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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.