Success Stories

In 2017, The Gluten Free Bar, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the 2nd Congressional District, participated in Food Export’s Branded Program. The program helped them increase business with their Canadian distributor and lead to export sales totaling $500,000.

One of the key items to making exporting a success is connecting with competent and qualified buyers and importers. It’s that connection coupled with diligent follow-up that opens the market for new U.S. products. In January of 2017, Cape Cod Sweets, LLC dba Cape Cod Provisions from Pocasset, Massachusetts attended Food Export’s Northeast Buyers Mission and made some of those connections.

Founded in Brooklyn in 2005, Terrafina continues on its successful path of sourcing, producing and selling tasty healthy snacks and ingredients both domestically and abroad. In the last 12 years, they have been honing their product range and developing supplier relationships to satisfy a wide range of tastes and healthy snacking options. From product sourcing to final delivery, they are passionate about ensuring quality throughout the supply chain.

Founded in 1983 as a wholesale popcorn company, Paris Brothers has since greatly expanded into many business ventures in the food industry. Today, Paris Brothers offers supply chain services, distributes specialty foods, and produces several products themselves making them a very diverse food company. Based in Kansas City, Missouri in the 5th Congressional District, Paris Brothers produces several different types of sauces and offers warehousing in their temperature-controlled warehouse that is uniquely located underground, creating a more efficient method of temperature control.

American Food Service, Inc. (AFS) from Boonville, New York focuses on exporting American goods into foreign markets. Currently, the company has been able to export all across Europe, as well as other markets such as Asia, Indonesia, and South America. The company has a wide array of products that they update constantly in order to meet the demand of international markets.

Started in 2002 with a humble experiment, Miller’s Mustard was born. Making a few jars of the homemade banana pepper mustard brought smiles to family members and an idea formed to sell the unique sauce at local specialty stores. The response to the product was overwhelming and the brand grew. Fifteen years later, the award-winning mustard can be found in national grocery chains and in international markets.

Food Dreams Made Real Inc. (FDMR Inc.), doing business as Suji’s Korean Cuisine, is an Omaha-based food company specializing in true-to-the-culture Korean cuisine. The brand’s refrigerated and frozen line of all-natural, clean-label entrees, meals and sauces are sold nation-wide at such retailers as Costco, Walmart, Target and Whole Foods, in addition to several regional retailers. The company also offers a full line of foodservice items that add Korean cache to delis and hot bars at supermarkets, cafeterias, and restaurants around the country.

In August of 2017, DrNaturalHealing, Inc. from Milford, Delaware, attended Food Export’s Focused Trade Missions to the China for Retail, Food Service and Healthy Products. Food Export’s Trade Missions allows for companies to meet one-on-one with prequalified buyers in their home country. DrNaturalHealing acquired 12 new foreign contacts and 2 new agent relationships on this Trade Mission to China.

Food Export’s Food Service Buyers Mission at the National Restaurant Association Show is an annual event that represents one of their most important foodservice products Buyers Missions in the U.S. This Buyers Mission offers U.S. suppliers the opportunity to meet in a face-to-face setting with pre-screened, pre-qualified international buyers from all over the world.

In June of 2017, Clabber Girl Corporation of Terre Haute, Indiana attended Food Export’s Food Ingredients Buyers Mission at the 2017 Institute of Food Technologists Show in Chicago, Illinois. At the Mission the Indiana Supplier met with buyers from Brazil, China, Colombia, Guatemala, India, South Korea and Vietnam to introduce to them their baking powders and other food ingredient products.

In June 2017, Breton Enterprises dba Natural Nectar, from Huntington, New York, attended Food Export’s Summer Fancy Food Buyers Mission held in conjunction with Specialty Food’s Summer Fancy Food Show. At the mission the New York Supplier promoted their cookies, crackers and snacks gaining strong interest from the buyers representing South Korea and India.

Acme Organics LLC is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the 5th Congressional District; and is a manufacturer/processor of Triple Crown Organic BBQ sauces in the sauces and purees market segment. In 2017, Acme Organics LLC used Market Access Program (MAP) Branded Funds for marketing and sales applications in the following countries: Denmark, Sweden, Japan, Norway, Taiwan, South Korea, and United Arab Emirates. Acme used their Branded funds for activities such as online advertising and social media, in store sampling, print material distribution, and sample shipments. Because of their participation and these promotional efforts, they were able to achieve $80,000 in product export sales in 2017.

In 2017, East-West International Group, from Moreland Hills, Ohio, participated in Food Export’s Market Access Program (MAP) funded Branded Program. The Branded Program that provides 50% cost reimbursement for a wide variety of international marketing activities helped the Ohio Supplier gain $20,000 in new export sales to Vietnam.

The love of sharing a Korean meal with family and friends is what inspired the owners of Korean Delight dba We Rub You to create their mouth-watering Korean BBQ marinade. Made in the USA, their Korean cooking sauces are made using all-natural, non-GMO ingredients with no MSG, no high fructose corn syrup, and no artificial ingredients.

Grandma Mae’s Country Naturals Pet Food launched in 2008. The company offers all natural ultra-premium food at reasonable price points. The brand is sold throughout the United States and has recently begun selling overseas.

In 2017, Cibo Vita Inc., from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, in the 5th Congressional District, participated in Food Export’s Market Access Program (MAP) funded Branded Program. The Branded Program provides the opportunity for approved Suppliers to receive 50% reimbursement for a variety of activities including exhibiting costs at tradeshows, label modifications and advertising, and helped alleviate cost to Cibo Vita while they focused on increasing their exports to markets such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

In 2016, Vets Choice Inc., located in Deer Park, New York, in the 2nd Congressional District, succeeded increasing exports to China with help from the Market Access Program (MAP) funded Food Export Branded Program.

In 2017, Dashfire LLC, based in Minnetonka, MN, contacted Food Export’s Helpline™ for assistance in determining favorable markets for Dashfire products. Being unfamiliar with the export market for their products, Dashfire reached out to the Helpline™ with questions.

Founded in 1952 by E.M. Burger, Burgers’ Smokehouse has since grown to be a local community staple, providing their customers with high quality meats for generations. Based in California, Missouri in the fourth Congressional District, this family-owned company has a diverse product portfolio, consisting of ham, turkey, and bacon among other products.

Good snacks start from wholesome places. Good Zebra knows this. That’s why they have brought new life back to a classic cracker. Good Zebra has created Spirit Animal Crackers for the modern snacker. High in protein and made with all-natural ingredients, these crackers are a healthy update on an old classic.