Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) is inviting Alberta export-ready suppliers of grains, pulses, oilseeds, animal feed and food ingredients to participate in one-on-one meetings with qualified buyers from the Mexico and Colombia food/feed industry on July 29-30, 2015. The delegation will be comprised of eight buyers from food manufacturers/processors, animal feed manufacturers/processors, distributors, importers, and wholesalers.
To date, the following buyers are confirmed:
- Empacond: importer of food ingredients, seeds, spices and grains
- Verde Valle: food manufacturer of value-added bean products, breakfast cereals, sweeteners and packed pulses
- Noriega y Lavalle: importer of food ingredients, seeds, spices, grains
- Surtidora del Bajio: importer of grains, seeds, spices and pulses
- Surtidora Abarrotera de Guadalajara: importer of food ingredients, seeds, grains, and pulses
“The buyers are interested in sourcing grains, pulses and oilseeds for the food processing and animal feed industry,” says Paola Zaragoza, acting team lead - Americas and Europe, AF, Edmonton. Products of interest include oats, green peas, beans (pinto, black, alubia), barley (human and animal), peas (human and animal), lentils, canary seed, malt, flax, natural health/functional food ingredients.
Source : Agriculture and Forestry