Sakata Seed America To Debut “Tasty 10 By Sakata Collection” At 2014 PMA Fresh Summit
October 15, 2014 Sakata Seed America, a global breeder of vegetable and flower seeds, recently announced its “Tasty 10 by Sakata Collection” and the official launch at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit in Anaheim, CA. PMA Attendees are invited to visit Sakata at booth #3012 to learn about the new collection.
The “Tasty 10 Collection” includes the following varieties:
- Infinite Gold, long-shelf-life cantaloupe
- Secretariat, watermelon (new)
- Sweet Hearts, grape tomato
- Classic, bell pepper
- Atlas, butternut squash
- Sweet Treats, cherry tomato
- Celebration, Swiss chard
- Broccolini, baby broccoli
- Touchstone Gold, beet
- Alamo, turnip green
As part of the launch, Sakata has created a contest where PMA attendees can tweet about their favorite Tasty 10 and be entered to win a gift card. Participants can learn more about the contest by visiting the Sakata booth.
“Sakata offers a range of appealing varieties that were bred not only for yield, adaptability, and disease resistance – but for flavor, too,” says Alecia Troy, senior marketing manager. “As consumers become more and more specific about their taste bud needs, we know a tasty product can make all the difference.”
Additionally, Sakata will launch its new stable of seedless watermelon. A renewed research and development effort has led to a resurgence of new triploid varieties including Kingman, Secretariat, Unbridled, and Charismatic. These varieties offer high yield potential, long shelf life, and flavorful, firm flesh.
Infinite Gold will also be making its PMA debut. This cantaloupe has been bred for firm flesh and a long shelf life without sacrificing flavor and fruit quality.
“Infinite Gold was bred to provide quality, firmness, and flavor to the grower, retailer, and all the way down to the consumer,” Zachary Wortiska, area sales manager — San Joaquin Valley/Bakersfield, and assistant melon product manager says “We are excited to bring the ‘next big thing’ in cantaloupe and look forward to talking more about this variety at PMA.”
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