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On the heels of the 2013 FPFC Expo, we want to thank our participants – you made the event a phenomenal success!
Our goal was to showcase our clients’ products so that prospective buyers could easily learn about the brands, the latest offerings and the items to purchase for the stores, marketplaces and restaurants they represent.
We want to thank Amport Foods, Taylor Farms, Simply Fresh Fruit, My Fruity Faces, Tasti-Lee, Bing Beverage, Foxy Grain and Oscar’s Homemade Salsa for letting us make your FPFC Expo a productive and impactful event. We hope you found the Expo as beneficial as we did.
FreshSource is committed to helping brands it represents build dynamic relationships with prospective clients while reinforcing their sourcing, delivering and merchandising needs. To that end, we’d like to share some highlights from the 2013 FPFC Expo that we think capture the spirit of the event.
This year’s theme was “Open Air Farmers Market,” a name that pays homage to today’s fresh–from-the-farm phenomenon that has captured the hearts and minds of buyers throughout the nation.
Surrounded by fresh fruit and vegetables from local markets, we created a colorful presentation that incorporated installations from Amport Foods, Taylor Farms, Simply Fresh Fruit, My Fruity Faces, Tasti-Lee, Bing Beverage, Foxy Grain and Oscar’s Homemade Salsa.
Our attractive, strategic displays helped generate productive dialogue with expo attendees and buyers.
Demonstrating how a product will be displayed at the market helps buyers identify the space needed to sell it in the real-world retail environment. We displayed Amport items using three 4-foot Metro-racks currently installed at all Ralphs Supermarket locations. Amport also featured their Value Snack Pallet Program offering 10/$10 Fresh Dollar Snacks. Our team greeted participants with samples of Party Trail Mix and Tropical Trail Mix during show hours – all of which received positive feedback.
Today’s consumers have busy lives and hectic schedules – and although being on the go is a priority, trading health for a quick bite is a fading trend.
Taylor Farms understands that trend, and responded with a display featuring timely, accessible, sought-after products that were noticed buyers at the expo. Participants examined Conventional Bagged Salads, Organic Party Trays, Chopped Salads and Green Giant Bagged Veggies.
Taylor Farms wisely sampled their NEW Italian Chopped Salad, a zesty combination of salami and Italian cheese blend paired with an inviting mix of romaine lettuce, broccoli, red cabbage, celery, green onions and parsley.
Our Brand Ambassador, Athena Thompson, helped familiarize prospective buyers with each of Taylor’s products. Having previously attended an educational training workshop, Athena could answer any question from the expo floor attendees.
We believe our training ensures a fluency of product knowledge among our Brand Ambassadors, enhancing their ability to tell your story in a convincing, compelling way Equally important is the peace-of-mind from knowing that you will be able to focus on networking with other decision makers as opposed to having to manage your product displays.
Bing Beverage & Foxy Play Neighbors @ the Expo
Looking great on display were Bing Beverage and Foxy, with prominent displays that demanded attention. Foxy Grain showcased 6 best-selling hot-topic Items: Quinoa, Flax Seed, Chia, Wild Rice, and Granolas. These instant conversation starters naturally gravitated buyers to their display.
With a fresh produce backdrop, Bing Beverage appeared as a natural in the produce department. Sampling both Bing Cherry and Bing Blackberry at the Expo, Lida Borooshan, an FreshSource Brand Ambassador, educated potential clients while ensuring samples were readily and steadily available.
Simply Fresh Is Irresistible
What do you do when you provide a product that is simply irresistible? You let everyone taste it so they can crave more. Simply Fresh Fruit, the largest fresh-cut fruit provider in the US, featured a great display that boasts their colorful, delicious, sweet prepackaged fruit.
Coupled with a Farmers Market themed ice barrel and proximity to nearby foot traffic, their display was too hard to pass up! Proof: we received several responses and inquiries into the availability of Simply Fresh Fruit from attendees.
Oscar’s Homemade Salsa Is an Expo Hit
The display for Oscar’s Homemade, a locally sourced Salsa, became an expo magnet. The display’s combination of 7 flavors, festive colors and lovely authentic backdrop ensured that Oscar’s Salsa drew in attendees for both samples and inquiries.
Makailia Rhodes, a Fresh Source Brand Ambassador, made sure everyone received a sample of Oscar’s Salsa while educating them on Oscar’s 100% fresh ingredients and their local Chula Vista, California, location.
It was a win for both Expo Attendees and a nod to Oscar’s newfound fame.
Tasti-Lee Grows the Perfect Tomato
Tasti-Lee tomatoes are vine-ripened to perfection and aligned beautifully with RFT’s Farmers Market theme creation on the expo floor. Splashing crimson red, these tomatoes are delicious as they are gorgeous both inside and out. For health, this new tomato contains high Lycopene, up to 50% more than regular varieties. It has the right balance of sweet & tangy flavor for an eating experience that will put a smile on your face. And for freshness… these tomatoes have been bred to stay on the vine until fully ripened by Mother Nature, yet remain firm all the way to the store shelf and the kitchen counter! They are offered in both in Conventional and New Organic versions and every box of Tasti-Lees tomatoes are ripe for the picking.
My Fruity Faces Makes Eating Fun for Kids
My Fruity Faces is a fun and easy way to encourage children to eat their fruits and vegetables. With a cute and brightly colored product packaging, these edible stickers were of huge interest to Expo goers and are sure to make a positive impact when they hit the stores.
That’s a Wrap!
The 2013 FPFC Expo was a great experience and an ideal opportunity to ignite interest in our client’s brands and learn from fellow exhibitors on how to visually articulate your products.
~ Team Fresh Source