6-14-2005 |
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NEWS RELEASE – 6-14-05 A West Virginia food company will be featured in a marketing initiative being sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service in three Middle East cities. DeFluri's Fine Chocolates of Martinsburg, W.Va., will be one of a handful of U.S. companies that will be included in the "Processed Foods and Equipment Catalog Show" conducted by the U.S. Embassy in Israel June 20-22. The shows will focus on Bethlehem, Ramallah and Nazareth. "DeFluri's is another example of what West Virginia has to offer the rest of the world," said Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass. "I'm sure this event will bring DeFluri's new business, and I'm sure it will cast West Virginia in a favorable light. I'm very pleased that the Department of Agriculture can help companies like DeFluri's to grow and prosper." The West Virginia Department of Agriculture sponsored DeFluri's involvement in the trip. Representatives from DeFluri's will not actually be making the trip. Instead, U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Service representatives will take marketing materials and sample products to potential buyers in the three cities. With 3.9 million inhabitants and a population that is growing at 3.9 percent annually, the Palestinian food/industry market represents nearly $600 million, according to the Commercial Service.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org. |
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