Dec 21, 2015

FRUIT LOGISTICA presents nominees for 2016 Innovation Award

FRUIT LOGISTICA recently announced the 10 nominees for its Innovation Award 2016.

The 10 innovations will be showcased at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2016 Feb. 3-5 in Berlin. They will be displayed in a special exhibition area between halls 20 and 21.

Votes will be cast during the first two days of the trade fair. The winner will be announced on Feb. 5 at 2:30 p.m.

A panel of experts representing every segment of the industry has selected the following 10 finalists from the 60 applications submitted:

• Automato” – Stoffels, Belgium:
  A dispenser for the point of sale: different cherry tomato varieties are dispensed from three boxes directly into paper bags.
• “Enjoya” – Terra Natura International, Netherlands:
  A yellow and red striped sweet pepper.
  
• “Genuine Coconut” – World’s Coconut Trading, Spain:
  An organic coconut with a patented opening and a drinking straw.
• “Harvest Automation” – Hortiplan, Netherlands:
  A machine for the fully automated harvesting of salad varieties.
  
• “Kitchen Minis Tomato” – Northern Greens, Denmark:
  A cherry tomato plant for the windowsill, yielding up to 150 tomatoes.
• “Outspan Sam” – Capespan, South Africa:
  An initiative for children, including videos showing the journey citrus fruit takes on its way to the dinner table.
• “Parmentine’s Cup” – Parmentine, France:
  A container with 250g of baby potatoes to be cooked in the microwave.
• “Pearl Herbs” – 2BFresh, Israel:
  Tiny fresh herbs in ten varieties.
• “QualyCheck” – HortKinetix, Germany:
  An app that can generate and send a quality control report from a smartphone.
  
• “WOW! Colourful Perupas” – HZPC Holland, Netherlands:
  New potato varieties based on ancient varieties found in the Andes.

Detailed information on the nominated products will follow in January 2016. Photos of the nominees are available on the FRUIT LOGISTICA website.

“