Fruit Logistica abuzz

Guten Tag! Greetings from Germany as a guest blogger to Tom's site.

The first two days of Fruit Logistica, which runs Feb. 8-10 in Berlin, were very active. The third day is slowing down quite a bit.

This is The Packer's first year to exhibit and my third year to attend. As always, I find there to be plenty of innovation in packaging and product presentation. From an outsider's perspective, it's a very appealing event that leaves you inspired.

Ironically, when visiting with an Italian yesterday, he told me he finds the Produce Marketing Association expo to be more useful. He said he thinks the innovations are more unique. I think it's further proof that the grass is always greener on the other side - the other side of the pond in this case.

There are 40,000+ attendees and more than 1,800 booths. Truly overwhelming.

Look in the Feb. 12 and Feb. 19 issues of The Packer for our official coverage. Or visit our Web site at www.thepacker.com to see updates.

Aufwiedersehen, until next year.

Lance Jungmeyer, Editor, The Packer