Onix triumphs in Berlin, with Croptimus by Fermata Technology landing the FLIA Technology prize
AM Fresh held off strong competition to win the prestigious Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2025 in Berlin today (7 February) for its Onix orange.
According to the Spanish group, the deep burgundy orange “combines stunning multicolour beauty with a seedless, velvety pulp, rich in antioxidants”.
Sized 85–105 mm, it is available loose or in premium three- or five-piece packs and is sustainably grown in Spain.
It triumphed over four other innovations, including Aldina, a marketing concept for strawberry variety from Frutania offered exclusively by Aldi Süd; Halloweena, a mini pumpkin-shaped mandarin from Genesis Fresh in Spain; Eosta’s Organic Raingrown Avocado which is produced in regions where natural conditions are ideal; and Samantha, the world’s first pointed headed cabbage with a savoy texture, from Bejo Zaden in the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Fermata Technology won the FLIA Technology prize, impressing voters at the event with Croptimus.
Croptimus is an SaaS solution tailored for greenhouse vegetable production, utilising advanced AI coupled with computer vision to identify pests and diseases early.
Other nominees for the technology award were ABZ Innovation’s Lidar based sensing system for a spraying drone, the Catsystem from Productos Citrosol, WayBeyond’s FarmRoad Irrigation Module, and the Rypen Case Liner from It’s Fresh in the UK.
The winner of the FLIA and FLIA Technology awards were chosen by trade visitors at Fruit Logistica, who voted during the first two days of the fair.
The prize-giving ceremony took place at the FLIA Technology special exhibition area between Halls 1.1 and 2.1.
