Success Stories
Each year, hundreds of U.S. suppliers participate in Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast’s programs. As a result, companies are successful at generating new export sales, establishing new distributorships, expanding their production facilities, and hiring additional employees. Read these success stories to learn more.
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Feb 18, 2020
In 2019, Premium Nutritional Products Inc., located in Shawnee, Kansas, in the 3rd Congressional District, utilized Food Export – Midwest’s Branded Program funded by the Market Access Program (MAP). Their participation in the program allowed Premium Nutritional Products Inc. to expand their international sales and market presence.
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Feb 17, 2020
Alexander Minn Wine Group is a Brooklyn, New York based export management company promoting American Wines primarily in China and the Asian markets. The company recently was able to return to Food Export – Northeast’s Branded Program with the assistance of new Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) funding.
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Feb 14, 2020
Portland, Maine based seafood supplier Cozy Harbor is a long time Food Export – Northeast Branded Program participant. They are one of the largest processors of Maine Lobster products in the United States and have established themselves globally as a respected source of high-quality seafood products.
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Feb 12, 2020
Good To-Go, located in Kittery, Maine manufactures dehydrated meals for people who are in search of a quick and healthy meal on-the-go.
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Feb 06, 2020
RIBUS, Inc. currently operates from St. Louis, Missouri, in the 2nd Congressional District. In 2019, RIBUS participated in Food Export – Midwest’s Market Access Program funded Branded Program. The program was able to help them promote their products through promotional literature and trade show presence in Europe.
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Feb 06, 2020
Tanuk Inc., located in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts supplies a line of authentic, all-natural Indian Curry sauces. With the help of the Market Access Program (MAP) funded Food Export – Northeast Branded Program, Tanuk Inc. was able to make their first export sale into Japan.
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Feb 04, 2020
In September of 2019, Missouri Northern Pecan Growers, LLC, headquartered in rural Nevada, Missouri, attended Food Export - Northeast’s Natural Products Buyers Mission in Baltimore where they had a successful meeting with a buyer from Taiwan during their scheduled one-on-one private meetings at the event.
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Jan 24, 2020
Life Plus Style Gourmet, LLC is a small grocery wholesaler from Valley Stream, New York that was formed in 2013.The company manufacturers, designs, and packages gourmet food products including coffee, gourmet syrups, cocktail mixers, Himalayan salt, assorted spices and sugars, and recently launched Coney Island Popcorn.
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Jan 22, 2020
In August 2019, Herr Foods Inc., located in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, in the 16th Congressional District, attended Food Export – Midwest’s Midwest Buyers Mission in Chicago where they had one-on-one meetings with buyers from Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Guatemala, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
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Jan 06, 2020
In 2019, Safie Specialty Foods, located in Chesterfield, Michigan, in the 10th Congressional District, faced a retaliatory tariff in Canada on cucumber products; Safie Foods is a producer and exporter of five cucumber products.
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Dec 30, 2019
In 2018, Iya Foods, located in North Aurora, Illinois in the 17th Congressional District, utilized Food Export – Midwest Branded Program funding to help promote their products in the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Canada, and the United States.
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Dec 30, 2019
In 2019, The GFB, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the 2nd Congressional District, faced a 10% retaliatory tariff on five of their nine products in Canada. After spending five plus years entering and establishing their brand in Canada with the help of Market Access Program (MAP) funds, The GFB would no longer be eligible to receive MAP funds to promote their products in the wake of the tariff situation.
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Dec 30, 2019
In September 2019, Dakota Specialty Enterprises, Inc., located in Fargo, North Dakota, exhibited at the Food Ingredients Asia Tradeshow in Indonesia and used Food Export - Midwest’s Food Show PLUS!™ services at the show.
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Dec 23, 2019
In November 2019, Miller’s Inc., located in Wichita, Kansas in the 4th Congressional District, sent product samples as part of Food Export - Midwest’s Consumer Feedback Program at the National Women’s Show in Toronto, Ontario.
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Dec 23, 2019
Earlier this year, Life Plus Style Gourmet, a leading snack and gourmet food company from Valley Stream, New York, secured an impressive order of their full line of their snack products with a high end distributor in Australia. LPS Gourmet received an initial order of $25,000 with the possibility of future orders of $20,000 per month.
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Dec 19, 2019
In 2018, Lafeber Company, located in Cornell, Illinois in the 16th Congressional District, attended three international tradeshows in Italy, Germany, and France.
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Dec 18, 2019
EquiTrade Group is an exclusive export management company for many American brands, with a primary focus on introducing American food brands to Latin American countries. Domestically, the company serves several manufacturers in market segments such as ready meals/prepared meals, dairy, bakery products, and more.
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Dec 12, 2019
Grand Traverse Distillery (GTD), a premium spirits company located in Traverse City, Michigan, participated in Food Export - Midwest’s Beer, Wine, & Spirits Buyers Mission at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show in 2017, 2018, and 2019. GTD also participated in Food Export’s 2019 Market Builder Program for Southeast Asia.
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Dec 12, 2019
Established in 2008, Koval Distillery produces organic whiskeys, gins, and specialty spirits in Chicago's first distillery since the mid-1800s. The distillery promotes a “grain-to-bottle” mentality with every product, leaning on the resources of local farmers and state of the art milling facilities, which has given them the designation as one of America’s leading small batch, independent spirit manufacturers.
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Dec 11, 2019
Kronos Foods Corp. a Glendale Heights, Illinois company partners with distributors, brokers, operators and retailers to deliver consistently high-quality products and service combined with culinary and business solutions.
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