Success Stories

In August 2017, King Preferred Inc., located in Elkhart, Indiana, contracted into the Branded Program for the first time since 2003. King Preferred has been restricted in the past from utilizing the Branded Program due to the "three-year rule”, which disqualified companies from receiving Branded Program support at eligible U.S. tradeshows in which they previously exhibited without Branded Program funds in the last three years.

JM Grain, a company that specializes in processing and exporting U.S. grown and graded pulse crops from Garrison, North Dakota works closely with Food Export Association of the Midwest to utilize our programs and services to assist their global exporting efforts.

Having a strong established distributor in the market coupled with the country’s interest in their flavorful Moroccan sauces helped New York based Supplier, Casablanca Foods LLC make an easy decision to utilize their allocated Market Access Program (MAP) allocated Branded Program funding to focus their marketing efforts in this international market.

Original Juan Specialty Foods located in Kansas City, Kansas, in the third Congressional District, has used Food Export’s Branded Program to make a spicy impact in the United Arab Emirates. Original Juan Specialty Foods has been using the Branded Program since 1999 to assist in marketing their specialty sauces, salsas, snacks and dips.

Woeber Mustard Company, headquartered in Springfield, Ohio, started producing specialty mustards in 1905 and has been working with Food Export since 2002. Through the Branded Program, the company has taken its marketing international with displays, advertising, wrapping trucks and country-specific label designs.

The Orange Cheese Company started working with Food Export- Northeast in 2014 resulting in their first ever export sale. Since then they have had continuous success growing in China. After a modest start they are now shipping multiple 40’ft containers every quarter and have experienced a rapid growth in their export sales to Asia’s largest market. Their efforts now result in close to a million dollars in annual sales to major markets throughout China including, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.

Attending Food Export’s Natural Products Buyers Mission at the 2016 Natural Products Expo East was an easy decision for Ginseng Up as they have attended the mission for two previous consecutive years. Knowing that the mission brings pre-qualified international buyers for the pre-arranged, one-on-one meetings helps the Worcester, Massachusetts supplier generate new sales leads and build relationships with key industry players.

In October, US Durum, located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the 16th Congressional District, attended various food shows, including the 2017 Summer Fancy Food Show and the Natural Products Buyers Mission at Natural Products Expo West 2017, where they interacted with buyers from Australia, Israel, and the United Kingdom. After continuing to grow these relationships throughout the next few months, the company has made a first-time sale of traditional couscous to the United Kingdom.

In June 2017, Cheesewich, located in Lyons, Illinois in the 3rd Congressional District, completed their first export sale to Canada worth $50,000. Throughout the process, Cheesewich participated in Food Export programs and services to help complete the sale.

Food Export’s Market Access Program (MAP) funded Branded Program helps approved U.S. Suppliers receive 50% cost reimbursement for a wide variety of international marketing activities. The program helps alleviate some of the heavy financial burden associated with gaining new export business by sharing the expense of international web site development, packaging and label modifications, advertising, and in-store promotions.

Lobster Trap, Inc. was founded in 1969 as a neighborhood fish market on the Back River in Bourne, Massachusetts. Over time, the company has evolved to include a restaurant, catering, and a distribution company, which services restaurants and markets worldwide. Lobster Trap actively uses the services and activities offered by Food Export-Northeast to promote their lobster to foreign buyers.

Island Creek Oysters, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, is a leading producer of farmed oysters. The company sells over 200,000 oysters a week. From the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast, as far north as Canada, and as far south as the Caribbean, Island Creek Oysters can be found on menus. Hopefully, in the not too distant future, they will also be appearing on European menus once again.

Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Organic Pet Systems dba Natura Petz Organics offers premium, organic, all-natural pet health products for your dogs, cats, small animals and horses, that include super foods, organic treats, meal bars, toppers and balancers, and traditional, medicinal herbs, plant and marine extracts, adaptogens and pet wellness lifestyle products, which are the best healing tools that nature creates.

In March 2017, Foods Alive, located in Angola, Indiana, in the 3rd Congressional District, attended the Natural Products Expo West 2017 trade show in Anaheim, California where they connected with a buyer from Canada. In August, they made a sale of crackers, seeds, nuts and berries worth $12,018.

In October 2016, Wheaton Grain Incorporated from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin attended Food Export’s Value-Added Feed Ingredients Buyers Mission at the 2016 World Dairy Expo. There they met with buyers from China, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates and introduced them to their animal feed and food ingredients.

One Potato Snacks, LLC branded as One Potato Two Potato, is located in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania in the 15th Congressional District. They produce a variety of Non-GMO Project Verified, Certified Gluten-Free, and Kosher Certified kettle cooked chips. One Potato Snacks has export partners in the Caribbean, Central America as well as representation in the Middle East and Asia.

“Bee’s Wrap was founded in 2012 by Vermonter Sarah Kaeck, a mother of three who has been, by turns, an avid gardener, milker of goats, keeper of chickens, and seamstress. Bee’s Wrap started with a question facing many families and home cooks: How could we eliminate plastics in our kitchen in favor of a healthier, more sustainable way to store our food?” What she discovered is a lost tradition made new again. By infusing organic cotton with beeswax, organic jojoba oil, and tree resin, she created a washable, reusable, and compostable alternative to plastic wrap. (Taken from the Bee’s Wrap website: www.beeswrap.com )

Nutra Source Trading Co. LLC has utilized Food Export’s 50% reimbursement Branded Program since 2009 to expand their export business. Distributing their canned bakery products, the Columbus, Ohio based company uses Food Export’s Branded Program to increase the brand’s presence in the Philippines.

In November 2016, New Composite Partners, from Edgerton, Wisconsin, participated in the Food Export’s Private Label Buyers Mission at the 2016 Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) Show. At the mission New Composite met with 12 buyers to introduce to them their unique agricultural products BioAdd and Total POM.

Liber Chocolate & Food Products Co. Inc. DBA Liebers from Maspeth, New York utilized Food Export’s Branded Program funding in 2016 to penetrate the kosher retail food market in Israel. Submitting a marketing plan which included doing heavy advertising in the market and making label modifications to comply with the market standards, Liebers had a solid plan to increase their market export sales.