The Fruit Logistica Innovation Award, the most coveted international honor for innovation in the fresh produce industry, has 10 contenders competing for it this year.

Each contender, chosen by a cross-industry panel of specialists, stands out as an illustration of the creativity and inventiveness that are prevalent in the international fruit and vegetable industry. Trade attendees can view all of the nominated entries in a dedicated exhibition area in Hall 20 during the first two days of Fruit Logistica, the premier trade fair for the worldwide fresh fruit industry, and vote for their favorite.

The following nominations will be voted as the Innovation of the Year and take home the prestigious Fruit Logistica Innovation Award on 10 February 2023:

Brocomole ¿Y si? de Bouquet
Anecoop, Spain · Hall 18, B-01
A new dip alternative for lovers of guacamole. The addition of broccoli to guacamole reduces its carbon footprint by more than 50% since growing broccoli requires fewer water resources. Brocomole is made from 97% fresh broccoli and avocado. It is a source of fiber, Vitamin C, and potassium.
www.ysibouquet.com

Avisomo Growth Station
Avisomo, Norway · Hall 3.1, A-10
The Avisomo Growth Station is a fully modular, scalable, flexible, and automatable vertical farming system. It enables growers worldwide to produce any crop without changing infrastructure, at any scale and degree of automation.
www.avisomo.com

Q Eye Smart
BIOMETiC, Italy · Hall 4.1, B-31
Q Eye Smart is the only scanner entirely based on an Artificial Intelligence platform, allowing more precise and automatic fruit quality sorting. Its innovative technology substantially upgrades the entire sorting process and assures top-quality produce.
www.biometic.com/food-inspection-systems/optical-sorter-q-eye-smart

LEDFan Greenhouse Toplight – 2022 design
Food Autonomy, Hungary · Hall 3.1, A-50
LEDFan offers savings on lighting and heating costs through a highly efficient design that utilizes heat loss with controlled fans. The light fixture has a wireless control system with grid-based BMS positioning and light failure detection.
https://foodautonomy.org/en/products/greenhouse-ledfan

Dutch Premium Quality Vanilla
Koppert Cress, Netherlands · Hall 3.2, C-01
An exclusive range of premium Dutch vanilla of the Planifolia variety, a species of orchid that forms pods only after three years. This vanilla is comparable to a semi-dry muscat grape: it is not yet a raisin, but much more. In principle, it is grown in the same way as the black variety, but because it is harvested much later, the taste is different.
www.koppertcress.com/en/travel-stories/super-vette-vanille

Pfannenspargel
Märkische Höfe Beelitz, Germany · Hall 20, A-23
Green and white asparagus pieces pre-cooked in their juice ready for cooking. This gives a more intense flavor with a longer shelf-life. Whether as a main course or a side dish, the pan-fried asparagus can be expanded as desired and arranged individually in a short time.
www.spargel.farm/en/about-us

OR Apple Juice Fill Up
Oranfresh, Italy · Hall 4.1, A-15
An automatic self-service machine that supplies freshly made apple juice in bottles from fresh apples, with an added solution of water and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) to prevent natural oxidation. www.oranfresh.com

evolutionS
Packaging Automation, UK · Hall 2.1, C-01
Using Packaging Automation’s new Syncro technologies, the evolutionS optimizes every step required to seal a shell accurately, reliably, and efficiently. It is considered the most technically advanced, single-lane tray sealing machine with the highest speed currently known.
www.pal.co.uk/tray-sealing-machines/evolutions

Tatayoyo
Rijk Zwaan, Netherlands · Hall 1.2, D-13
Tatayoyo is the brand name for peppers with a distinct and strong flavor. The peppers are an intermediate size between the block and snack peppers. Their special flavor comes originally from wild peppers. Ideal as a hearty snack.
www.rijkzwaan.com/tatayoyo

IDEAL Melons
Syngenta Seeds, Netherlands · Hall 1.2, C-50
Syngenta’s IDEAL Melons concept, with its Harvest Indicator feature, is a patent-pending innovation that signals readiness at each step: when it’s ideal to harvest, ship, stock on shelves, and eat. The latest game-changer in cantaloupes is now available.
www.syngentavegetables.com/brands/IDEALMelons

Fruit Logistica is the perfect venue for businesses in the global fresh produce industry to showcase their most recent innovations. From February 8–10, 2023, trade visitors to the event will find a wealth of fresh and exciting advances in Berlin, including newly bred varieties, sustainable packaging, data-driven production monitors, and pest-resistant crops.