince Jr everything there was to know about the produce industry. As this passion grew, Vince took on bigger and greater things. He become one of the top salesman for Lister's LLC based out of Toronto, Canada. After making partner and owner in the company Vince felt he wanted to take on other opportunities. He packed his bags and moved his family to Florida where he opened his company Ultimate Flavor. Specializing in bulk tomato sales was his niche. As Vince grew so did the amount of businesses he took on. He dabbled in real estate, took on a water-slide business, and began investing all while maintaining his produce company. 

        

 Although he lived in Florida not all of his business was dealt with in the beautiful state. Winter was what made things hard for Vince’s business but that did not stop him. Freezes are a common weather phenomenon that most people in the produce business deal with every year. Vince learned that when you mix a controlled amount of Ozone with most fruits and vegetables at a certain temperature it can keep them fresh an extra 20 to 30 days. Vince began using this method to store away extra loads or produce when a freeze would come thus giving his product more time than the competition. That's when he came up with the idea for the produce wizard a counter-top appliance that can keep your fruits and vegetables fresh for almost extra month. In 2008 he began testing this technology in controlled wine coolers and recording their results over time. Vince realized that he had the platform to create an amazing consumer product and began building prototypes. After much success he then began testing his product with the University of Florida's agricultural department. After many tests and trials they saw the amazing potential that this machine had. Vince then went on to win the innovation award at the International house-ware convention in Chicago of 2014. 

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Vincent A. accepting the Innovation Award at the 2014 International Houseware Convention in Chicago.

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The Produce Wizard

15 Paradise Plz, Sarasota, Florida 34239, United States

Vince Arrigo (Inventor) Phone- 941-225-5150 Email- Ultimate.flavor@yahoo.com Jeff Fitzsimmons (Director of Marketing) Phone- 480-228-7377 Email- Jfitzsimmons.jf@gmail.com