The nominees for the FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award (FLIA) 2019 have been selected. The 14th edition of the award for the fresh produce industry will be presented on February 8, in Berlin, Germany.

According to FRUIT LOGISTICA  Senior Product Manager Madlen Miserius: “The FLIA is regarded as the most important industry award. Accompanied by high-profile media coverage, it recognizes new products, services or technical solutions that are destined to drive the global fresh produce industry forward, from production to point of sale.”

More than 77,000 top-class buyers and trade visitors from over 130 countries vote for the innovation of the year on the first two days of the fair February 6-7.

A panel of experts from all levels of the fresh produce industry selected the following ten nominees from more than 70 submissions:

– “Avocado Pitter 300-AVC”, CTI Food Tech, Italy

The Avocado Pitter 300-AVC is a patented machine for removing avocado seeds.

– “DCM Viscotec® Blue”, De Ceuster Meststoffen – DCM, Belgium.
An odorless, highly concentrated, water-soluble and easy to dose mild gel fertilizer for use in organic agriculture and horticulture.

– “Fred® – the pear”, VariCom, Switzerland

A red-cheeked CH 201 pear variety in the premium segment.

– “Modula”, Roter Italia, Italy

An electronic sowing machine in which flexible piercing elements pick up the plant seed and place the optimum sowing quantity in the soil.

– Oriental Red®– Red Kiwifruit”, Jingold, Italy

A red Dong-Hong kiwi originally from China with unique organoleptic characteristics.

– “PerfoTecO2Control”, PerfoTec, Netherlands

In protective gas packaging, an optimum mixture of CO2, oxygen and nitrogen is adapted to the individual respiration requirements of the respective fruit and vegetable product in a product-specific packaging.

– “Redlander”, Bejo, Netherlands

A red hybrid onion with high resistance to downy mildew.

– “Slide Valeriana Eco”, Hortech, Italy

An electrically operated full harvesting machine for lamb’s lettuce with a special comb conveyor system to optimize transport.

– “Softripe® Ripening Technology”, Frigotec, Germany

Fully automatic ripening technology for bananas and other tropical fruits in which they are ripened homogeneously and naturally according to their biology.

– “Top-sealable compostable, recyclable strawberry punnet”, CKF, Canada

A sealable, compostable and recyclable wood pulp tray for 350 400g of strawberries.