FHA Show Daily Day 1 — April 24, 2018 -2 | Page 17

FHA2018 SHOWDAILY 24 A pri l 2 0 18 17 Native American Indian and Alaska Native food products come to South-east Asia THE American Indian Foods (AIF) programme administered by the Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) is introducing Native American Indian and Alaska Native food products to the South-east Asian food trade via FHA2018. Foods from Native American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives come from throughout the US and are grown on lands of the Na- tive American Nations or fished and harvested from their natural waters. Many of the products sold are still harvested in ways defined hundreds of years ago by the American Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives. Located at booth 7A3-10 within the US Pavilion, AIF have export-ready products on display that are made and produced by Native American Indians and Alaska Natives. In addition to learning about the AIF export programme, visitors can meet the following exhibi- tors by location and products: n Arctic Circle Wild Seafood (Alaska) — wild-caught Alaskan keta salmon, smoked salmon and salmon jerky n Golden Aleutian Seafoods, ❝ We have an exhibitor promoting wild rice from Minnesota to the South-east Asian and Singapore market. These are all-natural, high- quality and healthy products available from Native American Indians and Alaska Natives. ❞ — Nathan Notah, Programme Director, American Indian Foods (AIF), USA (Alaska) — wild-caught seafood to include King crab, halibut and cod n Leech Lake Natural Wild Rice (Minnesota) — wild rice “We are excited to participate in FHA this year to promote American Indian Foods from throughout the US,” says Nathan Notah, programme director, AIF. “At this year’s show, we have wild caught seafood to include salmon, king crab, halibut and cod from Alaska. In addition, we have an exhibitor promoting wild rice from Minnesota to the South- east Asian and Singapore market. These are all-natural, high-quality and healthy products available from Native American Indians and Alaska Natives.” Food products from partici- pants in the AIF export pro- gramme include beef jerky, chil- lies, chocolate, popcorn, wild rice, fry bread, fruits and vegetables, meats to include buffalo, seafood/ fish, spices and seasonings, maple syrup, wine and other agricultural products. In addition to exhibiting at international and US food shows, Leech Lake Natural Wild Rice (Minnesota) - wild rice is on display at the Native American Foods booth. AIF export programme sponsors Native Tastes cooking demon- strations, foreign buyer mis- sions and press missions. Na- tive Tastes activities have been held in Singapore, Hong Kong, Osaka, Kyoto and Dubai in the past to introduce the food trade to AIF products. The programme included a presentation on Ameri- can Indian Foods, dishes prepared with Native American products and a cooking demonstration by a Native American chef. OVER 80 YEARS OF DAIRY PASSION Created in 1933 by André Besnier in Laval, the Lactalis Group has remained faithful to its original commitment to dairy processing for three generations. Today, Lactalis is a global leader within the dairy industry and is present across all the categories of this market. The Group is the number one cheese manufacturer in the world, and the European leader within the milk consumption, butter and cream markets. It is also a major player in the chilled dairy and dairy ingredients categories, as well as the foodservice industry. New products have emerged from this activity like the Président White Cream Cheese and the Président Swiss type and American type Cheddar slices that will be displayed during the FHA 2018 exhibit from the 14th to 27th of April. MEET US AT SINGAPORE EXPO 24 - 27 APRIL 2018 HALL 1 & 2 BOOTH NO. 1N2-07 Président Cream Cheese 2 kg Président Processed Cheese Slices Swiss and American Cheddar www.lactalis.fr/en