The 10 innovations that will compete for FIFA 2023

These 10 finalists for the FLIA 2023 were chosen by a panel of experts, each nominee stands out as an example of the ideas and ingenuity that abound in the fruit and vegetable sector.

 

.Brocomole ¿Y si ? De Bouquet/Anecoop, Spain/Hall 18, B-01

A new alternative for guacamole lovers. Adding broccoli reduces the carbon footprint of guacamole by more than 50% because growing broccoli requires fewer water resources. Brocomole is 97% fresh broccoli and avocado. It is a source of fibre, vitamin C and potassium.

 

.Avisomo Growth Station/Avisomo, Norway/Hall 3.1, A-10

Avisomo Growth Station is a fully modular, scalable, flexible and automatable vertical farming system. It allows growers around the world to produce any crop without changing infrastructure, at any scale and degree of automation.

 

.Q Smart Eye/BIOMETiC, Italy/Hall 4.1, B-31

Q Eye Smart is the only scanner fully based on an AI platform, enabling more accurate and automatic fruit quality sorting. Its innovative technology significantly improves the entire sorting process and guarantees top quality products.

 

.LEDFan Greenhouse Toplight/Food Autonomy, Hungary/Hall 3.1, A-50

LEDFan saves lighting and heating costs through a highly efficient design that utilizes heat loss with controlled fans.

 

.Dutch premium quality vanilla/Koppert Cress, Netherlands/Hall 3.2, C-01

An exclusive range of premium Dutch vanilla from the Planifolia variety. Cultivated in the same way as the black variety, but because it is harvested much later, the taste is different.

 

.Pfannenspargel/Märkische Höfe Beelitz, Germany/Hall 20, A-23

Pieces of pre-cooked green and white asparagus in their juice, ready to be cooked. Which gives a more intense flavor and a longer shelf life.

 

.OR Apples Juice Fill Up/Oranfresh, Italy/Hall 4.1, A-15

A self-service automatic machine that delivers, from fresh apples, apple juice in bottles, with an added solution of water and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) to prevent natural oxidation.

 

.EvolutionS/Packaging Automation, UK/Hall 2.1, C-01

Utilizing Packaging Automation's new Syncro technologies, evolutionS optimizes every step needed to seal a clamshell with precision, reliability and efficiency. It is considered to be the most technically advanced and fastest single lane tray sealing machine.

 

.Tatayoyo/Rijk Zwaan, Netherlands/Hall 1.2, D-13

Tatayoyo is the brand name of peppers with a distinct and strong flavor. These peppers are an intermediate size between block peppers and snack peppers. Their particular flavor comes originally from wild peppers.

 

.IDEAL Melons/Syngenta Seeds, The Netherlands/Hall 1.2, C-50

Syngenta's IDEAL Melons concept, with its harvest indicator, is a patent-pending innovation that signals readiness at every stage: the ideal time for harvesting, shipping, storage on the shelves and the consumption. The latest 'game-changer' in canteloupes.