Photo courtesy of United Fresh
Seven Produce Innovation Awards Winners were recognized at United Fresh 2019.
This year’s honorees were voted on by show attendees from a total of 48 contestants across seven categories: Best New Food Safety Solution; Best New Fruit Product; Best New Packaging; Best New Packing/Processing Equipment; Best New Vegetable Product; Best New Indoor Growing Technology and Best New Field Technology.
“This year’s Innovation Awards winners won from a field of excellent and qualified competitors,” said
John Toner, United Fresh’s vice president of convention & industry collaboration. “The exceptional
creativity of these seven winners helped them stand out at United Fresh 2019, the home of fresh
produce innovation.”
The 2019 Produce Innovation Awards winners are as follows:
Best new food safety solution: natures frequencies, Food Freshness Card for Packaging
Best new fruit product: CRUNCH PAK-Peeled, Diced or Sliced Pears
Best new packaging: Del Monte Fresh Produce, Film-sealed Fruit Cups
Best new packing/processing equipment: Fox Solutions, Pouch Bagger
Best new vegetable product: Taylor Farms, Taylor Farms Avocado Ranch Chopped Salad Kit
Best new indoor growing technology: Root AI, Virgo
Best new field technology: RipeTime, RipeTime
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