Produce Innovation Award winners recognized

Five Produce Innovation Award Winners were recognized June 15 at United Fresh 2017. This year’s honorees were selected by show attendees from a total of 46 contestants across five categories: Best New Food Safety Solution, Best New Fruit Product, Best New Packaging, Best New Packing/Processing Equipment, and Best New Vegetable Product.

The 2017 Produce Innovation Awards winners are:

Best New Food Safety Solution: Food Freshness Card — Nature’s Frequencies

Best New Fruit Product: Crunch Pak Apple Rings — Crunch Pak

Best New Packaging: Dole GO Berries! — Dole Food Company

Best New Packing/Processing Equipment: Full Harvest – Full Harvest

Best New Vegetable Product: Veggie Noodle Co. Veggiccine — Veggie Noodle Co. Veggie Spirals

For more information about the United Fresh Innovation Awards competition call John Toner, vice president of convention and industry collaboration at 202-303-3424.