1. CONTACT INFORMATION
Promoting
Food Export USA–Northeast Your Seafood Products
One Penn Center
1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 420 in Foreign Markets
Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA
Tel: 215.829.9 1 1 1
Fax: 215.829.9777
Email: info@foodexport.org
www.foodexportusa.org
FOOD EXPORT USA– NORTHEAST MEMBER STATES
• Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Exporting Represents • Delaware Department of Agriculture
• Maine Department of Agriculture,
Your Future! Food and Rural Resources
• Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Did you know that 90% of the world’s
• New Hampshire Department of Agriculture,
population is outside of the U.S.? Markets and Food
• New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Did you also know that consumer product • New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
sales in overseas markets are growing • Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
three times faster than sales in the U.S.? • Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
• Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
You simply can’t afford to ignore the
international marketplace.

2. WHO IS FOOD EXPORT USA–NORTHEAST? Buyers Missions market survey for their product, participate in
This is a great opportunity to meet one-on-one a tabletop showcase, attend one-on-one buyer
Food Export USA–Northeast is a with qualified, foreign buyers without the time meetings, and tour retail facilities and super-
non-profit association composed of and expense of having to travel overseas. This markets. After the mission, participants also
great opportunity helps you to build relation- receive assistance on following up.
10 member state agricultural ships with key industry players, create sales
promotion agencies that help leads and make actual sales with buyers from Branded Program
several countries all in one day. Provides 50% cost reimbursement for eligible
northeastern food, seafood and international marketing activities including
Market Builder advertising, in-store promotions and demon-
agricultural companies promote Provides customized research to help you strations, fees for exhibiting at overseas
their products in foreign markets. decide if certain markets are appropriate for tradeshows, and selected domestic tradeshows,
your product. You can receive a competitive public relations, promotional materials, label
FOOD EXPORT USA–NORTHEAST
analysis, product feedback from qualified modifications, and freight costs for samples.
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES importers and distributors, information on (Note: Only small companies according to the
Food Export USA–Northeast provides a broad import regulations, and help setting up Small Business Administration and agricultural
range of programs and services to help both one-on-one meetings with interested buyers producer cooperatives are eligible.)
new and experienced exporters. From export if you decide to visit a market in person.
Other Activities
education to identifying international opportuni-
Trade Lead Connection Food Export USA–Northeast also offers activities
ties to helping promote your products overseas,
This free service offers quality, product-specific such as in-store promotions; industry and category-
our ultimate goal is to help Northeastern
leads from overseas buyers to registered U.S. specific promotions; www.agexportlinks.org
seafood companies build a global business.
companies. It’s an excellent opportunity to puts you in contact with specialized service
Food Export Helpline connect with interested importers all over the companies; and other services designed to
Offers customized export assistance on a wide world. Registration is only a phone call away. help you expand your exporting.
variety of export related topics from “connec-
Food Show PLUS!TM
tion to collection.” Whether you’re just getting AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT FOOD EXPORT
Maximize your overseas tradeshow experience
started or are an experienced exporter, this USA–NORTHEAST CAN DO FOR YOU
by participating in the Food Show PLUS!TM
service helps answer questions on pricing, By utilizing the Branded Program and exhibiting
services. The list of services offered is customized
export documentation, shipping logistics, etc. in Food Export USA’s pavilion at the world’s
for each show, but may include pre-show
It’s also a great resource to help you identify largest seafood show, the European Seafood
feedback on the competition, translation and
the top 25 export markets for your product(s). Exposition, your firm could develop new buyers
interpreter services, prearranged meetings
Call Food Export USA–Northeast to register. and markets throughout the world. Best of all,
with potential buyers, retail visits, in-market
seminars, trade lead qualification, and your travel and exhibition costs to promote
Communications Tools your seafood product(s) internationally would
Resources such as the Global Food follow-up assistance.
be less than what it would cost your firm to
Marketer newsletter, email updates, and our exhibit at the International Boston Seafood Show.
Trade Missions
website, www.foodexportusa.org, provide
Focused Trade Missions provide opportunities
information on upcoming Food Export
to U.S. suppliers who would like to visit an
USA–Northeast activities, industry news,
export market and meet one-on-one with
export basics, and opportunities abroad.
buyers and importers. Trade Mission
participants receive assistance before,
during and after a mission. Attendees receive a