Plenty of Innovation at Food Shows

Food product innovation is alive and well. That’s the upbeat assessment gleaned from two recent trade shows—the Food Marketing Institute’s Annual Supermarket Industry Convention & Educational Exposition and the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show—that together represent the largest annual collection of retail and foodservice products in the United States.

Flavors, functional foods, organics, and time-saving concepts were all headlined. “We are seeing growing numbers…