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to THE TROPICAL SOURCE, a publication of ITI Tropicals, Inc.
This newsletter is designed for professionals in the food industry as a source
of information about tropical fruits, our products, suppliers, and our
company. Each issue highlights a particular fruit. Our feature fruit
this issue is the Banana.Please keep in mind that our products are packaged for commercial use. Questions or comments? Give us a call at (609) 987-0550, FAX to (609) 987-0252, or E-mail us at info@itiTropicals.com. www.itiTropicals.com See you there! |
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In this Issue ...
This issue features our plans for the IFT Food Expo
to be held at McCormick Place in Chicago from July 24-28, 1999.
We hope you enjoy reading about our plans and look forward to seeing you there!
If you would like more information about the IFT Food Expo, they have a website
at www.ift.org with the details.
Also in this issue:
Banana, of course! Introduced at the 1876 Centennial Expedition in
Philadelphia, the popularity of this fruit has been increasing ever since.
It is estimated that the average American ate 29 pounds of bananas last year!
As fresh fruit, they outsell both apples and oranges.
It makes a lot of sense. Banana is sweet, aromatic, practically fat-free and
rich in potassium, fiber and vitamins. There is no doubt about it, it is the
fruit for all seasons.
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The signs are everywhere. A prevalent trend in the global marketplace is toward
tropicals, both fresh and used as ingredients. World trade in tropical
fruit has tripled in the last 15 years.
As consumer tastes become increasingly sophisticated, people are more willing than ever to try new and different things. This trend has food manufacturers looking to tropicals as a way of adding variety and excitement to their product lines. At the supermarkets of today, both the grocery shelves and the fresh produce departments provide ample evidence that, indeed, tropicals have moved out of the "exotic" and into the main stream.
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America's Favorite Fruit?
 
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