Source: NCDA&CS, 6/7/18

Registration deadlines are approaching for seven export opportunities, some offering financial assistance to companies interested in entering foreign markets. Fine Food Australia, a September 10-13 international trade show in Melbourne, Australia, offers opportunities for companies providing frozen foods, herbs and spices, beverages, condiments, ethnic foods, organic products, healthy snack foods, gluten-free products and grocery products. Registration deadline is June 15. 

A September 4-7 trade mission to Ontario, Canada, is ideal for new exporters interested in learning more about the top destination for U.S. exports of high-value agricultural products. Participants will tour major grocery chains and specialty gourmet stores, and meet one-on-one with food brokers, distributors and select specialty gourmet store buyers. Registration deadline is July 6. 

An international food and beverage trade show in Paris, France, offers N.C. companies an opportunity to exhibit to 155,000 business visitors from more than 200 countries in the European Union, Asia, the Middle East, North and South America and Africa. Companies producing convenience foods, beverages, frozen foods, natural/healthy/organic, meat and poultry, seasonings/sauces, and nuts and dried fruit are encouraged to consider this show. Registration deadline is July 20. 

Three foreign trade missions will be held October 2 in Miami during the 21st Americas Food and Beverage Show with a registration deadline of July 31. Pre-arranged, one-on-one meetings with key buyers, importers, distributors, and/or brokers from Taiwan are available for companies providing juices and non-alcoholic beverages, tree nuts, prepared foods, seafood and meat, health products, condiments and sauces, specialty foods, breakfast cereals, poultry and wine.

Buyers from South Africa will conduct pre-arranged, one-on-one meetings with company representatives offering snack foods, eggs, nuts, prepared foods, breakfast cereals, baby foods and bread products. 

Buyers from Brazil will conduct pre-arranged, one-on-one meetings with companies offering condiments and sauces, confectionary products, frozen meals, fruit and vegetable juices, gourmet products, grains and cereals, health food products, pet foods and snack food products. 

The Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair on November 8-10 offers a huge potential for U.S. wines as the market share for French wine is declining. The fair is also a platform for promoting beer and other types of spirits. Registration deadline is August 31. Many foreign trade missions offer up to 50-percent reimbursement on travel costs for up to two company representatives including flight, hotel, meals and incidentals. Reimbursements are also available for promotional giveaway items, point of sale materials and more. Click to learn more about the cost share.