Berlin, 6 July 2020 – FRUIT LOGISTICA is reaffirming its ambition in a time of unprecedented challenge, transition and reinvention for fresh fruit and vegetable businesses everywhere by focusing its 2021 edition on the many opportunities for all those fresh produce professionals who come together every February in Berlin.

“FRUIT LOGISTICA is the platform to set scene for new opportunities for the global fresh produce business and to prepare the new global scenario”, says Madlen Miserius, Senior Product Manager at FRUIT LOGISTICA.  

After the rise in consumer demand in mid-March, the market situation normalised again in early April. At this point, exports, which had dropped due to the excessive domestic demand, picked up again. At the beginning of April, demand was somewhat calmer, but the market picked up again at Easter.

Import Promotion Desk (IPD) from Germany supports exporters from Ecuador and seven more partner countries at the international trade fair for fruits and vegetables

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A wide range of value-chain sessions and exhibitors were covered by Eurofresh Distribution magazine during Biofach expo. They testify to the growing strategic importance of providing healthier consumer products and more ethical solutions.

This year's FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award (FLIA) has gone to the "Yoom™" tomato from Syngenta Seeds. Garnering about 30% of the overall votes, the tomato was the clear winner in the competition to determine the best innovation in the international fruit and vegetable industry. 

Stand of Sicilia at Fruit Logistica 2020 in Berlin, from the 5^th to 7^th of February in Berlin // Credit: Alexandra Sautois, Eurofresh Distribution

The nominees for the FRUIT LOGISTICA 2020 Innovation Award have been announced. The highest award of the fresh produce industry will be delivered on February 7, 2020 in Berlin. More than 78,000 professional visitors from the sector, from more than 135 countries, will be invited to vote on their innovation of the year. 

The ten nominees, who were chosen by a panel of experts from the entire fresh produce industry, will be exhibited at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2020 in a special area between pavilions 20 and 21. The nominees are as follows: 

From 5-7 February 2020, companies from across the entire fresh produce sector – from global players to small and medium-sized companies and organisations from all over the world - will again be present in Berlin, representing the entire spectrum of the fresh fruit and vegetable sector.

3,200 exhibitors and 78,000 trade visitors attend FRUIT LOGISTICA every year to realize their full business potential within the international fresh produce trade – and to write their own success story!

The European Packaging Forum is a precisely tailored congress event for the fruit and vegetable industry, focusing on marketing, sustainability, traceability, consumer and trade acceptance, innovative solutions, logistics, protection and functionality, hygiene and law. These are the topics that the experts from all stages of the value chain will be discussing on 14 May 2020 in Düsseldorf at Hotel Nikko Düsseldorf. This will be followed by the DFHV Annual Conference on 15 May 2020. 

From 12 – 15 February, the international organic food sector gathers in Nuremberg for BIOFACH 2020. New products, trends and innovations from all over the world are presented by the industry in two extra halls. The World’s Leading Fair for Organic Food expands into Halls 7A and 3A. The next round of BIOFACH is set to welcome 3,500 exhibitors, ensuring an even wider range of products on display for the well over 50,000 expected trade visitors.