Helping Our Exporters Launch their Products in the Latin American Market

At FTA International, we are committed to supporting our exporters in their efforts to expand their businesses and launch their products in the South and Central American markets. In 2023, we collaborated with the Indiana Soybean Alliance to execute two successful events in Colombia called “Noche del Pato”. The events provided a platform for stakeholders of the duck industry to network and learn about the use and techniques of U.S duck in gastronomy.

The events, which took place in Bogotá and Medellín on July 10th and 13th, 2023, showcased different duck preparations, benefits, and varieties. The objective was to expand purchase opportunities for U.S duck products with importers and their clients. Thanks to the development of these activities and our efforts to promote duck products in the HRI industry, the growth of duck imports have boosted and importers have maintained a strong presence in Colombia’s market.

One of the attendees at the events was Edwin Salgado, an executive of the company Tasty Duck. As a result of his attendance, he established a new commercial relationship with the Colombian importer De La Sabana to acquire the product “Duck Fat”, which is a new duck product for the Colombian market. This new duck product has a long shelf life, durability, and provides excellent performance during use, which can particularly assist hotels, mid-priced fast food restaurants, cooking schools, artisan or gourmet-style bakeries, and pastry shops in preparing special artisan breads, frying special hamburgers, giving different flavors to fried foods, and much more.

Through the gamut of services provided here at FTA International, we support our exporters in showcasing and promoting their products and establishing new commercial relationships in the South and Central American market.