Freshr News

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October 3, 2025

Packaging Innovation to Cut Food Waste

October 2, 2025

Canadian Food Innovation Network unveils winners of inaugural Foodtech Frontier Awards

October 1, 2025

Canadian Food Innovation Network Unveils Winners of Inaugural Foodtech Frontier Awards, Highlighting Homegrown Innovators Tackling Global Challenges

October 1, 2025

Freshr Sustainable Technologies Inc. and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Announce Joint Development Agreement to Combat Global Food Waste

October 1, 2025

Freshr, Mitsubishi Chemical partner to curb global food waste

September 29, 2025

Freshr, Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. form joint development agreement for packaging

September 25, 2025

Freshr partners Mitsubishi Chemical to tackle food waste

September 25, 2025

Freshr and Mitsubishi Chemical partner to combat global food waste

September 24, 2025

Freshr Sustainable Technologies Inc. and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Announce Joint Development Agreement to Combat Global Food Waste

September 18, 2025

Freshr Lands $233K from Food Innovation Network

September 16, 2025

Five Canadian Startups Receive $1.1M to Pilot Advanced Foodtech Solutions

July 23, 2025

Foodtech Quarterly

June 5, 2025

Bio-active packaging cuts food waste

June 2, 2025

Food Packaging That’s Flexible, Active, & Extends Freshness

May 22, 2025

Freshr raises oversubscribed seed funding to launch antimicrobial fish packaging that extends freshness

May 21, 2025

CEO Mina Mekhail Discusses Freshr's Antimicrobial Packaging on The Capitalist Hippie Podcast

May 21, 2025

Freshr’s antimicrobial, recyclable, compostable fish films receive funding

May 14, 2025

Diamond Edge Ventures Announces Strategic Investment in Food Packaging Startup, Freshr Sustainable Technologies

May 14, 2025

Freshr Closes Seed Round

May 13, 2025

Freshr Sustainable Technologies Inc. (Freshr) Closes Oversubscribed Seed Round

April 22, 2025

Startup Nears Rollout of Compostable Food Wrap (Published 17/3/2025)

March 10, 2025

Fresh food solutions lead to Freshr Technologies

October 17, 2024

Three Dal alumni named Atlantic Canada entrepreneurs of the year

October 15, 2024

Mina Mekhail - EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Atlantic Winner

September 11, 2024

ISED (Federal Government) & NPC visit Freshr Facilities

June 28, 2024

NS Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture visits Freshr

June 7, 2024

Mina Mekhail - EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Atlantic regional finalist

April 11, 2024

Letter of recognition from the Honorable Susan Corkum-Greek

February 8, 2024

Freshr Technologies was Part of Invest NS 2024 Investors Showcase

February 7, 2024

Freshr Packaging Touts Longer Meat Shelf Life (Published 31/1/2024)

September 29, 2023

Impactful Health R&D Rebrands to Freshr Sustainable Technologies Inc.

May 31, 2023

Freshr Receives $100K Innovation Booster Grant from CFIN

January 26, 2023

Innovative Business of the Year Award Winner

December 1, 2022

IHRD recognized as an emerging key player in fresh food packaging

November 17, 2022

Impactful Health R&D named a Finalist for the Innovative Business of the Year

October 3, 2022

Entrevestor Covers IHRD’s Raise in Early 2022

September 25, 2022

IHRD receives the Positive Impact Award sponsored by Volta/RBC

April 4, 2022

IHRD receives $20K Goodspark Grant from Desjardins

February 23, 2022

IHRD receives $250K from Natural Products Canada

August 7, 2021

IHRD one of 17 cleantech startups to receive seed funding from SDTC

August 7, 2021

IHRD recognized as a top innovative packaging startup in Canada

July 27, 2021

IHRD highlighted by StartUs Insights as a top packaging startup

June 1, 2021

IHRD pitches at Innovacorp’s Investor Showcase

May 18, 2021

IHRD selected to conduct a funded PoC with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

May 3, 2021

Excited to work with 2 COVE interns for the summer

January 14, 2021

IHRD a finalist in the THRIVE Global Initiative - Canada Challenge

September 8, 2020

IHRD short-listed for the Ocean Startup Project

July 6, 2020

IHRD graduates CDL-Atlantic Oceans Stream

March 12, 2020

Mina wins second place cash prize at Startup Yard Demo Day

October 31, 2019

IHRD one of 6 startups to receive seed funding from District 3

September 28, 2019

Mina Mekhail: Between Researcher and Entrepreneury

March 29, 2019

Mina receives the Bourses d’Honneur from the Ministere de l’Economie et de l’innovation

March 27, 2019

IHRD receives seed funding and joins Ecofuel’s 9th Cohort

May 17, 2018

Succès renouvelé pour la Grande rencontre des entrepreneurs

April 11, 2018

Emerging entrepreneurs contest winner

April 5, 2018

FoodBytes! Montreal Top 20 Food and Ag Startups Revealed

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