Vision Magazine - October/November 2023

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11 Foreword BY GUSTAVO YENTZEN 12 On the Radar 15 Retail Rundown 16 On the Move 24 Market Trends Opportunities Abound for the Blueberry Sector BY COLIN FAIN 29 Marketing Matters The Packaging Conundrum BY DAWN GRAY 30 Analysis El Niño Is Coming BY DR. DIEGO RIVERA

34 Produce Provenance A Giant Sloth’s Treat that Became a Super Bowl Celebrity BY JOHN PAAP 44 Opinion Feedback Fuels Innovation BY MELISSA MACKAY 56 Analysis The Potential Economic Impact of Generative AI BY JANE RHODES 72 Pricing and Volume Indicators 74 The World Today

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Publisher Gustavo Yentzen

Writers Tad Thompson, Bobby Samuels, Jane Rhodes, Steve Maxwell Contributing Writers John Paap, Colin Fain, Dawn Gray, Diego Rivera, Melissa Mackay

Issue #7 - October/November 2023 The Innovation Issue

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Editor Edward Vernon

Deputy Editor Ellen Uribe Art Director Roberto Ganzon

Photographers Derek Hader, Andrea Johnson

Cover Image Editor Johnattan Andaur

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