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Josh Gadischke chats with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on the Plenty Foods stand in Shanghai (Photo: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 29, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plenty Foods owner Josh Gadischke has been rubbing shoulders with potential buyers at a massive import expo in Shanghai.<\/p>\n

The Kingaroy-based company had a stall at the 6th China International Import Expo held from November 6-9.<\/p>\n

Plenty Foods was one of 26 Queensland food producers invited by Trade & Investment Queensland (TIQ) to take part in the event, held in one of the largest convention centres in the world.<\/p>\n

The 16-pavilion expo featured everything from medical equipment to tourism, with food products filling three pavilions.<\/p>\n

TIQ booked several hundred square metres in one of these food spaces.<\/p>\n

One of the first visitors to drop by the Plenty Foods stand – while they were still setting up – was Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who was taking part in a separate mission to China.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The PM took part in a cooking demonstration using Australian beef and Plenty Foods oil.<\/p>\n

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk also visited the stall while officially opening the Queensland stand.<\/p>\n

Josh said TIQ had put a lot of effort into the look and feel of the Queensland display, and local TIQ staff in Shanghai had also been very helpful, introducing potential buyers and making introductions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

TIQ also provided interpreters, although many of the Chinese buyers also spoke English.<\/p>\n

Josh said the message he sensed from the Expo was that China was saying “we are open for business”.<\/p>\n

Plenty Foods has been selling into China for some time and escaped the worst of Australia’s recent trade issues, although Josh said volumes had reduced.<\/p>\n

However, he was confident that the market would pick up.<\/p>\n

“Australia has a very high regard in China. They trust Australia, they trust our food and our clean, green reputation,” Josh said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said Plenty Foods’ major export lines into China are peanut butter and walnut, macadamia and avocado oils.<\/p>\n

The company sells under its own brand as well as bottling under private labels for Chinese firms.<\/p>\n

The TIQ trade mission also included tours of local supermarkets and meetings with food service providers at their own headquarters.<\/p>\n

So was this latest trade mission worthwhile?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We got some really good new leads, more than I expected,” Josh said.<\/p>\n

“I am confident we will get some business out of it, but these things take time.<\/p>\n

“It could be 12 months before we see the benefits.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tries his hand at the barbecue … using Plenty Foods oil (Photo: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk cuts the ribbon to open the Queensland stand (Photo: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Plenty Foods sales manager Samantha Andrews and owner \/ managing director Josh Gadischke with labels for products already sold into the Chinese market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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