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ByCarlCollen

Thursday15thDecember2016,12:03GMT

2016awardwinnerWorldCoconutTrading(Clickonthegallerybelowforimagesofthisyear'snominees)

T he shortlist for the 2017 Fruit

Logistica InnovationAward (FLIA)

has been announced, with the ten

innovationsselectedtobepresentedfrom8-

10 February 2017 in a special exhibition

betweenHalls20and21atFruitLogistica.

Thewinnerof theawardwillbe selectedby

themorethan70,000tradevisitorsfromover

130countriesattendingtheexhibition.They

will be able to cast their vote for the

innovationoftheyearonthefirsttwodays

of the trade fair, before the winner is

announcedonFriday10February.

"The Fruit Logistica Innovation Award is

considered the industry's most important

award," said Fruit Logistica global brand

Manager Wilfried Wollbold. "It attracts

considerablemediaattentionand recognises

new products and services whose market

launch inrecentmonthswillgive important

impetus to the international fresh produce

trade."

A panel of experts consisting of

representatives from all levels of the fresh

producetradehasselectedthefollowingten

nomineesfromover60submissions:

BE-Cube Demountable Pallet Box System -

Beekenkamp Verpakkingen B.V.,

Netherlands: A flexible, space-saving multi-

purpose pallet box system which is both

lightweight and completely collapsible,

available with tilting and base emptying

functions.

CrispFreshWatermelon -Syngenta,France :

A seedless watermelon cultivated specially

for fresh-cut processing with firm, dark red

fruit pulp, reduced liquid loss and extended

shelflife.

Knox,Delayedpinking in freshcut lettuce -

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV,

Netherlands: A specially developed natural

solution to delay so-called 'pinking' in cut

lettuce,extendingshelflifeatPOSbyoneor

twodays.

Mango Peeler & De-Cheeker - ZTI Smart

Machines,Netherlands:Amangopeelingand

de-cheeking machine with dynamic insert

clamps, specially developed spikes and fine,

adjustable peeling knives for an exact,

productfriendlycuttingprocess.

Natupol Excel, Bee Vision - Koppert

BiologicalSystems,Netherlands

Theworld�sleadingfreshproduceconferenceandnetworkingevents

FLIA2017nomineesrevealedTenfinalistsaredrawnfromtheNetherlands,France,Germany,Italy,BelgiumandPoland

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:Aspeciallydevelopedbeehivetooptimise

pollinationinthegreenhouseunder

artificiallighting.Ithasintegrated

navigationaidsforthebeesusingreflective

signalsandaspecialcoating.

SoFruBoxSystem-SoFruPak,Poland:A

newenvironmentallyfriendlypackaging

systemwithbottomlesstraysand

compatibleindividuallyvented

SoFruMiniPakcontainerstooptimise

coolingandventilation.

StreamerAutomaticSpiralizer,Turattisrl,

Italy:Aspiralcuttingmachineforthehigh

volumehandlingofvegetablestoproduce

pasta-likeshapessuchasspaghetti,

tagliatelle,ringsandevengnocchi-like

cores.

SustainableGrowBagforTastyTomatoes

-GreenyardHorticultureBelgium,

Belgium:Afullycompostablegrowbag

filledwith100percentorganicsubstrate

forthecultivationofgreenhouse

vegetablessuchastomatoesandother

products.

TheCrackingMonkey,PiliNuts-Die

FrischeboxGmbH,Germany:Apre-

germinatednutfromthePhilippineswith

highlevelsofVitaminE,pre-scoredforeasy

openingwiththespecialstainlesssteel

crackerandsoldinenvironmentally

friendlycottonbags.

Yello,TheColorofTaste-VI.P/VOG,Italy:

Asweetandcrunchyyellowapplevariety

ofShinanoGold,aJapanesecrossbetween

GoldenDeliciousandSenshu.