AMI News

Peter Guyer has been selected to give a keynote speech entitled: “Exporting U.S. Products and Entering New Foreign Markets,” at the NASBITE International Conference, April 3-5, 2011 in Charleston, S.C.

NASBITE International (National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators) is a professional organization for the global business community. Members include global business educators and trainers at academic institutions; trade specialists at federal, state and local trade assistance organizations, and practitioners that engage in or facilitate global business activity.

SEATTLE, WA

Athena Marketing International (AMI), a leading export marketing, business development and consulting firm serving the food, beverage, and agricultural industries, has hired George Synan to build its client’s distribution and brands in Japan and throughout Asia.

“We are very excited to have the opportunity to work with George Synan, a global food and beverage industry veteran,” said Peter Guyer, AMI President. “George has been in food and beverage distribution and the specialty coffee industry in Japan for over 20 years. In addition, George has extensive contacts in the food and beverage industry throughout Asia. He will accelerate our client’s sales and distribution in Asia through his insight, expertise and contacts. Speaking fluent Japanese, George will initially focus on Japan and rapidly expand our client’s sales …Read More »

SEATTLE, WA

Athena Marketing International (AMI), a leading export marketing and consulting firm serving the food, beverage, and agricultural industries, has added a comprehensive set of foreign language printing tools. These printing services will further strengthen AMI’s value added offering in international marketing and business development.

Peter Guyer, AMI President, states, “Adding foreign language print services to our international marketing capabilities is a natural progression to our already broad range of services. Today’s print technology allows us to effectively and affordably present our client’s product in multiple languages quickly and efficiently, which until recently, was not feasible.”

AMI’s services now include the ability to accomplish a host of customized, targeted and even personalized print services. The value proposition to AMI clients is:

• Quickly determine the most effective packaging design …Read More »
  

YUBA CITY, CA & SEATTLE, WA

Athena Marketing International (AMI), a leading export marketing, business development and consulting firm serving the food, beverage, and agricultural industries, has been hired by Taylor Brothers Farms to market and sell its products in Asia and the Middle East.

Taylor Brothers Farms is a third-generation family business specializing in growing natural products, particularly dried plums (prunes), peaches, almonds and walnuts. The company has built long-term business relationships in the U.S., Europe and Asia, and is a worldwide market leader in dried fruit and fruit concentrate, puree, and powder. Taylor Brothers Farms has manufacturing facilities in Sutter Country, California and Grudziadz, Poland. The company’s state-of-the-art European plant was built in 2005 for efficient and profitable distribution throughout Europe and Russia.

“We are thrilled …Read More »

Alex Lindsay participated in the Food Export USA sponsored “Bakery Ingredients & Processed Fruits” Trade Mission to Taiwan. Alex gave a presentation on Decas Cranberry Products to major baking industry principles and met with key distributors and importers on the island.