In February of 2020, NutriPack, located in Markham, Illinois, attended Food Export – Midwest’s Pet Food Buyers Mission at the 2020 Global Pet Expo where they made an impression on a buyer from Panama.
With this new buyer connection NutriPack has gained $50,000 in new export sales to Panama and 1 new foreign contact.
The Illinois Supplier has utilized the Market Access Program (MAP) funded Branded Program since 2011. NutriPack has also participated in Food Export Buyers Missions, Focused Trade Missions, Food Show PLUS!™, Webinars, the Online Product Catalog, and the Alibaba.com Onboarding Assistance program.
NutriPack is a producer of hand packed gourmet dinners and balanced meals for pets of all life stages, ages, and breeds. Their products include several varieties of dog and cat food and treats, as wells as canned ferret food.
Food Export uses funding from the Market Access Program (MAP) to help America’s small businesses increase their exports of food and agricultural products. As these exports increase, these small businesses are creating jobs and improving the strength and stability of our agricultural economy. Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast are non-profit organizations that work in collaboration with their member state departments of agriculture and the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. They offer a wide range of programs and services that help boost America’s agricultural exports.
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Each year, hundreds of U.S. suppliers participate in the Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast's programs. As a result, companies are successful at generating new export sales, establishing new distributorship, expanding their production facilities,
and hiring additional employees. Read the Success Stories to learn more!
In 2017, Wood Dale, Illinois based Rush Direct, Inc. utilized Food Export - Midwest’s Market Access Program (MAP) funded Branded Program to increase their market share and brand identity. Utilizing the 50% cost reimbursement Branded Program helped Rush Direct defer costs from attending multiple Canadian trade shows.
Pet Products Producer Strengthens Connections in Europe
In 2018, Lafeber Company, located in Cornell, Illinois in the 16th Congressional District, attended three international trade shows in Italy, Germany, and France.
