December 12, 2014

Ten nominees announced for FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award

Messe Berlin and Fruchthandel Magazine have announced the nominees for the FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award 2015.

“The 10th annual FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award honors outstanding new fruit and vegetable industry products and services that are driving new trends in the international marketplace,” says Gérald Lamusse, FRUIT LOGISTICA global brand manager.

After reviewing more than 60 entries for the FLIA 2015, a panel of experts from production and quality management, the wholesale and retail trade, and the packaging and service industries selected the following ten nominees:

  1. Aviv Flowers Packing House Ltd, Israel: “Aurora Seedless Papaya”— A small, seedless variety of papaya.
  2. Bakker Barendrecht B.V., The Netherlands: “DIY fresh packs” Packages of mixed fruits/vegetables with additional ingredients and recipes for specific dishes.
  3. Cabka Group GmbH, Germany: “Eye-Catcher” — A product display system for crates at the POS.
  4. Atlas Pacific Engineering, Inc., USA: “FC 15 Fruit Chunker” A cutting machine for pineapple and melons.
  5. Polymer Logistics, Germany: “Holzdekor-RPC” Reusable plastic crates with a natural wood look.
  6. BelOrta, Belgium: “Lemoncherry” A variety of yellow cherry tomatoes.
  7. Holfeld Plastics Ltd, Ireland: “Low Carbon rPETeCo” — A packaging material consisting of 90 percent recycled plastic bottles.
  8. Sunforest Co. Ltd., South Korea: “Portable Nondestructive Fruit Quality Meter” — A portable quality-control measuring device.
  9. Regal'in Europe, France: “Regal'in™ Apple” — A new apple variety.
  10. Hepro GmbH, Germany: “UP-8000” — A peeling machine for carrots, cucumbers, white radishes and other long vegetables.

These ten innovations will be presented at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2015 in a special display area between Halls 20 and 21, where the award ceremony will take place on February 6. 





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