| Landec Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of temperature-activated and other specialty polymer products for food products, agricultural products, and licensed partner applications. The company offers fresh-cut produce processing technology to the U.S. retail grocery chains, club stores, and to the foodservice industry. Landec develops and markets temperature activated, Intellicoat seed coating technology designed to increase crop yields. These seed coatings can be applied to corn, canola, cotton, and soybean seeds. It also offers hybrid corn seed to farmers. In addition, the company focuses on supplying Intelimer materials to cosmetic industries, as well as developed the Punctal Occluder for the Retention of Tears ophthalmic device initially to address dry eye problem. The company was founded by Ray Stewart in 1986. Landec Corporation is based in Menlo Park, California. |