Marketing update [Feb./Mar. 2006]

February 2006
March 2006

Marketing Update
Georgia Department of Agriculture Office of International Trade Tommy Irvin, Commissioner

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International Trade
itrade@agr.state.ga.us
Headquarters: Gregory Higgins,
Director David Bryant,
Assistant Director Erica Skrine,
Trade Specialist Joan Curran
Intern Beth Ann Miller
Intern
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Room 328 Atlanta, GA 30334 Tel: 404-656-3740 Fax: 404-656-9380
European Office: Ms. Corry de Wit,
Managing Director Avenue Louise 379, Box 17 1050 Brussels Belgium Tel: 322/647.18.15 Fax: 322/640.68.13

GEORGIA PAVILION AT FMI/USFES
MAY 7-9, 2006 CHICAGO, IL
---ONLY 3 BOOTHS LEFT!!!---
The 2006 Georgia Pavilion will consist of 10 booths (each 10'x10') and will be located in the most desirable FIRST AISLE at the main entrance (8000 Aisle). The cost of each booth will be $2600 for a full 10x10. The booth allocation will be done on a first come, first serve basis and include your company's name printed overhead, a lockable storage unit at the front of the booth displaying your company's logo, with a countertop, and a shelf inside. There will also be shelving on the back wall with four adjustable shelves, lighting (placed at the very top of the walls to illuminate the booths underneath), 2 chairs, trash can, carpeting, and padding. A non-refundable deposit of $600 secures a reservation in the Georgia Pavilion. (Halfbooths options may be available).
For more information, please contact or David Bryant at dbryant@agr.state.ga.us or Gregory Higgins at ghiggins@agr.state.ga.us (404-656-3740)

Alimentaria Barcelona, Spain March 6-10, 2006

This is one of the largest international food show in Europe. There will be about

5000 exhibitors from 70 countries and they expect to have about 150,000

visitors at the show.

The State of Georgia Department of Agriculture, European Office will

participate again at this show. We would appreciate to hear about any interest

of Georgia companies to share a booth or to send products.

For more details, please contact Ms. Corry de Wit at the European Office.

E-mail: georgiausagcdewit@arcadis.be

Tel: 011-32-2-6471815

For more details about the show, please see the web page at

www.alimentaria.com

GEORGIA ENTREPRENEUR SUMMIT "Celebrate the Journey" March 6 7, 2006 Douglas, GA

To continuously energize and educate Georgia's communities, helping build entrepreneur and small business environments to support our home-grown businesses Updates on statewide entrepreneur & small business efforts What are Georgia's "Entrepreneur Friendly" communities doing? Energizing Youth Entrepreneurship national speaker Georgia Youth Entrepreneur Panel Unique Regional Entrepreneurship national speaker Regional Entrepreneurship in Georgia Resource / Youth Resource Exhibitors

For more information: Gail Webb: gwebb@georgia.org Georgia Department of Economic Development
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75 Fifth Street Suite 825 Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Business Mission to Brazil and Chile March 12-17, 2006
On behalf of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) we would like to invite you to join the upcoming business mission to Brazil and Chile, from March 12 through 17th, 2006.
As a participant, you will have the opportunity to develop new relationships with potential business partners, while contributing to promote Georgia's business friendly climate.
You will maximize your company's participation through meetings with prospective business partners, distributors and customers, and through ad-hoc networking events. Other highlights are:
In-country briefings VIP receptions Pre-qualified business meetings Mission handouts featuring each participant Press exposure Discounted hotel and airfares In-country transportation
For more information, please contact: Sheila Hortman at shortman@georgia.org or 404-962-4116
Business Mission to Ireland April 9-15, 2006
On behalf of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, and the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, we would like to invite you to join the upcoming business mission to Ireland and Northern Ireland, from April 9 through 15th, 2006
As a participant, you will have the opportunity to develop new relationships with potential business partners, while contributing to promote Georgia's business friendly climate.
You will maximize your company's participation through meetings with prospective business partners, distributors and customers, and through ad-hoc networking events. Other highlights are:
In-country briefings VIP receptions Pre-qualified business meetings
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Mission handouts featuring each participant Press exposure Discounted hotel and airfares In-country transportation
For more information, please contact: Sheila Hortman at shortman@georgia.org or 404-962-4116
Southern Originals Pavilion at GastroNord Stockholm, Sweden April 24-27, 2006
U.S. suppliers may showcase products in the new Southern Originals trade show pavilion at GastroNord (www.gastronord.com) in Stockholm, Sweden. Exhibitors in the pavilion will benefit from a comprehensive tradeshow package of services designed to help participants develop relationships with importers and distributors in the European Union. Interested companies can view a Flash video about the pavilion at www.susta.org/services/gip_euregionalfoods.html.
10 - 100 sq. feet booths are available in the pavilion 8 of these are corner booths. To participate there is a fee of $4,500 per company. This fee includes a fully furnished booth, up to 300 lbs of shipping to the show, a chef in the pavilion, support of an interpreter, help with getting qualified buyers and assistance with customizing the company's booth
For more information, visit www.susta.org/eventdetails.html#gastro or contact Erica Skrine (bernadette@susta.org).
Chilean Reverse Trade Mission FMI Trade show in Chicago, Illinois and
Baton Rouge, Louisiana May 7- 9, 2006
Chile has a modern, highly competitive supermarket sector, which reported sales of $5.1 billion in 2004. The sales forecast for 2005 is $5.4 billion. The market for consumer-ready food products and imports is concentrated in the Santiago area, where both population density and higher incomes create 40% of consumer demand. The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement has prompted interest in U.S. products and opened opportunities for previously prohibited products, such as red meat, certain fresh fruits, and dairy products.
The following imports are in demand: snack foods, including high energy nutritional snacks for sports; frozen prepared dinner entrees and frozen bread products; dairy products, fresh and frozen, such as yogurt and specialty drinks; processed meats, sardines and tuna; dietetic snacks and candies; baked goods and mixes; sweets, gums and chocolates; and specialty pet foods (other than dry dog food).
In cooperation with the Agricultural Trade Office in Santiago, SUSTA will host a reverse trade mission to the FMI Show (www.fmi.org/events/may/2006) in Chicago, May 7-9, 2006. Buyers will also travel to Baton Rouge, LA for oneon-one meetings with interested companies.
For more information, contact Carmen Arjona de Rukos of the Louisiana
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Department of Agriculture (ladeptag@sureste.com) or Erica Skrine of the Georgia Department of Agriculture (eskrine@agr.state.ga.us).
SIAL China Food & Beverage Show Shanghai, China May 29-31, 2006
SIAL China is China's largest international food and beverage show. There were 18,000 visitors to this show in 2005. China's is importing food more and more each year. We will have a booth in the U.S. Pavilion that you can display your products in. You are welcome to come in person and exhibit with us at the show.
If interested, please contact Gregory Higgins-Yali at the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Gregory Higgins-Yali Georgia Department of Agriculture Phone: 404-656-3740 Fax: 404-656-9380 Email: ghiggins@agr.state.ga.us
International Food Ingredients Additives (IFIA) Japan Pecan Promotion Tokyo, Japan May 30-June 2, 2006
The market for nuts is growing in Japan The market for nuts in Japan is growing as nuts are being added to cakes, breads, confectionary and bakery items, and Chinese-style cuisine. SUSTA is working with an in-country consultant to educate consumers and create activities that will allow southern pecans to become a major addition to Japanese cuisine. IFIA is Asia's leading food additives and ingredients event and will include the Healthy Foods Expo, for dietary organic and healthy foods, additives and ingredients. More than 100 international manufacturers participated in 2004. A SUSTA trained chef will prepare Japanese dishes using pecans at the SUSTA booth. If you are interested in exporting your pecan products to Japan, you do not want to miss this opportunity to exhibit! We are looking for any and all pecan products!!!!
For more information, contact Erica Skrine of the Georgia Department of Agriculture (eskrine@agr.state.ga.us).
52nd Summer Fancy Food Show New York July 9-11, 2006 - Jacob K. Javits Center Booths are going fast!!!!!
The Georgia Department of Agriculture will have a generous sized pavilion this year at the NASFT's Summer Fancy Food Show. This Fancy Food Show is the most popular of all three shows that NASFT does year round. Recent Fancy Food Shows have attracted from 19,000 to 32,000 attendees from specialty food, wine, gift and department stores, supermarkets, restaurants, mail-order and other related businesses.
These attendees come to see more than 2,100 exhibitors from around the world, presenting more than 100,000 specialty foods to discover and sample.
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Business booms at these trade-only shows, in a unique decision-maker to decision-maker environment. An impressive 87% of all attendees either authorize or recommend purchasing decisions. If you believe you could benefit from aligning yourself with others from the state within an area designated for Georgia, we'd like to offer such an opportunity.
For more information, contact: Erica Skrine e-mail: eskrine@agr.state.ga.us Phone: 404 656 3740 Fax: 404 656 9380
EXPORT FINANCE
The Small Business Administration has a representative in the Atlanta Export Center who serves as a source of information/referrals/and financial assistance for exporters in the five state areas of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The primary focus is to provide access to the various lender guaranty programs that can help your company obtain financing for any business purpose that can help start, strengthen, or grow your export sales. For more information, please view the following link: http://www.buyusa.gov/georgia/26.html

FDA's BIOTERRORISM ACT REGISTRATION

It is not too late to comply with the U.S. FDA's Bioterrorism Act's registration

provisions. Every domestic and foreign facility that manufactures or

processes, packs or holds food for human or animal consumption in the

U.S. (unless exempt) must submit their registrations. Failure to

register may subject a company to enforcement action. As of May 7,

2004, only a bit more than one-half of the facilities required to do so have

complied. If you operate a foreign facility that must register and appoint a U.S.

Agent, we urge you to do so as quickly as possible to avoid facing delays in

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deliveries

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penalties.

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/fsbtac12.html

SUSTA GETS NEW ONLINE DATABASE

SUSTA has a new online database which has been designed to send you important event information or trade leads from foreign buyers. Renew your INsight subscription and sign up for INsight Online and continue to receive global news, perspectives & updates for the international agribusiness trade. You must create a company profile in SUSTA's new database or you will no longer receive SUSTA's mail and notifications. To create a company profile and to renew your subscription, visit www.susta.org to access their new online database. If you do not create a profile, you will be removed from their database. MAP Branded participants will be retained but will be asked to update their profile after they receive a password sent via email from the SUSTA office. Benefits of an Online Profile: yManage Your Listing in SUSTA's Online Directory of Exporters; yRegister for Events; yComplete a Branded application; ySubmit Branded Claims; yReceive Targeted Trade Leads, News, & Program Information. If you would like more information about these new tools, contact SUSTA's Marketing Director Shana Relle at (504) 568-5986.
SUSTA'S ONLINE EVENTS FOR COMPANIES
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WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT SUSTA'S PROGRAMS? If you missed SUSTA's last online event or last visit to your state, you can still view the event recording visit http://sustaevents.webex.com/. Select "Recorded Events" under the Attend an Event menu on the left-hand side. If you are using pop-up blocking software, you will need to shut it down to view the event. Also, close down all other programs such as Word or Internet Explorer. The event is best viewed at 1024 by 768 pixels.
GOVERNOR'S ENTREPRENEUR & SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK
www.georgia.org/esbd
The Georgia Entrepreneur and Small Business Coordinating Network has been designed so that state agencies and their federal partners can better coordinate and cross-market their programs, leverage resources and bring entrepreneurs to the table in hopes of providing better services for the citizens of Georgia. For communities seeking to improve their entrepreneurial activity and small business owners wanting to grow their efforts, I encourage you to utilize this website as your door to vast resources of state and federal programs.
The Business Gateway to Federal Resources www.Business.gov
The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the launch of a Web site that will serve as the business gateway for U.S. businesses to connect with federal agencies, providing specific business tools and resources. Currently in its initial phase, Business.gov is a powerful Web site that will provide one-stop, online federal government information and services that businesses need and can access in one easy-to-find location. Business.gov provides information and links to:
Business Development: information on starting, managing, and marketing a business.
Financial Assistance: resources for capital and credit. Taxes: federal and state tax resources, forms and assistance. Laws and Regulations: Laws, regulations and other resources
that affect business. International Trade: information on export promotion, trade
finance, and trade leads. Workplace Issues: information on employee wellness,
workplace safety, benefits, and the family-friendly workplace. Buying and Selling: links for doing business with the
government Federal forms: finding government forms businesses need to
conduct business, expand and grow.
EXPORT TRADE LEADS CAN BE FOUND AT:
http://www.susta.org/foreignbuyers/trade_leads.html
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