Success Stories

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.

Founded in 2004 as a frozen seafood distribution company, Arctic Food Services has since grown to be a major distributor and wholesaler of seafood throughout the region. Based in St. Louis, Missouri in the 2nd Congressional District, Arctic Food Services has a diverse inventory of seafood that totals 120 items at any given time that they transport all over the country.

Marder Trawling, a seafood company with over 65 years of experience from New Bedford, Massachusetts, provides exceptional seafood products out of New England. The company works very closely with Food Export Northeast and in addition to participating in our Seafood Buyers Mission each year, Marder Trawling also participates in Food Export’s Online Product Catalog.

In 2017, SB Global Foods Incorporated, located in Hatboro, Pennsylvania in the 13th Congressional District, succeeded in exporting a wide range of items in their ‘Pretzel Pete’ product line to various foreign destinations. Some of these foreign markets include: Bahrain, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates.

Founded in 2006, Red’s Best, a Seafood wholesaler from Boston, Massachusetts, provides exceptional seafood products out of New England. The company works very closely with Food Export Northeast utilizing many services and programs including the Food Export Helpline™, Market Builder, and Seafood Research Reports. In addition, Red’s Best also participates in Food Export’s Online Product Catalog.

In March of 2014, Raw Food Central, from Berlin, Connecticut, traveled to Anaheim, California to exhibit in their first tradeshow at Natural Products Expo West. While attending the show they utilized Food Export’s Branded Program services. The Branded Program is a 50% cost-share reimbursement program that helps companies make the most of their marketing budget so their promotional efforts can go further.

American Pharmaceutical Innovations Company (AmPharma) started utilizing Market Access Program Branded Program funds in 2016 with the hopes of expanding exports. Already being a strong market leader in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia with consumer for poultry products the Downers Grove, Illinois Supplier had a goal to increase sales to 3-4 million annually over the next few years.

During 2016 American Pop Corn Company utilized Food Export’s Branded Program funding to penetrate the retail popcorn market in Qatar. After using their allocated funding for product advertising, promotional displays and in-store promotion events, American Pop Corn was able to achieve their goal. Achieving actual sales of over $150,000 for their JOLLY TIME® Pop Corn was strongly due to the assistance of the Branded Program.

Utilizing the Market Access Program (MAP) funding through Food Export’s Branded Program has helped increase exports for West Pittston, Pennsylvania based iGourmet LLC dba Delori Foods for the third year in a row. Utilizing the 50% cost reimbursement program to reduce the cost of exhibiting at international tradeshows has helped the Pennsylvania supplier maximize their show presence. With

In January of 2017, Global Palate DBA White Oak Farm & Table, located in Westport, Connecticut, in the 4th Congressional District, attended Food Export’s Northeast Buyers Mission where they met a buyer from Canada. In July of 2017, they made a sale of four palates of Non-GMO/Organic condiments.