Show floor finds: Global Produce & Floral Show Expo

ORLANDO, FL — After browsing the trade show floor at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show on October 28 and 29, it felt like...

By Pamela Riemenschneider
October 31, 2022
1 minute read
Show floor finds: Global Produce & Floral Show Expo

ORLANDO, FL — After browsing the trade show floor at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show on October 28 and 29, it felt like I’d seen two to three years’ worth of new product innovations.

Indoor farm products were probably the most plentiful category, from personal-size melons to strawberries and salad kits, in addition to the traditional cucumbers, tomatoes, and bell peppers.

Flavor factored prominently in innovations, especially in the new Conscious Foods gene-edited salad mix branded Conscious Greens. I just put a video about it up on TikTok, and wonder what the general public reception will be.

@producewithpamela

Would you try gene-edited greens? Conscious Foods is launching its first packaged salad blends — branded Conscious Greens, in the US in 2023 using CRISPR technology to enhance flavor, add higher nutrient density and lower bitterness. Also in development are pitless cherries, seedless blackberries, and black raspberries. #geneediting #freshproduce #agtech #gpfs2022

♬ original sound – Produce with Pamela

Here’s another quick view of new products that caught my eye.

@producewithpamela

From sea beans to apple salad to compostable packaging, here are a few of the new products, packaging concepts, and merchandising ideas from the global produce & floral show #freshproduce #packaging #grocery #apples #gpfs2022

♬ original sound – Produce with Pamela

Pamela Riemenschneider is the Retail Editor for Blue Book Services.

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