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CPMA Product Awards recognize repeat winners
MONTREAL–If the Freggie Approved Award winner at CPMA 2019 seems familiar, it should. Kingsville, Ontario-based Mucci Farms’ CuteCumber Poppers won the Freggie Approved Award for the second year...

MONTREAL–If the Freggie Approved Award winner at CPMA 2019 seems familiar, it should.
Kingsville, Ontario-based Mucci Farms’ CuteCumber Poppers won the Freggie Approved Award for the second year in a row.
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Best New Product went to Mann Packing Co., Salinas, CA’s new Caulilini Sweet Stem Cauliflower, Best Organic Product went to Kingsville-based Mastronardi Produce Ltd. for its organic Angel Sweet tomatoes, and Eksjö, Sweden-based Shur Packaging Systems won the Packaging Innovation Award.
Shur’s innovation, a zip-top dual compartment steam bag, is currently in use by Green Giant Fresh’s One Step…Done! value-added potatoes.
CPMA also recognized booth winners, including:
- EarthFresh Foods, Burlington, ON, a repeat winner for Best Island Booth;
- MegaMex Foods, Austin, MN, for Wholly Guacamole’s Best In-Line Booth;
- Greenhouse, Toronto, ON, for Best First-Time Exhibitor.
Pamela Riemenschneider is the Retail Editor for Blue Book Services.

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