Tomatoes, tomatoes and more tomatoes. At a time when tomato supply in the industry generally is on the tighter side, you would never know it having walked through the CPMA Convention + Trade Show 2026 held this year in downtown Toronto.
While field tomatoes were also on display, it's Canada which meant the greenhouses were very much present with their tomato offerings. These included tomatoes for sauce or otherwise, such as Topline's San Marizano-style SanZano tomato, but more often than not, it was snacking tomatoes such as Red Sun Farms' colorful Chef's Collection tomato product.
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The Chef's Collection of tomatoes was on display in the New Product Showcase.
A close second on the smaller veggie products making an impression were cucumbers, such as Mastronardi's Pop Its, or Mucci Farms' CuteCucumber, or mini peppers–think, the new seedless mini peppers that one of Oppy's partner growers, Perpetual Vegetable Co., is introducing.
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A look at the Cutecumber Poppers inside the New Product Showcase.
Packaging innovations can always be found at the show and many were featured in the New Product Showcase. This included paper carry packs that Vineland Growers had on display or the new sustainable top seal for Del Fresco Pure's The Original Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine.
Steady traffic
Meanwhile, concerns the day before over the show's seemingly slow attendance were abated by the second day with exhibitors generally agreeing that the crowd seemed more steady than slow. In fact, there was some low-key chatter over hearing that some 60+ attendees from Canadian retailer Longo's would be visiting on the second day of the show.
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Click here for the photo report from the show.
Following this year's show in Toronto, for 2027, it moves back to Vancouver and will be held April 13-15.
