DALLAS – Attendees to the United Fresh Produce Association’s annual convention and expo in Dallas cast their votes Wednesday and recognized this year’s New Product Awards in five categories. More than 25 fresh fruit and vegetable innovations competed in the categories of Best New Packaging Product, Best New Food Safety Solution, Best New Packing/Processing Equipment, Best New Fruit Product and Best Vegetable Product.
The 2012 New Product Award winners are:
- Best New Packaging Product: Naturipe EarthCycle Packaging for Organic Berries, Naturipe LLC
- Best New Food Safety Solution: FlashCheck® Real-time Bacterial Enzyme Detection Kit, DeltaTRAK®, Inc.
- Best New Packing/Processing Equipment: Bosch Pack 301 IN Inverted Horizontal Flow Wrapper, Bosch Packaging Technology, Inc
- Best New Fruit Product: Fresh Fruit Parfaits, Ready Pac Foods
- Best New Vegetable Product: Delano™, Mastronardi Produce
“These winning innovations are the forerunners in the effort to bring new approaches, ideas and processes to the fresh fruit and vegetable industry,” said John Toner, United’s vice president of convention & industry relations. “From its very beginnings, the United show has been the undisputed home of innovation for the produce industry, and these awards continue to showcase the best and brightest minds in the produce business. We’re proud to congratulate the 27 finalists in this year’s competition.”
The finalists in each category were on display for the two days of the United Fresh 2012 trade show, and the winners were selected from votes cast by United, FMI and AMI show attendees.
Founded in 1904, the United Fresh Produce Association serves companies at the forefront of the global fresh and fresh-cut produce industry, including growers, shippers, fresh-cut processors, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, foodservice operators, industry suppliers and allied associations. From its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and Western Regional office in Salinas, Calif., United Fresh and its members work year-round to make a difference for the produce industry by driving policies that increase consumption of fresh produce, shaping critical legislative and regulatory action, providing scientific and technical leadership in food safety, quality assurance, nutrition and health, and developing educational programs and business opportunities to assist member companies in growing successful businesses. For more information, visit www.unitedfresh.org or call 202-303-3400.
Source: United Fresh Produce Association
