The awards will recognise the best exhibition spaces in the categories of Design, Originality and Sustainability. The winners will be announced on Thursday 8 October at 11.00 am at the Fruit Forum by Timac Agro.
Fruit Attraction 2026, organised by IFEMA MADRID and FEPEX, taking place from 6 to 8 October, has selected the semi-finalists for the Best Stand Awards, an initiative sponsored by WAH that recognises the creativity, innovation and commitment to sustainability of the companies participating in the trade fair.
These awards aim to recognise the efforts made by exhibitors to provide high-quality stands capable of attracting the attention of trade visitors and strengthening their brand positioning at one of the fruit and vegetable industry’s leading international events.
The awards recognise the most outstanding stands in the categories of Best Stand Design, Most Original Stand and Most Sustainable Stand, taking into account aspects such as aesthetics, functionality, creativity, visual impact and the environmental commitment of the exhibition spaces.
The semi-finalists of this year’s edition are:
Best Design:
CRICKET (7C12); CULTIVAR (10D01); EL CIRUELO (7C18); FORTINI GROUP (7C10); FRUTINTER (3D16); HERBEX (10G10); SMURFIT WESTROCK (7C27); SUBASUR (7D02); SUNRIDGE CITRUS SPAIN (5B07) and VEGANIC (3C28).
Most Original Stand:
COEXPHAL (9D15); CUNA DE PLATERO (9D06); EXQUISITE FRUITS (3E13); FONTESTAD (3C06); GUERRERO FRESH (7C15); MOYCA GRAPES (7C16); PATATAS LÁZARO (3E11); SUNRIDGE CITRUS SPAIN (5B07); TRIXIA (5B11) and VEGANIC (3C28).
Most Sustainable Stand:
ALTERNEA (10E10); CERNO (8A14); CRÉDITO Y CAUCIÓN (8B26); CUNA DE PLATERO (9D06); FITÓ (7B27); JIMBOFRESH “JIMBEE” (7C01); LYRA EXPORTS (12B05); SMURFIT WESTROCK (7C27); SOHISCERT (9D29) and VEGANIC (3C28).
The jury’s decision will be announced during the awards ceremony, being held next Thursday 8 October, at 11.00 am, at Fruit Forum by Timac Agro, where the winners in each category will be announced.
The jury is made up of noteworthy professionals from the fields of design, architecture, gastronomy, communication and the trade fair sector, including Romina Barbieri Petrelli -Ro Barbieri Architectural Studio-; Felipe Medina -Secretary General at ASEDAS-, Rodrigo de la Calle -chef-; Esther Sánchez Lastra -ESL Interior Design-; Sofía Alonso – IFEMA MADRID Trade Fair Design-; Daniel del Toro -chef and gastronomic communicator-; Santiago Quiroga -Quality, Sustainability and Compliance Director at IFEMA MADRID-; Joana Gutiérrez -Quality and Sustainability Manager at IFEMA MADRID-, and Luis B. Martín -Technical Director at FEPEX-.
With these awards, Fruit Attraction reinforces its commitment to promoting innovation, design and sustainability as key elements in the industry’s development and in enhancing the experience of the professionals who visit the trade fair
Fruit Attraction 2026 is bringing together more than 2,500 companies from 78 countries across an exhibition area of 162,000 square metres, with an expected attendance of 121,000 trade visitors from over 150 countries, consolidating its position as one of the world’s leading trade platforms for the fruit and vegetable industry.
Fonte: Fruit Attraction
