Pushing hard to expand overseas markets
Recently, I traveled to Taipei on behalf of York-based Maine Coast, one of the largest exporters of lobster in the United States. We concentrate on both North American and overseas markets. I joined the Maine Coast team in June 2018.
I was born in Southern China, educated both in China and the United States. Prior to Maine Coast, my career has spanned technology, logistics and e-commerce living and working in Hong Kong and developing business relationships in both China and other Southeast Asian countries like Taiwan.
Maine Coast, along with other lobster wholesalers, are watching carefully to see if the tariff issue is going to be corrected in the near future. As we wait, Maine Coast has pushed hard to expand its overseas markets. It was great fun recently to return to Taiwan to represent Maine Coast and the lobster industry. We were the only seafood company to go to the buyers’ mission in Taiwan hosted by Food Export Association-Northeast.
Taiwan has developed into one of the world’s largest economic and trading entities. It is the 11th largest U.S. market for processed foods as well, totaling US $629.7 million in 2017. It is a market that is looking for new retail and quality products.
Maine Coast enjoyed this trip. We believe strongly that investing in travel to personally meet with current and new customers is critical to success. We are able to better understand their business needs, and help them learn more about what makes Maine Coast and the lobster industry valuable to them. We continue to innovate, focus on delivering quality products and go directly to the customer to develop and expand our markets.
Harry Szato, Maine Coast Co., senior account executive, Asian markets
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