{UAH} Marketing Uganda Vanilla in North America

Trade and Investment Forum

Friday August 29, 2014 – 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

26^th Annual Convention of the Ugandan North American Association

Hyatt Regency Hotel, La Jolla (San Diego), CA

Marketing Uganda Vanilla in North America

Vanilla beans are long slender pods that are picked from vines and cured over a period of three to six months.  Many producers in Uganda use the traditional method of sun drying during the day and "sweating" (placed in wooden casks and covered with blankets) at night.  This allows the flavors to develop slowly and fully.

The most common vanilla products in the retail market are beans and extract.  Pulp, paste and powder are also available for (food) manufacturing.

While Ugandan vanilla beans have only become readily available within the past ten or so years, they are now considered among the top three or four varieties in the world.

2 (two) dried vanilla beans appropriately packages and sealed for retail can be purchased in Kampala for about $2.00.  A similar package with the same 2 dried vanilla beans can retail for as much as $7.00 in a US supermarket.

Victoria View Farm is a food processing firm in Uganda founded by a Dutch-Ugandan immigrant called Gustav Gonget.  Along with his Ugandan wife and three children, Gustav has developed a company that produces top quality vanilla products along with various cheeses, yoghurt, and fully cooked frozen meats.  In addition to Uganda, Victoria View Farm products can be found in supermarkets in Holland and other European countries.

Victoria View Farm is actively seeking sales and marketing representatives in North America.

UNAA is pleased to welcome Victoria View Farm to the Trade and Investments Forum at the upcoming 26^th Annual Convention of the Ugandan North American Association in San Diego.

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                           Non-Member      -              $50.00 (includes hosted lunch)

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