An anti-waste technology company

About

Built at the far edge of the world

Mountain landscape with forested slopes and rocky terrain

Why us

New Zealand throws away good food at every step between the orchard and the plate, and the further it travels, the more we lose. ZEDLAB was founded in Hawke's Bay by people who grew up around growers, packhouses, and the business of shipping fruit to the far side of the world, and who now bring food science, materials, and engineering to the problem. We know what gets lost, where it gets lost, and what it takes to stop it.

Founded

2022

Founded

2022

Provisional patent, PCT pending

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Provisional patent, PCT pending

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Disciplines under one roof

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Disciplines under one roof

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Mission: end avoidable food waste

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Mission: end avoidable food waste

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FROM THE FOUNDERS

A year of work goes into fruit before it's picked. A third of it never gets eaten. The industry absorbs that loss. We are here to end it.

THE TEAM

The people building it

Evie Tan - CEO

Evie leads ZEDLAB and its science. With a background in biomedical and food science, she turns the biology of how produce ages into technology that works in the real world.

Evie Tan - CEO

Evie leads ZEDLAB and its science. With a background in biomedical and food science, she turns the biology of how produce ages into technology that works in the real world.

Zac Taylor - COO

Zac runs operations. A maker and engineer by background, he turns the science into something real, built for the places food actually moves.

Zac Taylor - COO

Zac runs operations. A maker and engineer by background, he turns the science into something real, built for the places food actually moves.

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If you grow, pack, ship, or invest in fresh produce, we would like to talk.

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© ZEDLAB Limited 2026. All rights reserved.

ZEDLAB is the trading name of ZEDLAB Limited, a company registered in New Zealand (Company No. 9333681, NZBN 9429052757105), based in Hawke's Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand. FreshHold® is a registered trademark of ZEDLAB Limited. Our technology is the subject of a provisional patent with an international application pending. ZEDLAB is a recognised New to R&D company under the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Get in touch

If you grow, pack, ship, or invest in fresh produce, we would like to talk.

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Your information is never disclosed to third parties.

Contact

© ZEDLAB Limited 2026. All rights reserved.

ZEDLAB is the trading name of ZEDLAB Limited, a company registered in New Zealand (Company No. 9333681, NZBN 9429052757105), based in Hawke's Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand. FreshHold® is a registered trademark of ZEDLAB Limited. Our technology is the subject of a provisional patent with an international application pending. ZEDLAB is a recognised New to R&D company under the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Get in touch

If you grow, pack, ship, or invest in fresh produce, we would like to talk.

ZEDLAB

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Your information is never disclosed to third parties.

Contact

© ZEDLAB Limited 2026. All rights reserved.

ZEDLAB is the trading name of ZEDLAB Limited, a company registered in New Zealand (Company No. 9333681, NZBN 9429052757105), based in Hawke's Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand. FreshHold® is a registered trademark of ZEDLAB Limited. Our technology is the subject of a provisional patent with an international application pending. ZEDLAB is a recognised New to R&D company under the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Get in touch

If you grow, pack, ship, or invest in fresh produce, we would like to talk.

ZEDLAB

Subscribe for our newsletter

Your information is never disclosed to third parties.

Contact

© ZEDLAB Limited 2026. All rights reserved.

ZEDLAB is the trading name of ZEDLAB Limited, a company registered in New Zealand (Company No. 9333681, NZBN 9429052757105), based in Hawke's Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand. FreshHold® is a registered trademark of ZEDLAB Limited. Our technology is the subject of a provisional patent with an international application pending. ZEDLAB is a recognised New to R&D company under the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.