The U.S. Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Japan co-organized and hosted the USA Pavilion at FOODEX JAPAN 2014, the largest trade-only food show in Asia, held March 4-7 in Tokyo, Japan. Over 75,766 trade-only visitors from all over Japan as well as Korea, China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia attended the show. This year, the USA Pavilion was one of the largest at the show, with 79 booths featuring over 60 U.S. companies and trade organizations such as the U.S. Meat Export Federation, the Food Export Association of the Midwest and Northeast, the Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association, the Southern U.S. Trade Association, the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, American Indian Foods, Wisconsin Ginseng Board, and the State of Illinois, as well as many other small- to medium-sized U.S. companies. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline B. Kennedy visited the USA Pavilion to meet U.S. exhibitors and make brief remarks to the media. The 2014 USA Pavilion exhibitors reported projected 12 month sales totaling over $25 million.
USA Pavilion Showcases a Variety of High Quality Foods at FOODEX JAPAN 2014