Fruit Logistica reveals finalists for FLIA and FLIA Technology 2025

Fruit Logistica has announced the finalists for this year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards. The judges have whittled down almost 70 entries to select five nominations each for the final round of the Fruit Logistica Award (FLIA) and FLIA Technology prize, introduced last year to celebrate outstanding innovations in machinery and technology.

“Now it’s the trade visitors’ turn,” said director Kai Mangelberger. “All the finalists are exhibiting at Fruit Logistica 2025 – and every trade visitor can help pick the innovation they find most convincing this year. I can already reveal this much: the decision won’t be easy, as all the products and services entered are simply outstanding.” 

The nominees for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2025 are:

Organic Raingrown avocado

This organic avocado from Eosta/Nature & More Organic Raingrown avocado is the first organic avocado available all year round – and the first to be grown using rainwater and without artificial irrigation, addressing growing consumer demand for avocados and concerns about global water shortages.
 

Aldina strawberry

Aldina is the brand name of Aldi Süd’s German-grown strawberry variety that guarantees producers purchases throughout the entire season. Aldi’s aim is to boost strawberry production in Germany, offering long-term economic benefits to producers through transparent pricing and purchase guarantees, and the promise of consistently good flavour for consumers.

Onix orange

Marketd by AM Fresh, Onix is a Spanish-grown premium pigmented orange characterised by its attractive external colouring and high internal pigmentation and long shelf-life. The pulp features natural pigments, is juicy, has a strong flavour and is rich in antioxidants and vitamins. Onix oranges are grown in Spain and have a particularly long shelf-life.

Halloweena mandarin

Halloweena is a brand-new pumpkin-shaped mandarin variety developed by Genesis Fresh as an attractive and healthy alternative to sugary Halloween treats. The variety, which ripens just before the October festival, is easy to peel, practically seedless and sweet. It is grown sustainably to strict standards in Spain.

Samantha savoy cabbage

Bejo Zaden’s Samantha is the world’s first savoy cabbage with a pointed head. Weighing less than 500g, its compact shape, firm leaf structure and distinct colour, allows it to stand out on supermarket shelves and means it can be prepared in many ways, including in salads, wok and barbecue dishes. It has a slightly sweet taste, is rich in fibre and vitamins. Sealing options extend the shelf life and ensure less waste.

  

The nominees for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award Technology 2025 are:

LiDAR-based drones

Hungarian manufacturer ABZ Innovation equips drones for use in orchards and vineyards with a LiDAR-based situational awareness system. With the help of real-time 3D mapping, the drones recognise even minor obstacles such as thin wires or hazards and maintain dynamic height control. The GPS-free system maintains its distance to uneven tree canopies and optimises the crop-spraying height. This results in less use of chemicals, which benefits farmers and the environment alike.

FarmRoad Irrigation Module

The FarmRoad Irrigation Module helps farmers to optimise their water consumption. The dashboards are AI-driven and combine local climate data with sophisticated water demand models. Using automated drip and runoff calculations, farmers can adapt their irrigation planning to crop needs and local conditions on a daily basis. The system recognises early signs of crop stress, which enables timely intervention. FarmRoad Irrigation Module comes from Morocco.
 

RYPEN Case Liner

The RYPEN Case Liner keeps fruit in transport crates fresh and crisp for longer. According to British manufacturer It’s Fresh, customers have observed an average of 85 per cent fewer defects on grapes transported with RYPEN. The technology captures excess ethylene molecules inside the crates and binds their structure. It produces no chemical oxidation, emits no substances and does not affect the fruit. The technology employed is always adapted to the fruit in question and customer requirements, ensuring longer shelf life and less food waste.

Croptimus

The Croptimus platform provides farmers with image analysis technology that enables them to detect diseases or pest infestations on vegetables in the greenhouse at an early stage. Cyprian company Fermata markets Croptimus as software as a service (SaaS). The programme does not require its own hardware, and instead analyses images from installed cameras and smartphones (innovation from Israel). It offers a flexible solution that, according to the manufacturer, results in up to 50 per cent less scouting, 30 per cent less crop loss and a 25 per cent reduction in operating resources for farmers.

CATsystem

The CATsystem from the Spanish manufacturer Citrosol is an intelligent consumption system for use in the post-harvest sector. The evaluation system measures concentrations of fungicides and other solution components in production facilities online and in real time and adjusts them immediately. The advantages are optimum dosage levels, less waste and chemical pollution, greater sustainability and detailed traceability. The system is compatible with other Citrosol devices and can also be installed on older dosing systems.