Specialty Food Buyers Mission at the 2017 Summer Fancy Food Show New York, NY 06/23/ /26/2017 BUYER PROFILES

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1 AUSTRALIA Bonfect Snackfoods Buyer / Sales Manager Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 2002 Bonfect Snackfoods is a confectionery, snacks, and soda importer/wholesaler/distributor based in Sydney Australia. They have been importing U.S. products for about eight years. They currently bring in one container per week of U.S. confections, snacks, sodas, BBQ sauces, spreads, toppings, cereals, potato chips, grocery, and seasonal items. They are looking to develop brands and have distribution for the entire Australian market. They are also looking at expanding their range into frozen ice creams and long-life unique flavored milks. Bonfect has one of the largest product ranges in Australia and is successful in selling well-branded American products. Type of Business: Importer, Wholesaler Customer(s): Warehouses Retail, Snacks, Specialty/Gourmet USD Sydney (Port Botany) Export from Retail - Convenience,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Australia Oakland, CA & Philadelphia, PA Oakland, CA; Philadelphia, PA Capacity to Frozen Products Cannot Dairy & Milk (permits needed)

2 Products of Interest Confectionery: Chocolate Confectionery, Tablets, Countlines, Bagged Selflines And Softlines, Boxed Assortments, Seasonal Chocolate, Chocolate With Toys, Alforjes, Other Chocolate Confectionery, Sugar Confectionery, Mints, Boiled Sweets, Pastilles, Gums, Jellies, And Chews Toffees, Caramels, Nougat, Medicated Confectionery, Lollipops, Liquorice, Other Sugar Confectionery, Gum, Chewing Gum, Bubble Gum. Bakery Products: Sweet Biscuits, Breakfast Cereals (ready to eat). Sweet & Savory Snacks: Chips & Crisps, Extruded Snacks, Tortilla & Corn Chips, Pretzels, Nuts, Other. Sauces, Dressings, & Condiments: Mayonnaise, Mustard, Salad Dressings, Dips, Pickled Products; Snack Bars: Breakfast bars, Energy Bars. Functional Drinks: Sports Drinks, Energy Drinks. Carbonates: Cola, Non-Cola, Lemonade & Lime, Orange, Mixers, Other. Coffee (ready to drink); Tea: still and carbonated ready to drink tea. Dairy Products: Milk, Flavored Milk Drinks, Ice Cream: Single & Multi-Pack, Ice Cream Desserts, Bulk. Spreads: Chocolate Spreads, Nut- Based Spreads.

3 CANADA Canadian Choice Wholesalers Brand Manager Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 1999 Canadian Choice Wholesalers (CCW) is a trusted, full-service importer, distributor, and marketer of natural, organic, innovative, and specialty products. They carry an exciting array of unique, local brands as well as international products, and specialize in importing gourmet and specialty items. They sell to 350+ retailers. CCW is a British-Columbia-owned and family-operated business with a 25,000 sq ft warehouse. With over 14 years in sales/brand management/leadership within the Canadian natural food market, CCW s brand manager is qualified to make brand assessments for fit within CCW's product mix. CCW s mandate is to grow sales and distribution through new brand listings. Type of Business: Products of Interest: Confectionery: chocolate confectionary, seasonal chocolate, mints, pastilles, gums, jellies, chew, toffees, caramels, nougat. Bakery Products: bread, pastries, cake, sweet and savoury biscuits and crackers, breakfast cereals (ready-to-eat cereal, hot cereal). Noodles: plain, instant (cup/bowl, pouch), chilled, frozen, snack. Sweet and Savory Snacks: fruit snacks, extruded snacks, chips, popcorn, pretzels, nuts, other. Sauces, Dressings, and Condiments: tomato pastes and purees, bouillon and stock cubes, gravy granules, liquid stocks and fonds, herbs and spices, table sauces, soy-based sauces, pasta sauces, wet and cooking sauces, dry sauces and powder mixes, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, salad dressings, vinaigrettes, dips, pickedl products, other. Ready Meals: canned, frozen, dried, chilled, dinner mixes, frozen pizza, chilled pizza. Dried Processed Food: rice, dessert mixes, dehydrated soup. Importer/Distributor, Wholesaler warehouse Customer(s): Natural/Organic, Private Label, Retail, Specialty/Gourmet Either in USD or in Canadian Dollars. Both FOB or Delivered Vancouver, BC, Canada Export from Retail - Natural/Organic/Healthy,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Western Canada Blaine, Washington

4 Capacity to Chilled Products,Frozen Products Cannot Alcohol, GMO, Cheese, Meat Products of interest continued: Frozen Processed Food: vegetables, meat substitutes, potatoes, oven-baked potatoes, bakery products, desserts, ready meals, pizza, soup, noodles, other. Chilled Processed Foods: lunch kit, ready meals, pasta, noodles. Baby Food: prepared, dried, other. Canned and Preserved Food: fish and seafood, vegetables, tomatoes, beans, fruit, soup, pasta, other. Snack Bars: granola bars, breakfast bars, energy bars, fruit bars, other snack bars. Soup: canned and preserved, dehydrated, instant, shelf stable. Functional drinks: sports drinks, energy drinks, elixirs. Fruit and Vegetable Juice: 100% juice, nectars, juice drinks, fruit flavored drinks. Carbonates: cola, low calorie, non cola, lemon and lime, orange, mixers, other non cola. coffee. High-strength ready-to-drink premixes. Tea: still and carbonated. Asian specialty drinks: still tea. Dairy products: soy beverages. Meal Replacement Products: Slimming products. Spreads: jams and preserves, chocolate spreads, nut-based spreads, yeast-based spreads. Pet food.

5 CANADA Chase Global Foods, Inc. President Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: om Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 1984 Type of Business: Capacity to Chase Global Foods is a national food broker for both retail and foodservice. They have been in business for over 30 years and have been selling U.S. products in Canada for over 25. represent suppliers in a variety of categories including protein, pasta, shelf stable, refrigerated, and specialty foods. Services include all aspects of brand management such as national sales representation, marketing, order processing, product development, and private label. Chase has sales people across Canada and can help arrange transportation, CFIA, CBSA, label translations, and outside storage. The company currently represent three U.S. suppliers and is looking for additional lines to carry. Chase Global believes that there is a greater opportunity to find innovative products in the U.S. Broker, Distributor, Manufacturer Sales Offices Customer(s): FoodService/HORECA,Retail - Convenience,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Canada nationwide Ethnic, Food Ingredients, Foodservice/HRI, Natural/Organic, Private Label, Retail, Specialty/Gourmet Canadian Currency Queenston Lewiston, Fort Erie, Blue Water Windsor Chilled Products,Frozen Products,Meat Products Export from Cannot Chicken, Dairy, Alcohol

6 Confectionery; Bakery Products: Baked Goods, Bread, Pastries, Cakes, Ready-to-Eat Breakfast Cereals, Hot Cereal; Noodles: Frozen Noodles; Sweet & Savory Snacks, Other; Sauces, Dressings, & Condiments: Pasta Sauces, Salad Dressings, Pickled Products; Ready Meals: Canned & Preserved, Frozen Pizza, Prepared Salads; Chilled Processed Food: Chilled Ready Meals, Prepared Salads; Frozen Processed Foods: Red Meat, Vegetables, Meat Substitutes, Ovenbaked potato chips, Desserts, Ready Meals, Pizza, Other; Oils & Fats: Olive oil, Spreadable oils and fats; Coffee (ready to drink); Tea: Carbonated ready to drink Tea; Asian Specialty Drinks; Nut-Based Spreads.

7 CHINA Shenzhen TSL International Trade Co.,Ltd C.O.O. Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: cn Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 2008 TSL was founded in 2008 as an agent for Customs clearance. Based on the development and the resources accumulated, the company has grown into an importer and distributor of food and beverage products. They have a team of 100 staff. TSL now is the exclusive agent for over 50 overseas brands and more than 500 SKUs. Their products include cider, beverage, juice, milk, cookies, confectionery, tree nut, dried fruit, snacks, baby food and some sauce products. TSL has been a supplier of several largest domestic E-Commerce platforms such as Suning. com, Tmall.com, JD.com as well as retail giants such as CR Vanguard Group (Vanguard, Ole, Suguo) and Sam;s Club etc. They want to keep looking for high-quality foods and help building up brand awareness in the China market. TSL is opening a 10,000 sqm imported food store in Chendu City and are looking for brands with a good story. Type of Business: Importer/Distributor Customer(s): Capacity to Warehouse, retail store Foodservice/HRI, Natural/Organic, Private Label CIF Yantian port, Shenzhen Alcoholic Beverages,Chilled Products,Dairy Products,Frozen Products,Meat Products Export from Cannot FoodService/HORECA,Retail - Convenience,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Whole China N/A

8 CONFECTIONERY: Chocolate Confectionery, Boxed assortments, Seasonal chocolate, Toffees, caramels, nougat, other sugar confectionery. BAKERY PRODUCTS: Biscuits, Breakfast cereals. NOODLES: Plain noodles. SWEET AND SAVOURY SNACKS: Fruit snacks, Chips and crisps, Pretzels, Nuts. SAUCES, DRESSINGS AND CONDIMENTS. DRIED PROCESSED FOOD. FROZEN PROCESSED FOOD: red meat, poultry, fish and seafood, vegetables, bakery products. CHILLED PROCESSED FOOD: meats, fish and seafood products. BABY FOOD: Prepared, Dried, Other. OILS AND FATS: Olive oil, Vegetable and seed oil. SNACK BARS: Breakfast bars, Energy bars. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Spirits, Beer, Cider and Perry. (The company carries alcoholic beverages like cider, cocktail beverage etc., but do not have the plan to carry wine now.) FUNCTIONAL DRINKS: Sports drinks, Energy drinks. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE: 100% juice, Juice drinks, Fruit flavored drinks. DAIRY PRODUCTS: Drinking milk products, Cheese, Yoghurt and sour milk drinks, Ice cream. COFFEE (READY TO DRINK). HIGH STRENGTH READY TO DRINK PREMIXES. TEA (READY TO DRINK). SPREADS: Honey.

9 COSTA RICA Grupo Accion Comercial Sales Manager Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 2002 Type of Business: Grupo Accion was created in They currently have three different divisions with distribution to supermarkets and drug stores. Current customers include Walmart, Grupo Monge, Casa Blance, Siman, Auto Mercado, Compre Bien, Gollo, Suplidoras de Belleza Super Salon, hotels spas (like Hilton, Marriott, Intercontinental), as well as nearly 400 beauty salons and esthetic spas. They are importers and distributors of food products and currently they are interested in suppliers from USA that offer competitive opportunities in the fancy/specialty niche, since they are best prospects with growth in the region. Grupo Accion is looking for ready meals, beverages, gourmet products in general, pastas, meal replacement products, organic / natural / gluten free / GMO - products in general. They are a growing importer in Costa Rica looking for attractive business opportunities. Importer/Distributor, Wholesaler Office and a warehouse that is handled by a third party FOB Limon, Costa Rica Customer(s): Export from Capacity to Not Applicable Cannot Retail - Convenience,Retail - Department Store,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Costa Rica Miami, FL Miami, FL N/A Products of Interest: Ready Meals: frozen ready meals, frozen pizza, chilled pizza. Functional Drinks: sports drinks, energy drinks, elixirs. Asian Specialty Drinks. Meal Replacement Products. Pasta. Especially interested in products that are gluten-free, organic, and natural, as well as frozen foods in general.

10 FRANCE Triomphe Snat Head Buyer Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 1997 Type of Business: Triomphe Snat is specialized in importing international food products from around the globe, especially from the USA and the UK. With their own warehouses throughout France and a well-established distribution network, the company is a leading supplier to the French retail sector. Triomphe Snat is always looking for new food trends and innovative products to add to their portfolio. They are particularly interested in snacks, drinks, sweets, and baked goods. Distributor, Importer, Wholesaler Stores, Warehouses, Logistic Center Customer(s): FoodService/HORECA,FoodSe rvice/horeca,retail - Convenience,Retail - Convenience,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery France Foodservice/HRI, Natural/Organic, Natural/Organic, Private Label, Private Label, Retail, Retail, Specialty/Gourmet, Specialty/Gourmet N/A Export from Capacity to Not Applicable Cannot N/a

11 CONFECTIONERY: Chocolate Confectionery, Seasonal chocolate, Other chocolate confectionery, Toffees, caramels, nougat. BAKERY PRODUCTS: Sweet biscuits. SWEET AND SAVOURY SNACKS: Other. OILS AND FATS: Functional spreadable oils and fats. SNACK BARS: Granola bars, Breakfast bars, Energy bars, Fruit bars, Other snack bars. FUNCTIONAL DRINKS: Sports drinks, Energy drinks, Elixirs. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE: 100% juice, Not from concentrate 100% juice, Fruit flavored drinks. ASIAN SPECIALTY DRINKS: Asian juice drinks, Cereal and pulse based drinks. FOOD INGREDIENTS: Soy and soy products. SPREADS: Chocolate spreads.

12 GERMANY Nacho Kings Meixner American Food Service Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 2000 Type of Business: Capacity to Nacho Kings is a family-owned importer and food distributor operating mainly in Germany. As supplier to the wholesale, as well as retail, sectors, the company has a wide product portfolio and a well-established distribution network. The company provides its customers with enjoyment and quality in ethnic foods and many other culinary products. The creative concepts are individually tailored to customers needs. The competent and experienced sales team provides fast and flexible solutions to implement any kind of ideas. Since demand is growing and they also developed a new distribution channel for branded products in the high-end take-away gastronomy, they are hoping to meet new suppliers and find innovative products at this event. Nacho Kings currently carries products such as salsas, burgers, finger food, meat and fish, cakes, spices, beverages, oils, fruits, and vegetables. They cannot handle GMO products. Distributor, FoodService/HORECA, Importer, Wholesaler 2 Warehouses Foodservice/HRI, Private Label EXW or Delivered $USD Chilled Products,Frozen Products,Meat Products Customer(s): Export from Cannot FoodService/HORECA Germany Products with GMOs

13 Bakery Products: Bread, Cake; Sweet & Savory Snacks: Fruit Snacks, Extruded Snacks, Tortilla & Corn Chips; Sauces, Dressings, & Condiments: Herbs & Spices, Table Sauces, Dry Sauces and Powder Mixes, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Mustard, Salad Dressings, Vinaigrettes, Dips, Pickled Products; Tea (ready to drink): Still and Carbonated; Dairy Products: Cheese; Frozen Processed Food: Red Meat, Poultry, Processed Potatoes, Oven Baked Potato Chips, Potato Products, Bakery Products. Specifically interested in frozen finger foods, everything related to hamburgers. (Please note that any meat or dairy products have to be from an EU-approved U.S. plant.)

14 GUATEMALA Vinoteca, S.A. General Manager Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 2003 Vinoteca has been importing premium wine and spirits for more than 15 years. Five years ago, they developed a new concept to bring in more gourmet products to sell along with the wines. As part of their core business, they also integrated the concept of bistro and wine tastings and adapted some space for gourmet cooking so they could use their own imported products and offer fine cuisine to their customers. Vinoteca currently has five bistro and gourmet stores offering their clients a full concept of not only a fine shopping experience, but also a nice atmosphere to eat and drink, all in one place. They are now the number one wine and gourmet food shop in Guatemala. Vinoteca has been very successful in importing from Europe and would like to do the same with the U.S. Type of Business: Importer, Retailer Customer(s): Capacity to Retail stores, warehouses, gourmet restaurants USD Alcoholic Beverages,Biotech/GMO,Dairy Products Export from Cannot GUATEMALA Miami, Fl Oakland, CA; Miami, FL N/A

15 CONFECTIONERY: Chocolate Confectionery, boxed assortments, other chocolate confectionery, pastilles, gums, jellies, and chews, toffees, caramels, nougat. BAKERY PRODUCTS: Pastries. SWEET AND SAVOURY SNACKS: Pretzels. SAUCES, DRESSINGS AND CONDIMENTS: Low-fat salad dressing, vinaigrettes, dips. CANNED AND PRESERVED FOOD: pasta, other. SNACK BARS: Granola bars, Breakfast bars, Energy bars, Fruit bars, other snack bars. OILS AND FATS: Olive oil. SOUP: shelf stable (UHT) soup. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Wine, Spirits, Beer, Cider and Perry. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE: 100% juice. CARBONATES: Low-calorie cola carbonates, other non-cola carbonates. HIGH-STRENGTH READY-TO-DRINK PREMIXES. TEA: Still (ready to drink) tea. ASIAN SPECIALTY DRINKS: Asian juice drinks. CONCENTRATES: Powder concentrates. SPREADS: Jams and preserves, Honey, Chocolate spreads, Nut based spreads, Yeast based spreads. They are specifically looking for canned vegetables (like artichokes, sweet beans), other gourmet products, and sugar-free drinks.

16 HONG KONG Nutrifarm Food Trading Co. Ltd. General Manager Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 2005 Type of Business: Nutrifarm aims to offer quality food products that emphasize enhanced enjoyment and health benefits. Their principle is to carry only non-animal based food and focus more on plantbased products. They source quality food products from all over the world and only represent the brands after careful inspection and currently act as sole agent for 10 U.S. brands. They currently represent products such as nuts, dried fruits, health snack, quinoa snacks, gluten-free products, coconut water, and baking premixes. Nutrifarm s distribution network includes supermarket chains, gourmet and specialty stores, five-star hotels, member associations, schools, kiosks, public organizations, etc. Their major retail partners are local middle-to-high-class chained supermarkets, like Park N Shop group (Fusion, Taste, Great Food Hall), Dairy Farm group (Market Place, Olivers, Three-Sixty, Jasons by Living), YATA, and Citysuper. In addition to the preferred U.S. ports listed below, this buyer also uses Chicago as a preferred port of export from the U.S. Importer/Distributor, Wholesaler We have an air-conditioned warehouse with 10,000 s.q. ft of space and a professional logistic team with trucks for daily delivery to customers' warehouses or delivery door to door. Specialty/Gourmet FOB price at port Customer(s): Export from Capacity to Not Applicable Cannot Retail - Department Store,Retail - Other (Non- Food),Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Hong Kong & Macau markets Long Beach, CA; Newark, NJ

17 CONFECTIONERY: Sugar Confectionery. BAKERY PRODUCTS: Sweet biscuits, Savory biscuits and crackers, Cereals (ready to eat). SWEET AND SAVOURY SNACKS: Fruit snacks, Tortilla and corn chips, Nuts. SAUCES, DRESSINGS AND CONDIMENTS: Low fat mayonnaise, Low fat salad dressings. SNACK BARS: Breakfast bars, Energy bars, Fruit bars. BABY FOOD: Prepared baby food, Dried baby food. SOUP: Shelf stable. Spreads: Jams and preserves. The buyer is specifically interested in Non-GMO snacks (chips), All-natural juices, Chia seeds snacks, Trail mix snacks.

18 INDIA Chenab Impex Pvt. Ltd Director Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 2002 Chenab Impex Pvt. Ltd. is a well established importer of fine foods. Starting in 2002 with imports of olives from California, Chenab has expanded its range to cover all major categories of foods (except fresh fruits & vegetables). In the process, Chenab has helped create a market for gourmet food in India. Today, Chenab is the exclusive importer for more than 70 leading food and wine producers from across the world, including Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and USA. They import Olive oils, Olives, Vinegar, Artichokes, Tomatoes, Pasta, Couscous, Polenta, etc., from outside the U.S. and import dried chilies and culinary equipment for avant-garde cuisine from the U.S. The company also imports ready-to-eat and ready-to-drink, specialized food additives and culinary equipment for avant-garde cuisine. Chenab also import wines from France, Italy, Spain, Greece, S. Africa, and Chile. Chenab's product range exceeds 400 SKUs. Chenab distribute imports across India, using a combination of their own sales teams and sub-distributors. Customers include luxury hotels, fine restaurants, modern retail, gourmet stores, online retail. Type of Business: Importer Customer(s): Capacity to Warehouses, cold rooms, vans FoodService/HORECA,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery India nationwide Ethnic, Food Ingredients, Foodservice/HRI, Natural/Organic, Private Label, Seafood, Specialty/Gourmet FOB in USD$ JNPT, India Alcoholic Beverages,Chilled Products,Dairy Products,Frozen Products,Meat Products Export from Cannot Dairy, meat, and fish as these may need licensing

19 CONFECTIONERY: Chocolate Confectionery. BAKERY PRODUCTS: Savory biscuits and crackers. Noodles: Plain noodles. SWEET AND SAVOURY SNACKS: Tortilla and corn chips, Nuts, Other. SAUCES, DRESSINGS AND CONDIMENTS: Low fat/ regular mayonnaise, Soy based sauces. CANNED AND PRESERVED FOOD: Fish and seafood, Vegetables, beans. ALCOHOL BEVERAGES: Wine, Spirits, Beer, Cider and Perry. FRUITS AND VEGETABLE JUICE: 100% juice, nectars, juice drinks. CARBONATES: Mixers. DAIRY PRODUCTS: Soy beverages. FOOD INGREDIENTS: Acidulant, Additive, Antioxidant, Beans & legumes and products, Chocolate, cocoa, Colors, Emulsifiers, Enzymes, Flavors, Flours, Grains and grain based products, Leavening agents, Lecithin, Liquid Smoke, Meat substitutes, Mold Inhibitor, Particles, Pectin, Preservatives, Stabilizers, Yeast. They are interested in "free from" products

20 INDONESIA PT. Pangan Lestari General Manager Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 1983 Type of Business: Capacity to Established in 1983, Pangan Lestari is one of the Indonesian`s leading food distributors. They see a great demand for quality food and beverage products in the market and to meet this demand, import products from Asia, the U.S., and Europe. They currently import products such as hot chocolate and iced coffee powder mixes, frozen bread and pastry, sauces, dessert mixes, vinegar, chocolate, ingredients for desserts (like tablets/pearls for color/flavor, decorations, custard mix), spices and seasoning blends, olive oil, crackers, frozen fruit coulis and compotes, frozen fruit and vegetable puree, smoked salmon, IQF frozen fruit, frozen fries and other potato products, frozen potato skins, panko, popcorn, potato chips. PT Pangan Lestaris has been very aggressive in expanding their operations to more secondary cities in Indonesia as well as strengthening their branches and distribution areas (Jakarta, West java, Central Java, Sumatera, and Sulawesi). Distributor, Importer, Manufacturer Warehouse with Frozen, Dry, Chilled Capabilities Customer(s): Food Ingredients, Retail, Seafood, Specialty/Gourmet CIF Tanjung Perak, Surabaya Chilled Products,Dairy Products,Frozen Products Export from Cannot Retail - Convenience,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Indonesia Alcohol, Meat, Fresh Fruit

21 Sweet & Savory Snacks: Fruit Snacks, Tortilla & Corn Chips, Other; Bakey Products: Sweet Biscuits, Savory Biscuits and Crackers; Sauces, Dressings, & Condiments: Tomato Pastes and Purees, Bouillon and Stock Cubes, Gravy Granules, Liquid Stocks & Fonds, Herbs & Spices, Table Sauces, Pasta Sauces, Wet and Cooking Sauces, Dry Sauces & Powder Mixes, Mustard, Salad Dressings (regular and low fat), Vinaigrettes, Dips, Pickled Products, Other; Ready Meals: Canned and Preserved, Frozen, Dried, Dinner Mixes, Frozen pizza; Dried Processed Food: Dessert Mixes, Ready meals, Dehydrated Soup, Instant Soup; Canned and Preserved Food: Fish and Seafood, Vegetables, Tomatoes, Beans, Soup, Pasta; Snack Bars: Granola Bars, Breakfast, Energy, Fruit, Other; Frozen Foods: Potatoes, Bakery Products, Desserts, Ready Meals, Pizza, Soup, Noodles; Oils & Fats: Spreadable and functional; Soup; Dairy Products: Cheese; Pasta.

22 JAPAN Krongthip, Inc. Merchandiser / Buyer Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 1999 Until 2012, Krongthip s main imported products were all fashion and lifestyle items such as fashion meets function shoes (Kalso Earth shoes, etc.). Through market research in the U.S., they realized the possibility of offering "Craft Food" and "Good Food" to Japanese fashion and lifestyle retailers, so they started to import natural and tasty craft foods with good looking packaging, which is very important for them and also their clients. Their client base increased more than 200% in the past 24 months, not only in the fashion and lifestyle markets but also in the natural foods, organic stores, groceries, and food service industries. They strongly feel there is more room for U.S. organic/natural craft food in Japan and they are willing to expand their business in this category. They cover various categories and have a wide range of clients, including several grocery outlets covering s wide range of groceries, convenience stores, drug stores, and modern cafes and restaurants with retail merchandising space. By choosing products which stand out in taste, look, and ingredients, and have interesting stories behind them, the press often writes about their products in a wide range of media - from trade to fashion, lifestyle, and health. Krongthip is delivering unique and fashionable goods which might be small, but make the life more enjoyable and comfortable with the goods features and stories behind the goods from the world. Targeting quality life, Krongthip is handling from fashion items, foods and health & beauty items. Among 22 food brands they are importing, 20 brands are from United States. Krongthip is looking for items which has honest ingredients, (non-gmo, organic whenever possible, natural, no-hfcs, preserves, additives, vegan), gourmet products, exceptional taste when compared, standing out in its look and clean packaging at the same time. Small batches are welcome since our business is still small and our clients love small batch specialty products. To avoid having extremely expensive RRP, we prefer importing from West Coast. Required shelf life : at least 18 months. (case by case). We are the distributor of "IF YOU CARE" products in Japan. We would like to have good addition to these brands, including products with environmental, good design, B-corp, etc. They only carry shelf-stable products. Type of Business: Importer/Distributor, Wholesaler Customer(s): Retail - Convenience,Retail - Internet/TV,Retail - Natural/Organic/Healthy,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery

23 n/a Natural/Organic, Retail, Specialty/Gourmet USD / FOB, Ex-work Tokyo, Japan Export from all regions in Japan Long Beach, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Oakland, CA; Blaine, WA; Seattle, WA; Tacoma, WA Capacity to Alcoholic Beverages Cannot GMO, refrigerated, frozen Products of Interest: CONFECTIONERY: Tablets, Mints, Medicated confectionery. NOODLES. SAUCES/DRESSINGS/CONDIMENTS: Herbs and spices. SNACK BARS: breakfast bars. OILS AND FATS: Spreadable oils and fats, Functional spreadable oils and fats. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Spirits, Cider and Perry. (We have an import license for alcohol, but are not interested in wine.) FUNCTIONAL DRINKS. CARBONATES: Lemon and lime carbonates, Other non-cola carbonates. HIGH-STRENGTH READY-TO-DRINK PREMIXES. CONCENTRATES: Liquid concentrates. MEAL REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS. SPREADS.

24 MEXICO Strategia Interamericana S.A. de C.V. Managing Director Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 1999 Strategia Interamericana is specialized in gourmet food and ingredients, with over 10 years of experience selling to high-end hotels, specialty stores, department stores, all supermarket chains, and foodservice, and also has more than 20 years of experience in the non-food sectors. Strategia Interamericana s mission is to develop and consolidate market niches for brands or specific products in order to position them in their key target with competitive advantages and a value add for retail and consumers. This allows them to become a key strategic partner for our clients and suppliers in the short, medium and long term. Their brands include Seeberger from Germany, Cocina María Luisa from Mexico, La Ferme Martinette from Canada, Can Natur from Canada, Endotzi from Mexico, Canada True and Lacroix Verger both from Canada and Josephs from Canada. Their main clients are El Palacio de Hierro, Liverpool, City Market, Walmart Supercenter, Superama, Mega Comercial, Fresko, Comercial Mexicana, Soriana, La Europea, La Castellana and La Naval, among others. They also have an active supplier number with Chedraui. Strategia Interamericana currently carry European and Canadian gourmet products and is interested in meeting with potential U.S. suppliers to increase their catalog of fine foods. Type of Business: Distributor, Importer Customer(s): Retail Stores, Restaurants, Hotels FoodService/HORECA,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Mexico Food Ingredients, Foodservice/HRI, Natural/Organic, Retail, Specialty/Gourmet FOB Laredo, Texas or ExWorks Laredo, TX Export from Laredo, TX Capacity to Alcoholic Beverages Cannot GMO Products

25 Sweet and Savory Snacks: Fruit Snacks, Extruded Snacks. Sauces, Dressings, & Condiments: Tomato Pastes and Purees, Dry Sauces And Powder Mixes. Ready Meals: Dried Ready Meals; Dried Processed Food: Dehydrated Soup. Oils & Fats: Vegetable and Seed Oil, Spreadable Oils and Fats, Functional Spreadable Oils and Fats. Snack Bars: Breakfast Bars, Energy Bars, Other Bars. Fruit and Vegetable Juice: Reconstituted 100% Juice. Liquid and Powder Concentrates. Food Ingredients: Egg & Egg Products, Flours, Seeds, Soy & Soy Products, Toppings. Spreads: Yeast- Based Spreads.

26 SAINT LUCIA Crown Foods Limited Managing Director Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 2005 Crown Foods Ltd. (CFL) considers their company to be St. Lucia s Frozen Food Specialists and is the premiere wholesale suppliers of quality frozen meat and seafood on the island. They supply St Lucia s top hotels, restaurants, luxury yachts and villas with the finest quality frozen foods and gourmet provisions. CFL offers a large and varied inventory that includes USDA Prime and Choice cuts of meats, seafood, pasta, pastry, dairy, vegetables, and more. They claim a reputation as the number one choice of discerning chefs from across the island. CFL is an importer and distributor of frozen and gourmet food products to the foodservice and retail customers island-wide and they also own and operate a gourmet store. Crown Foods is the Sole Licensed Food Service Distributor for Certified Angus Beef in St. Lucia. Type of Business: Importer/Distributor Customer(s): Capacity to Warehouse and retail store Foodservice/HRI, Specialty/Gourmet FOB pricing Castries St. Lucia Frozen Products,Meat Products Export from Cannot FoodService/HORECA,Retail - Other (Non-Food),Retail - Specialty/Gourmet St. Lucia Miami Miami, FL N/A

27 CONFECTIONERY: Chocolate Confectionery, Tablets. BAKERY PRODUCTS: Bake goods, Bread. SAUCES, DRESSINGS AND CONDIMENTS: Liquid stocks and fonds. CHILLED PROCESSED FOOD: meats, fish and seafood products, coated fish and seafood, smoked fish and seafood. FROZEN PROCESSED FOOD: red meat, poultry, fish and seafood, vegetables, meat substitutes, frozen potatoes, Other. OILS AND FATS: Olive oil. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE: Nectars, Frozen nectars. DAIRY PRODUCTS: Cheese. FOOD INGREDIENTS: Eggs and egg products, Fish and seafood, Mixes & Dough, Pasta, Stock or broth, Other food ingredients. SPREADS: Jams and preserves. They are especially interested in high-quality artisan bread doughs (just proof and bake from frozen), food ingredients (lecithin, agar, etc.), quality couverture and chocolate products.

28 SAUDI ARABIA Quraish Trading Company Ltd. Supply Chain Manager Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 1965 Quraish Trading, established in 1965 in Jeddah, is a medium to large importer, distributor, wholesaler, and retailer of food, consumer, and public health-related products. In the food sector, the company imports olive oil, olives, pasta, vinegar and sauces from Spain; honey from Australia and Argentina and sparkling juices from France. It also imports confectionery products and specialty teas from the United States. Quraish Trading has an excellent rapport with the trade in Saudi Arabia and is the exclusive distributor for several internationally-known brands. The company operates throughout Saudi Arabia and is keen to expand its range of ambient confectionery products and specialty food imported from the United States. Type of Business: Distributor, Importer, Retailer Customer(s): Capacity to 7 warehouses, transportation fleet, retail store FoodService/HORECA,Retail - Convenience,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Saudi Arabia Food Ingredients, Foodservice/HRI, Natural/Organic, Private Label, Retail, Specialty/Gourmet Ex-Works, FOB, C&F Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Export from Cannot Phillipsburg, NJ Baltimore, MD; Newark, NJ; Newark, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Norfolk, VA alcoholic products, meat, frozen food

29 Products of interest: CONFECTIONERY: Chocolate Confectionery, Tablets, Countlines, Bagged Selflines and softlines, Boxed assortments, Seasonal chocolate, Chocolate with toys, Other chocolate confectionery, Sugar Confectionery, Mints, Boiled sweets, Pastilles, gums, jellies, chews, Toffees, caramels, nougat, Lollipops, Other sugar confectionery, Gum. BAKERY PRODUCTS: Baked goods, Sweet and Savoury biscuits and crackers, Bread Substitutes, Breakfast cereals, Cereals (ready to eat). NOODLES: Plain noodles, Instant noodles (cups, bowls, or pouch), Snack noodles. SWEET/SAVOURY SNACKS: Fruit snacks, Chips and crisps, Extruded snacks, Popcorn, Pretzels, Nuts. SAUCES/DRESSINGS/CONDIMENTS: Tomato pastes and purees, Bouillon and stock cubes, Herbs and spices, Table sauces, Vinaigrettes, Dips, Pickled products. CANNED AND PRESERVED FOOD: vegetables, tomatoes, beans, fruit. SNACK BARS: Granola bars, breakfast bars, Energy bars, Fruit bars, Other snack bars. OILS AND FATS: Olive oil, Vegetable and seed oil, Cooking fats. FUNCTIONAL DRINKS: Sports drinks, Energy drinks, Elixirs. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE: 100% juice, Not from concentrate 100% juice, Reconstituted 100% juice, Nectars (25-99% juice), Juice drinks (up to 24% juice). COFFEE (READY TO DRINK). TEA (READY TO DRINK): Still (ready to drink) tea. DAIRY PRODUCTS: Coffee whiteners. FOOD INGREDIENTS: Honey, Juices, Popcorn, Starch, Sunflower and products, Tea (ingredient), Vinegar, Waxes. SPREADS: Jams and preserves, Honey, Chocolate spreads.

30 SINGAPORE Lim Siang Huat Pte. Ltd. (LSH) Director Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 1940 Founded in 1940, Lim Siang Huat was first established as a humble grocery store supplying to the British Forces and expatriate community in Singapore. Today, LSH is managed by the third generation of the Lim family. With more than 70 years of experience in the food and beverage business, the LSH symbol is today reputed as Asia s hub for food and beverage brands. Their customers include cruise ships, 5-star hotels, restaurants, hospitals, supermarkets, etc. (Star Cruises, Marina Bay Sands, Resorts World. Singapore General Hospital, SATS). They are also active in the Southeast Asia region, distributing to the Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, etc. Lim Siang Huat also has six of its own private labels, the most famous being Royal Miller, which is familiar to all food and beverage establishments in Southeast Asia. Type of Business: Importer/Distributor Customer(s): Capacity to Warehouses (Ambient, Airconditioned, Chiller & Freezers) FoodService/HORECA,Retail - Convenience,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Singapore and Southeast Asia Ethnic, Food Ingredients, Foodservice/HRI, Natural/Organic, Private Label, Retail CFR Singapore Singapore Alcoholic Beverages,Biotech/GMO,Chille d Products,Dairy Products,Frozen Products,Meat Products Export from Cannot West Coast

31 CONFECTIONERY. BAKERY PRODUCTS. SAUCES, DRESSINGS AND CONDIMENTS. READY MEALS. CHILLED PROCESSED FOOD. CANNED AND PRESERVED FOOD. FROZEN PROCESSED FOOD. SOUP. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. SPREADS.

32 SOUTH KOREA SSOL Korea Co., Ltd Importing Manager Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 2010 SSOL imports and distributes freeze dried fruits, dried vegetable snacks, chocolate, candy, snack, jelly, pastries, Thai sauce, rice paper, rice noodle, melting cookies, etc. from Japan, Spain, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Finland, and the US especially. They import many characterized products and would like to increase their general merchandise products. SSOL is looking for US suppliers who could confectionery, cookie, chocolate, biscuits, noodles, beverage, sauce, jam, spread, organic foods, functional foods, super grain foods, milk powder, cocoa powder, coffee, dried fruits, gummy jelly, lollipop candy, etc. to expand their product lines and increase the volume. They have wide distribution channels including Convenience stores (Seven Eleven, GS25,etc), Hypermarkets (Homeplus, Megamart, etc.), Franchised Pharmacy chains (GS Watson's and Onnuri Pharmacy, etc), and Department stores. Type of Business: Importer/Distributor Customer(s): own warehouse and two other rented warehouses Private Label, Retail, Specialty/Gourmet FOB terms, Payment by LC ICN (Incheon) Export from Retail - Convenience,Retail - Drugstore,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery cover all the south Korea peninsula L.A / Florida Long Beach, CA Capacity to Chilled Products Cannot alcoholic beverages

33 CONFECTIONERY: Chocolate Confectionery, Sugar Confectionery, Boiled sweets, Pastilles, gums, jellies, and chews, Toffees, caramels, nougat. BAKERY PRODUCTS: Sweet and savory biscuits and crackers. NOODLES: Instant noodles. SWEET AND SAVOURY SNACKS: Fruit snacks, Chips and crisps, Extruded snacks, Tortilla and corn chips, Other sweet and savory snacks. SAUCES, DRESSINGS AND CONDIMENTS: Tomato pastes and purees, Table sauces, Pasta sauces. SOUP: Instant soup. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE: Unfrozen nectars, Juice drinks, Fruit flavored drinks. CARBONATES: Non cola carbonates, Lemonade and lime carbonates. MEAL REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS: Slimming products. SPREADS: Jams and preserves, Chocolate spreads.

34 TAIWAN Sunfriend Corp. Associate General Manager Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 1981 Sunfriend was established in 1981, has 60 employees, and currently has two branch offices - one in Shanghai, China, and one in Nagoya, Japan. They have great relationships with all the major channels (CVS, Hyper, Super markets, specialty stores, bars and restaurants), including high-end retail outlets. They have had particular success with one of their licensed confectionery products from the U.S.: Within 18 months, they have not only achieved top 10 global sales, they have created a premium brand image in Asia and continue to surprise their competitors with creativity, brand awareness, brand exposure in both retail and social media. Sunfriend also imports beer, cookies, and confections. Type of Business: Importer/Distributor Customer(s): Capacity to Warehouse Natural/Organic, Retail, Specialty/Gourmet FOB price Keelung Harbor, Taiwan Alcoholic Beverages,Chilled Products,Dairy Products,Frozen Products Export from Cannot Retail - Convenience,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Taiwan nationwide and Shanghai, China Rice

35 CONFECTIONERY. BAKERY PRODUCTS. NOODLES. SWEET AND SAVOURY SNACKS. SAUCES, DRESSINGS AND CONDIMENTS: Tomato pastes and purees, Table sauces, Pasta sauces, Wet and cooking sauces, Ketchup, Mustard, Salad dressings, Vinaigrettes. CANNED AND PRESERVED FOOD. SNACK BARS. BABY FOOD. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (They have an import license for alcohol, including wine.) FUNCTIONAL DRINKS. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE. CARBONATES. COFFEE (READY TO DRINK). TEA (READY TO DRINK). DAIRY PRODUCTS: Ice cream.

36 VIETNAM Vietnam Consumer Goods Import & Export Co. Deputy Director Company Address: Available Upon Registration Website: Company Phone: Available Upon Registration Year Founded: 1999 Type of Business: Capacity to Vietnam Consumer Goods Import Export Company (C.I.E) is an importer and distributor in Hai Phong city in the North of Vietnam. They import food and beverage products including wines, beverage products and fruit juices, confectionery products, chocolate, biscuits and candies, and seeds from Europe, Malaysia, Singapore, etc. CIE supplies supermarkets, convenience stores, gourmet shops and wholesalers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Danang. They are a two-generation family-owned company. They do not currently have any consolidator in the U.S., however they have a network of forwarders who can assist them in collecting goods and transporting to Vietnam. They are currently not importing products from the U.S., but sees a high potential for U.S. gourmet/specialty products in Vietnam s gourmet shops and hypermarkets. Office, warehouse, delivery trucks Customer(s): Food Ingredients, Private Label, Retail, Specialty/Gourmet EXW, FOB, and CIF Hai Phong Port Alcoholic Beverages,Frozen Products,Meat Products Export from Cannot Retail - Convenience,Retail - Specialty/Gourmet,Retail - Supermarket/Grocery Northern Vietnam, Danang City, Ho Chi Minh City Long Beach, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Oakland, CA; Buffalo, NY; Newark, NY N/A

37 CONFECTIONERY: Chocolate Confectionery, Boxed assortments, Seasonal chocolate, Chocolate with toys, Sugar Confectionery, Mints, Pastilles, gums, jellies, and chews, Toffees, caramels, nougat, Liquorice, Other, Gum. BAKERY PRODUCTS: Cake, Sweet and Savoury biscuits and crackers, Breakfast cereals, Cereals (ready to eat). SWEET AND SAVOURY SNACKS: Fruit snacks, Chips and crisps, Nuts. SAUCES, DRESSINGS AND CONDIMENTS: Pasta sauces, Ketchup, Mayonnaise (Regular and Low fat), Salad dressings (Regular and Low fat). DRIED PROCESSED FOOD: Dried pasta, Plain noodles, Instant, Cups and bowl instant noodles. SNACK BARS: Energy bars. BABY FOOD: Milk formula (Standard, Follow on), Dried baby food, Other baby food. OILS AND FATS: Olive oil, Vegetable and seed oil, Cooking fats, Butter. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Wine, Spirits, Beer, Cider and Perry. FUNCTIONAL DRINKS: Energy drinks. CONCENTRATES: Liquid concentrates. DAIRY PRODUCTS: Drinking milk products, Milk, Flavored milk drinks, Powder Milk, Processed Cheese, Yoghurt and sour milk drinks, Ice cream (Impulse, Single portion dairy, Multi pack dairy). PASTA: Dried pasta. FOOD INGREDIENTS: Chocolate, cocoa, Nutraceuticals, oats and oat products, soy and soy products, Sunflower and products, Vinegar. They are specifically interested in nuts, raisin, confectionery products, sauces, snacks, and baby foods.