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Best Thai Partner Award, June 2005

FIC has partnered with the public and private sectors to explain Canadian food laws and regulations as well as buyer and market requirements. It has worked with Thai exporters to minimize product rejection and detention of Thai exports so Canadian consumers would have access to reasonably-priced, safe, quality food, especially for high-risk seafood products.

As a value-added broker, FIC has provided valuable links between Thai buyers and Canadian sellers for obtaining sustainable, quality raw material that could be processed cost-effectively to meet international standards. At the same time, FIC developed innovative food products, such as Thai curries in retortable pouches, utilizing wild Pacific salmon as main ingredient, to meet the changing needs of modern consumers and lifestyles. The convenience and authenticity of these ready-to-eat, shelf-stable, value-added Thai meals with Canadian fish is truly remarkable.

FIC's links in Canada extend to education and training institutions. It has joined forces with organizations offering internationally-recognized courses for food industry personnel in Thailand that could be delivered cost-effectively in a local setting.

(excerpts from "Voyageur" magazine, June, 2005)

Click to view Acceptance Speech by the FIC Managing Director