Nominees announced for Fruit Logistca Innovation Award 2015

Messe Berlin and Fruchthandel Magazine have announced the nominees for the Fruit Logistca Innovation Award 2015. "The tenth annual Fruit Logistca Innovation Award honours outstanding new fruit & vegetable industry products and services that are driving new trends in the international marketplace," says Gérald Lamusse, Fruit Logistca Global Brand Manager. "Regarded as the industry's most coveted distinction, this award attracts huge media attention worldwide."

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:

Aviv Flowers Packing House Ltd, Israel: "Aurora Seedless Papaya" – A small, seedless variety of papaya

Bakker Barendrecht B.V., The Netherlands: "DIY fresh packs" –Packages of mixed fruits/vegetables with additional ingredients and recipes for specific dishes

Cabka Group GmbH, Germany: "Eye-Catcher" –
A product display system for crates at the POS

Atlas Pacific Engineering, Inc., USA: "FC 15 Fruit Chunker" – A cutting machine for pineapple and melons

Polymer Logistics, Germany: "Holzdekor-RPC" – Reusable plastic crates with a natural wood look

BelOrta, Belgium: "Lemoncherry" – A variety of yellow cherry tomato
Holfeld Plastics Ltd, Ireland: "Low Carbon rPETeCo" –
A packaging material consisting of 90% recycled plastic bottles

Sunforest Co. Ltd., South Korea: "Portable Nondestructive Fruit Quality Meter" – A portable quality-control measuring device

Regal'in Europe, France: "Regal'in™ Apple" – A new apple variety

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 Logistca 2015 (4-6 February 2015) in a special display area between Halls 20 and 21, where the award ceremony will take place on 6 February at 14:30. On the first two days of the trade fair, more than 60,000 trade visitors from around 130 countries will have the chance to vote for the innovation of the year.