U.S. Food Export Showcase 1999 ODA to take Oregon companies to well-attended U.S. Food Export Showcase Oregon food companies show their stuff in Chicago April 28, 1999. . . Oriental sauces, mustards, specialty breads, natural cereal, herbal tea, non-dairy frozen desserts, and even brandied fruit. That's a sample of the food items on display over the next week as Oregon again participates in the popular U.S. Food Export Showcase to be held in Chicago, May 2-4.
Attendance is always strong at the event.
As many as 7,000 international food buyers from some 100 countries flock to the showcase hoping to find a product that will sell back home. The international buyers focus on the export showcase and nearly all will have a taste of Oregon before the three day show is over. Oregon has participated each year and is back again in 1999, one of dozens of states offering a pavilion of appealing products. This year, Oregon is joining forces with neighboring Washington and Idaho in jointly operating a Pacific Northwest pavilion for the first time. There will still be a distinct Oregon aura.