HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — With many exhibitors showcasing products and solutions at the 2024 Global Organic Produce Expo, The Packer offers a virtual booth tour of a few booths.
“We’re basically at the center of this shroom boom right now trying to push these into retailers to get more people to try them,” said Luke Caputo of Caputo & Guest.
“Something that’s new and exciting to us this year is our Florida strawberries and they’re every bit as good as they taste as what they look like,” Brian Klumpp of North Bay Produce said. “It’s a wonderful product.”
“They are crunchy, juicy and full of flavor,” said Reba Guzman of Chelan Fresh’s Sugar Bee apple. “They’re open cross with Honeycrisp. They’re crossed with a Honeycrisp and we don’t know the exact parentage. It’s sweet. It’s crunchy.”
“We’re featuring some of our specialty tomatoes,” said Joanna Jaramillo of Wholesum. “Our flavor lineup is a line of snacking tomatoes cherry on the vine and high-flavored grape tomatoes.”
“We have our Easy Band, which is a completely compostable package, very sustainable,” said Jocelyn Gerard with Stemilt Growers. “We offer all of all of our mainline varieties and organics in this package. It solves a number of problems at retail. It solves the problem of shrink from incorrect rings and it’s easy to stock.”
“The biggest investment for Great Lakes this year is on the organic side of our business,” said Jeff Richardson with Great Lakes Greenhouses. “The feedback was there were not enough organic peppers across the board so being a family-owned and operated company you’re able to quickly adjust and we put 28 acres in.”
Related coverage:
- Seen and heard at GOPEX 2024 — Part 1
- Seen and heard at GOPEX 2024 — Part 2
- Seen and heard at GOPEX 2024 — Part 3
- Seen and heard at GOPEX 2024 — Part 4
