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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/JAMPRO-diane-edwards-1024x683.jpg" alt="JAMPRO's Diane Edwards" class="wp-image-8046" /><figcaption>JAMPRO's Diane Edwards</figcaption></figure>
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<p>Jamaica Promotions Corporation
(JAMPRO) recently led a delegation comprising four companies to the Latin
American and Caribbean (LAC) Flavors trade exhibition in Cali, Colombia.</p>
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<p>The three-day trade mission was
undertaken in a bid to increase access by Jamaican exporters to Latin American
and Caribbean (LAC) markets by meeting with global buyers at the event and
forging international business relationships.&nbsp;The four participating
companies were P.A Benjamin, Jamaica Teas, Carita Jamaica and Tijule Company
Limited.</p>
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<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>"It is time for Jamaican exporters to look seriously at this opportunity." </p><cite>— JAMPRO's Diane Edwards</cite></blockquote>
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<p>According to JAMPRO, LAC Flavors is
one of the key food and beverage business forums within the region and has
generated more than US$990 million in transactions and 17,000 business meetings
over last decade.</p>
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<p>President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards,
said that the State agency would like to see more Jamaican manufacturers
exporting to regional markets in order to further diversify their international
reach and decrease the reliance on traditional markets such as the United
States, the United Kingdom and Canada.</p>
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<p>"The LAC region has a population of approximately 637 million. It is time for Jamaican exporters to look seriously at this opportunity, and JAMPRO is ready to work with them to penetrate this market," she said.</p>
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<p>— <strong><em>Written by Claudia Gardner</em></strong></p>
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