Small watermelon, monitored supply chain, tasty & social pinneaple, long distance transport & paper packaging

Follow five of the novelties related to postharvest included in Fruit Logistica 2020 Spotlight: Watermelon for single householdsAnyone who thinks normal watermelons are too large will like the watermelon KISY. With a weight of 650 to 950 grams, the fruit with a dark rind and red, flavourful flesh will fit in any shopping basket. It is easy to skin and is ideal as a snack on the go. With its seedless flesh and a Brix value of 9 to 11, it can be used in cocktails or smoothies, hence its nickname "cocktail watermelon". BASF Vegetable Seeds develops its ready-to-eat watermelon for a health- and quality-conscious target group who values convenience.BASF Vegetable SeedsNunhems Netherlands BV NL-Nunhem Monitored supply chainWith a 2G one-way logger connected to the QualTrack™ platform, Biotrag and Blulog are presenting their latest logistics solution for the fresh fruit and vegetables sector. Blulog's logger, based on GSM technology, is a cost-effective solution for tracking fruit and vegetable dispatches in real time and thus improving food security and logistics. Thanks to its compact size and watertight casing, the logger can be placed near fresh produce or integrated into boxes. The user can monitor data from a distance via Biotrag's secure QualTrack™ platform, and they know at a glance where their products are and what state they are in. With its user-friendly surface and advanced algorithms, QualTrack™ aids in monitoring, inspection, alerts, or predictions of product status along the entire supply chain.Biotraq Good taste and a good conscienceThe organic pineapple Dolcetto is somewhat smaller and more oblong than other varieties and stands out for its sweet flavour. Its flesh is white and juicy. Even the core of the fruit, which is often woody in other varieties, can be eaten. The Dolcetto pineapple is flown from Togo, West Africa to Europe when it is ripe and can immediately be consumed. Its innovative, recyclable packaging makes it a real eye-catcher on the fruit shelf. The pineapple is cultivated by an internationally supported cooperative in its country of origin. The project hopes to advance ecological agriculture in Togo with 1,300 young farmers, one third of whom are women. They receive one third of the local price for their pineapples so that the cultivation helps improve their quality of living.Brio Fresh foods despite long distancesAt FRUIT LOGISTICA 2020, Carrier Transicold is presenting a new generation of its EverFRESH® active controlled-atmosphere (CA) technology. As a pioneer in the field that developed the first tried and true active CA technology 25 years ago, EverFRESH helps its customers optimise the transportation of their perishable goods. In order to ensure that the cargo arrives fresh and with the longest possible storage life, the product builds on the qualities of its predecessor systems and provides design adjustments, easier maintenance, greater reliability and lower costs. With its improved characteristics, EverFRESH precisely controls the atmosphere in cooling containers for a wide range of goods like bananas, avocados or mangos, thereby extending their storage life.Carrier Transicold Well-packaged in durable paperOwner-operated special printing company Cartomat Willich is introducing a new paper mono-packaging for FRUIT LOGISTICA 2020: standing bag cartoPaper®. It can be used for all vertical flow bag machines and is especially suited for organic products. The contents are protected from light, optimally ventilated, and visible to the user thanks to the hole punch. The paper absorbs the moisture from fresh fruit and vegetables, and its stable grammage makes it tear-resistant. The size and arrangement of the holes are freely selectable and can be adjusted to the CI. This also applies to the vibrantly coloured surface. The FSC-certified paper is made from renewable resources and is up to 100 per cent recyclable and compostable.cartomat Willich GmbH Pictures1 - Small and seedless: the watermelon Kisy2 - Biotraq and Blulog introduce a new 2G one-way logger3 - The organic pineapple Dolcetto from Togo tastes sweet and juicy4 - With EverFRESH, fruit and vegetables last longer in cooling containers5 - cartoPaper ® packages fruit and vegetables.