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Opportunities and Challenges for Agricultural and Agri-Food Exports in the United States (presentation pdf - 14 slides) - 2009/04
This presentation provides a snapshot of Alberta's exports to the U.S., market overview and more.

Mission Report - San Francisco, California (pdf) - 2009/04
Read about a project with two major retailers in the San Francisco market.

Mission Report - Minneapolis, Minnesota (pdf) - 2009/04
Read about the project to present Alberta food products to American retailers, food service operators and distributors.

Health and Wellness trends in the US (pdf) - 2008/07
Alberta manufacturers should be prepared to answer questions from consumers about the products they make and sell. Consumers really do need simple, clear communication of benefits. The major shifts coming will be on how consumers view “healthy” ...

Who Cares About Sustainability? Your customers do (pdf) - 2008/06
20% (40 million people) of the US population is considered sustainability-conscious and buy environmentally friendly products. ...

US Presentation: market overview, updates and trends (pdf 4,600 kb - 78 slides) - 2008/02
This presentation includes US Overview, Trade Statistics, Market Trends, Consumer Dynamics and
Market Development Initiatives.

Hispanic food and beverage market in the U.S. (pdf) - 2008/02
Hispanics are driving business and investment opportunities, with specific contributions to the food industry. There are 44.3 million Hispanics living in the United States, 14.8% of the total US population. With a 3.4% increase between 2005 and 2006, Hispanic was the fastest-growing minority group ...

Wal-Mart adopts GFSI standards for private label suppliers (pdf) – 2008/01
At a time when analysts say consumers are more concerned than ever about food safety, the nation’s largest grocery chain, is adopting new global safety standards for its private label and other foods. Wal-Mart announced a new initiative that will require the chain's grocery suppliers to have their plants certified against one of the internationally recognized Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards ...

United States-Alberta Relations (pdf) - 2008
Pacific Northwest-Alberta Relations (pdf) - 2007
(includes: Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana)

 
 
 
 
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This information published to the web on July 25, 2007.
Last Reviewed/Revised on June 24, 2009.