The three day event was highlighted by the announcement of the 2012 Citri-Fi Innovation Award winners. The global network of food technologists working with Citri-Fi were invited to submit applications to this year’s competition. To qualify, an application had to demonstrate a new and unique use of Citri-Fi that has been successfully applied in a commercial food product. The winning applications use Citri-Fi to address current industry challenges for which solutions are being sought.