June 6-10, 2009   – Anaheim Convention Centre

The trip to and back from the IFT was more eventful than the show itself.   It started at the security area of the airport.    People were lined up when I got past customs.    There was a suspected security breach and people had to wait for more than 30 minutes.

The IFT at Anaheim was predicted to have a lower turn-out compared to last year’s show in New Orleans.   The actual show was indeed smaller with fewer booths.   However, it seemed there were more attendees or “walkers” rather than exhibitors.  The booths were also more modest with minimal samples given out.

The themes from the various booths were on antioxidants (yum berry anyone?), the use of fruits (purees, powders, air-dried etc) and nuts -   Natural, natural, natural was still the overall theme!  

The most interesting for me was the booth of Garden Protein International from British Columbia in Canada.   They were selling meat analogues that looked and tasted like chicken!    I thought that they offered something healthy and delicious with a great texture. 

On my trip back, I was bumped off my flight.  Instead of landing at 10 pm that night, I took the red eye and came home at 6 am the following day.

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