Fine Foods Australia

Another year -- another major food safety scandal in the region involving blueberries from another origin (Asia).  Food processors using blueberries were happy to see the USHBC at the show and lots of enthusiasm and momentum for further use!

Tera Prita Truffles

Australian cookie manufacturers who sell to China market

Blueberry Smoothie in a bag!

Lotsa Lollies Candy

Lots of action at the USHBC booth!

American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC)

USHBC exhibited and participated in the 2017 annual meeting of the global cereal industry.  Members include management, research and development from some of the largest food manufacturing companies in the world -- who utilize cereals and grains.  This includes breakfast cereals, baking, brewing and all sorts of other categories.
With the rise of blueberry association and utilization in unique cereals and ingredients (flax, quinoa, teff etc), we presented blueberries in tandem with unique fruit flours -- in this case breadfruit and banana flour from our friendly US Territory of American Samoa.  Attendees were drawn to the booth which was staffed by our own Larry Allen and Alexander and Rowena Jennings of American Samoa.  Alex is the chairperson of the American Samoa Legislature Agriculture Committee!
We made dozens of contacts with food processors interested in integration of dried blueberries into all sorts of cereal products and are now following up!  

Left to right: Rep. Alexander Jennings, Swains Island Delegate to the American Samoa House of Representatives, Rowena Jennings, Larry Allen III, TJPMD.

Blueberry and Breadfruit prototypes demonstrate compatibility of blueberries in trendy new cereal products.

Meeting Food Industry in Mexico

The Mexico Food Tech Summit drew food processing companies from throughout the region.   Here are some wonderful companies who stopped by to discuss USA blueberries!

Discussion with jam manufacturer

Product developers from yogurt company show off their products with Real Blueberries

Another local company drops by to discuss their blueberry yogurt products!

Food Ingredients South America

USHBC participated in the largest regional food industry exposition in Latin America -- FISA.  Even in countries which grow -- there are opportunities for processed!  Great interest in dried, powders and other further processed ingredients.  Frozen too!

Katia and Tom

Action at booth

Interview with radio reporter

Brazilian-style products for sampling

FIFI Foodservice Promotion Begins - Delhi

The theme is "Delhi Delights" and includes dozens of restaurants around the Delhi Capital area.   USHBC participates with the USDA and FIFI--the Forum of Indian Food Importers.

Check out the action at Smokey's BBQ pit in Central Delhi!

Yes -- a BBQ restaurant in a country where almost are vegetarians!

This outlet is in the center of the Nation's Capital.  

Here is the signage and sponsor list.

Blueberry cheesecake!   Wow look at the servings!

Raj Kapoor enjoys his veggie dish with other participants at the promotion kick-off.

 

American Frozen Food Institute - Newsletter Ad

Frozen food executives are continually reminded of the availability of the Real Blueberries Seal!

"Hurricane Hana" Hits Ho Chi Minh City!

She may be small but mighty!  Our Hana Huynh in Vietnam is on the move promoting highbush blueberries to the Southeast Asian food industry.   Having a local person in the region is a great asset for the USHBC--especially one with a food science and food industry background.

She is off and running and literally running on her speedy motorbike which is an essential travel mode in the traffic of Vietnam.

>Vietnam has a well developed and rising local food manufacturing industry including foreign ventures from Europe and especially Korea.  The hard working and well educated workforce makes it a great business site!
>Vietnamese love imported goods, especially Korean and US.  Many Vietnamese have relatives living in the states and studies have indicated that USA is a very positive label for a food product.
>The Vietnamese associate berries such as their native mulberry and now blueberries with beauty and skin care.   Stores are full of Korean made natural cosmetics -- many with blueberries.

Hana met with dozens of companies at Viet Food! 

>Some of the recently launched blueberry-containing dairy products feature "beauty positioning" and even names like Pro Beauty.

Hana is researching the market, connecting with food processors.   She has already attended the Viet Food Pac Expo to meet with companies and will visit similar shows in Thailand and other adjoining countries in the upcoming weeks.







Here are some photos from the recent Pro Pack Vietnam.