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.
If your company has a success to share, email us at info@foodexport.org.
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Jan 14, 2019
In 2018, Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food, located in Markham, Illinois in the 2nd Congressional District, utilized the Food Export – Midwest’s Branded Program to create and distribute giveaway items and advertise in magazines aimed at the Salvadorian market.
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Jan 11, 2019
In 2018 Advanced Sunflower LLC from Huron, South Dakota focused on educating themselves for exporting. They utilized Food Export Midwest’s Export Essentials to learn about free trade agreements, commercial export documentation, international terms of sale and specific international markets.
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Jan 10, 2019
In 2018, Have Your Cake Kitchen dba Rule Breaker Snacks, from Brooklyn, New York traveled to the United Arab Emirates on Food Export – Northeast’s Focused Trade Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait.
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Jan 10, 2019
Utilizing the Market Access Program (MAP) funded Food Export - Midwest Branded Program since 2014 has helped Delphos, Ohio based Lakeview Farms grow their brand name and export sales to Canada. Wanting to maintain and grow their business in Canada through demos, trade shows and marketing activities Lakeview Farms has continued to use the program to get the best return on their promotional investments.
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Jan 10, 2019
Founded in 1992 as a functional ingredient manufacturing company, RIBUS, Inc. supplies natural and organic rice ingredients to food, beverage, dietary supplement and pet companies around the world.
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Jan 10, 2019
In 2018, Fry Krisp Food Products, located in Jackson, Michigan, in the 7th Congressional District, participated in the Food Export – Midwest’s Helpline™, Export Essentials modules, various webinars and a seminar to help educate themselves on the various intricacies of exporting.
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Jan 10, 2019
Founded on simplicity, Venus Wafers from Hingham, Massachusetts, started in 1931 with a passion for well-made, nutritious foods. Their 100% whole wheat crackers, packaged in a simple brown box are made from all-natural ingredients.
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Jan 10, 2019
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.
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Jan 10, 2019
SBFK Inc (Sugar Bob’s Maple Syrup), is a small, “family and friends” maple sugaring operation with a unique process for their sweet, smoky maple syrup located in Londonderry, Vermont. They have participated in Food Export Northeast’s Branded Program since 2016, utilizing their funding to participate in Focused Trade Missions, Buyers Missions, international trade shows, and other programs and services.
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Jan 10, 2019
In September 2018, Pyramid Foods, located in Shawnee, Kansas in the 3rd Congressional District, attended Food Export – Northeast’s Focused Trade Mission to Toronto where they visited retail stores and met with distributors and brokers from Canada.
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Jan 10, 2019
In August 2014, LorAnn Oils, located in Lansing, Michigan, in the 8th Congressional District, attended Food Export - Midwest's Focused Trade Mission to Korea for Bakery Ingredients where they met with several Korean buyers and experienced the market firsthand.
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Jan 10, 2019
In April of 2018, Bella Lucia Inc., located in Altoona, Pennsylvania attended Food Export – Northeast’s Focused Trade Mission in Toronto for Specialty and Natural Products. During the mission they had the opportunity to make close connections with buyers from Canada. They are actively communicating with a buyer seeking to expand exports to this market in 2019.
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Jan 10, 2019
Pop Daddy Popcorn, LLC., located in Whitmore Lake, Michigan of the 7th Congressional District makes first export sales into Canada. The company participated in the Focused Trade Mission to Toronto for Specialty and Natural Products, organized by Food Export and coordinated by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in September of 2018.
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Nov 27, 2018
In February 2018, four companies from the Midwest and Northeast, exhibited at the Japanese Supermarket Show where they utilized Food Export’s Food Show PLUS!™ services.
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Nov 16, 2018
North Bay Produce from Traverse City, Michigan utilized Food Export’s Branded Program funding in 2017 to increase exports of their blueberries and apples to Japan and Hong Kong. Taking advantage of the 50% reimbursement through the Market Access Program funded Branded Program helped North Bay gain 10 new contacts in Japan and 15 new foreign buyer contacts in Hong Kong.
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Nov 14, 2018
Epicore Networks, located in Eastampton, New Jersey, in the 3rd Congressional District, utilized Food Export’s 2017 Branded Program to offset promotional activities and trade show costs by 50%.
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Nov 14, 2018
In 2017, Fortified Nutrition, located in Germantown, Wisconsin, in the 5th Congressional District, utilized Food Export’s Branded Program which assisted in connecting them with a buyer from Canada. In February, they made a sale of their product worth $15,000. This sale also marked their first export sale to Canada.
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Nov 13, 2018
In September of 2017, Ready Nutrition attended Food Export’s Natural Products Buyers Mission at the 2017 Natural Products Expo East Show. There Pat Cavanaugh, President of the Pennsylvania based company, along with Nolan Cavanaugh, Marketing, met with nine international buyers to introduce to them his line of snack bars, dietary supplements and protein water.
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Nov 08, 2018
In late June 2018, The Run-a-Ton Group, located in Chester, New Jersey in the 7th Congressional District, attended the Specialty Food Buyers Mission at the 2018 Summer Fancy Food Show where they were introduced to a buyer from Spain. In one month (almost to the day), two pallets of frozen dessert items were purchased by the buyer and arranged to ship from the U.S. East Coast in a previously scheduled container.
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Nov 01, 2018
Established in 1980, International American Supermarket Corp. (IAS) is a dynamic food export and marketing organization representing a number of major U.S. brands in overseas markets. With a uniquely flexible handling capacity and a product base of over 2,000 products under 50 brands, I.A.S. Corp. caters to the retail, food service and ingredient market segments.
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