Agriculture Officials in Washington to Promote Massachusetts Food Businesses
Boston ? Thursday, July 14, 2011 ? State agriculture officials attended a food trade show in Washington, D.C., from Sunday, July 10 through Tuesday, July 12, 2011,?which attracted close to 24,000 attendees ? including buyers from 11 countries ? included a Massachusetts Pavilion that featured 22 Commonwealth-based specialty food businesses, according to the Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR), which coordinated the pavilion as part of its ongoing support for Massachusetts? specialty food sector.
The Massachusetts Pavilion was part of the ?Avenue of State Pavilions? at the 2011 Summer Fancy Food Show, a premier marketplace for value-added foods that included 2,400 exhibitors.? Value added products are foods and beverages that through production have enhanced value for the consumer ? for example, tomatoes to salsa, goat milk to goat cheese, or strawberries to preserves and pies. Many small to medium sized businesses developed sales from the mostly independent retail buyers in attendance. In addition to the companies participating in the Massachusetts Pavilion, there were approximately 35 additional exhibitors from the Commonwealth spread throughout the show.
?As the state competes for market share in an extremely competitive environment, diversification and differentiation have been key success factors for Massachusetts farm and food entrepreneurs,? said DAR Commissioner Soares, who represented the Massachusetts Pavilion at the show, and is president of Food Export USA Northeast, an organization representing ten Northeast states to promote export development with funding from the US Department of Agriculture.
With the assistance from DAR officials, exhibitors also met with buyers from 11 countries. Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, France, Hong Kong, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Taiwan and the UK will have buyers in attendance.?
The following businesses participated in the Massachusetts Pavilion:
Bittersweet Herb Farm, Shelburne
www.bittersweetherbfarm.com
Seasonings, jams, oils, and sauces ? redefining dining since 1983
Bonnie?s Jam, Cambridge
www.bonniesjams.com
All natural jams, remembering the taste of fruit
Deborah?s Kitchen, Littleton
www.deborahskitchen.com
Award winning all natural, low sugar spreadable fruit and relish
Cains Foods, Ayer
www.cainsfoods.com
High quality mayonnaise and salad dressings?and salad dressings
Cape Cod Provisions, Pocasset
www.capecodprovisions.com
Chocolate covered cranberry specialties
Coastal Goods, Cape Cod
www.coastalgoods.com
Salts and spices from all around the world
Dresden Stollen, North Grafton
www.dimitriadelights.com
Superior frozen layer dough and bakery products
Effies, Hyde Park
www.effieshomemade.com
Award winning Oatcakes, Corncakes, and Nutcakes
Equal Exchange; West Bridgewater
www.equalexchange.coop
Fair trade coffee, chocolate and fruits
Glutinus Minimum, Belmont
www.glutenusminimus.com
Gourmet gluten-free foods
Kettle Cuisine, Chelsea
www.kettlecuisine.com
Refrigerated gourmet soups
Lark Fine Foods, Gloucester,
www.larkfinefoods.com
Award winning specialty cookies
Mini Pops, Stoughton
www.myminipops.com
Air popped sorghum grain
Myron?s Fine Foods, Millers Falls
www.chefmyrons.com
Fine cooking sauces
Nantucket Pasta Goddess, Nantucket
www.nantucketpastagoddess.com
Fresh gluten free pasta and sauces
New England Natural Bakers, Greenfield
www.newenglandnaturalbakers.com/
Granola and trail mix since 1977
Panapesca, Pembroke
www.panapesca.com
Seafood meals for foodservice
Philip ?R?s Frozen Desserts, Winchester
www.icecream-desserts.com
Frozen novelties and desserts for retail and foodservice
Powell and Mahoney, Beverly
www.PowellandMahoney.com
Cocktail mixers
Root Cellars, Wellesley
www.rootcellarpreserves.com
Simply great pickles
Sauces ?n Love, Lynn
www.saucesnlove.com
Fresh and natural homemade sauces, pesto, bruschetta, spreads and dips
Tortured Orchard, North Egremont
http://torturedorchard.com
Specialty sauces ? a spirited rebellion of flavors
DAR works to promote growers adding value to their product as well as supporting food entrepreneurs through the state?s shared use kitchens in Boston, Greenfield and Dartmouth, as well as referrals to the state Department of Public Heath regarding regulatory issues and the Small Business Development center network for business assistance. Currently, the Department is updating its Food Processors Resource Manual. For more information, contact [email?protected].
DAR?s mission is to ensure the long-term viability of agriculture in Massachusetts. Through its four divisions ? Agricultural Conservation & Technical Assistance, Agricultural Markets, Animal Health, and Crop and Pest Services ? DAR strives to support, regulate and enhance the rich diversity of the Commonwealth?s agricultural community to promote economically and environmentally sound food safety and animal health measures, and fulfill agriculture?s role in energy conservation and production. For more information, visit DAR?s website at?www.mass.gov/agr, and/or follow at?twitter.com/agcommishsoares
News & Updates, Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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