NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AeroFarms®, an accredited B Corporation and vertical farming pioneer, was named a four-time finalist and Best Brand Marketing category in 2022 Vertical Farming yesterday was announced as the winner of the agriculture award. According to Nielsen syndicated data, AeroFarms has demonstrated consumer and industry success and is the number one retail brand in the United States for both units and value of microgreens sold. *

Best Brand Marketing, AeroFarms FlavorSpectrum™ – Winner

AeroFarms created the innovative and bold FlavorSpectrum™ concept and packaging design to differentiate its unique ability to grow the most delicious vegetables possible from the rest of its packaged salad set. The eye-catching FlavorSpectrum™ design represents a wide range of flavors and varieties grown in indoor vertical farms. The team pairs each color with specific tasting notes to bring the FlavorSpectrum™ philosophy to life. Across leafy green packaging lines, consumers will find cool blues representing sweet, mellow aromas and intense reds representing bold, zesty flavors. For example, AeroFarms Baby Bok Choy belongs to the purple part of the FlavorSpectrum™, a mellow and clean flavor that expresses his profile with slightly sweet notes, while AeroFarms Micro His Wasabi His Mustard is an intense red that reflects the heat of the green. represented by a package.

Best Retail Innovation, AeroFarms Micro Rainbow Mix – Finalist

AeroFarms Micro Rainbow Mix is ​​a vibrant, balanced medley of earthy cabbage, sweet kale and spicy mustard greens that will add color to any dish. These microgreens have a distinct yet complementary flavor and texture that is quite different from other packaged salad products. can also contain about five times higher levels of vitamins and carotenoids. Micro Rainbow Mix contains micro red cabbage with up to 6 times more vitamin C and up to 260 times more beta-carotene than mature red cabbage, providing significant health benefits.

Best Crop Innovation Award, Blueberry – Finalist

The AeroFarms and Hortifrut collaboration represents a partnership between two certified B Corporations to grow blueberries in the first-ever indoor vertical farm. AeroFarms uses its own growing platform to meet various challenges in his chain of supply, tackling berries, hops and even cocoa for high-value nurseries.

Best Retail Innovation, AeroFarms Baby Bok Choy – Finalist

AeroFarms Baby Bok Choy is the new spinach™. With an Overall Nutrient Density Index score of 865 versus 707 for spinach, AeroFarms is reimagining a better spinach experience that’s juicier, more flavorful, and even more nutrient dense. C, vitamin A, vitamin B-6, and calcium than spinach.

Key Benefits of AeroFarms Leafy Greens:

• bursting flavor
• Pesticide-free
• sustainable indoor cultivation

AeroFarms leafy greens are grown indoors on state-of-the-art commercial indoor vertical farms certified by USDA Good Agricultural Practices, SQF Level 2 Good Manufacturing Practices, Non-GMO Project Verification, OU Kosher, and industry-leading CEA Food. Safely grown. A safety seal developed to distinguish between clean growing practices indoors and traditional challenges in the field. AeroFarms leafy greens are completely pesticide-free and ready-to-eat with no need to wash, offering great benefits to customers seeking safety and convenience.

Find AeroFarms Microgreens near you at stores like:

• Whole Foods Market
• fresh market
• stop & shop
• shop light
• walmart
• amazon fresh
• fresh direct
• Wee!
• more

*Source: Nielsen [Microgreen SKUs] Total US xAOC for 52 weeks ending August 13, 2022

About Aerofarm

Since 2004, AeroFarms has been leading the way in indoor vertical farming and championing transformative innovations in agriculture. With a mission to grow the best plants possible for the betterment of mankind, AeroFarms is a certified B Corporation with global headquarters in Newark, New Jersey. AeroFarms’ patented, award-winning indoor vertical farming named one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company two years in a row and one of TIME’s greatest inventions in food Technology provides the perfect conditions for healthy plants to thrive, reimagining agriculture. Reduce accuracy, food safety and productivity levels by up to 95% and use no pesticides compared to traditional field farming. AeroFarms allows local production to occur safely all year round. Vertical farming for enhanced flavor.™ Its products can be found at major distribution partners such as Ahold Delhaize, Amazon Fresh, Baldor Specialty Food, Compass Group, Harris Teeter, Marcus BP, Momofuku Noodle Bars, ShopRite, The Fresh Market, Walmart and Whole Foods Market. increase. Additionally, through its proprietary growing technology platform, AeroFarms cultivates more than 550 species of his plants and has forged multi-year strategic partnerships, ranging from governments to major Fortune 500 companies, to help grow his chain of agricultural supply. We help you solve your own needs. For more information, please visit https://aerofarms.com/.

• AeroFarms Micro Rainbow Mix Flavor Notes and Package Design

• AeroFarms FlavorSpectrum™ Philosophy