California Raisins was part of the second edition of the cooking class for children 6 and 8 years old, where they learned how to prepare two recipes where the star ingredient was the California Raisins.
The event took place in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon in the outstanding workshop of our beloved Chef Irving Quiroz “Amasijo”, where we had the company of 6 children who participated in the class where they made oatmeal cookies, butter and raisins and raisin pancakes.
During the class, the children showed their love for raisins and their emotion for making the recipes using California raisins.
At the end of the class, the children received recognition for their participation and kits as a thank you for attending.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that this activity was followed on social networks where we obtained a total reach of 107,044 people and a total of 139,792 impressions.
Sunmaid Growers of California listed 12 SKUs in the Mexican Market delivering the first purchase order for 800 cases with an estimated export value of 28,000 USD in March 2024 and available to Mexican consumer on April 1st, 2024. Raisin Administrative Committee provided industry-wide consultations during 2023 providing market information, importers contacts and facilitating communication for the first contact.
The listing process into the country took over one year and RAC was able to provide industry information to Mexican Retailer “La Comer” with 15% national market share with 13 high-end retail stores named “City Market”, where the product will be immediately made available, to eventually distribute in the rest of 72 stores with potential sales of 200,000 USD for full distribution in this retail chain, with the potential to increase volume once other retailers list the product portfolio in 2024.
Product listing will be complemented by a generic Retail Marketing campaign managed by RAC and it is expected that this will be the first step to develop raisin individual packs as a snack category in Mexico that has been a part of the U.S. Culture for many years, opening the way for more uses of California Raisins in that country.
Expo ANTAD, that took place from March 12 to 14, is a trade show focused on the retail sector with more than 1,100 exhibiting companies and an estimated 10,000 professional visitors.
This year IMALINX coordinated a total of 17 booths for 6 of our clients, organizing logistics, business meetings and follow-ups with importers, distributors and supermarkets of various categories of food and beverages; from fresh produce such as Idaho Potatoes, grains and nuts such as Popcorn and California Raisins, dairy products with California Milk and various companies from the South and West of the United States.
The show was a success and has allowed us to see products in the supermarket in a short period of time after the show.
On February 26, Pistachio Day is celebrated worldwide. This year, American Pistachio Growers did different activities to celebrate and let the world know why pistachios are everyone’s favorite snack.
Campaigns were carried out with different media in order to spread the message through digital platforms, including reels, recipes, posts, and detailed editorial notes. One of the favorites was the pistachio butter that Gastronauta DF made with a spectacular production, where in addition to having the pistachio as the protagonist, it included green elements to combine it with the product.
In total, 36 articles were published about Pistachio Day, impacting 685,000 people. Media such as Cosmopolitan, Selecciones and Kena highlighted the benefits of American pistachios, as well as their versatility in food.
Throughout the year, campaigns were carried out with different influencers with the objective of sharing relevant information about California Raisins, from its use, benefits, applications, recommendations, etc. In addition, the key messages of nutrition, versatility and quality were highlighted.
Each influencer has a different essence in which they communicate with their followers, but they all did it in a very good way. Thanks to them we have reached our most complicated segment, “the antipasitas” who little by little have considered giving California raisins another chance, including them as an ingredient in different styles of recipes or as a snack.
As a result, we obtained 5,837,670 impressions and reached 4,350,008 people.
We are grateful to all the influencers who have been part of this great California Raisins family, let’s keep highlighting the benefits, uses and applications of California Raisins.
Every year in December, El Globo and California Raisins collaborate together to make the traditional Panettone, one of the most emblematic products that this bakery has in Mexico.
In December 2023, the Panettone was launched on the market with a beautiful red packaging and California Raisins logo. In addition, a contest was held through social media platforms, so El Globo fans could win a Master Class with California Raisins spokesperson: Chef Irving Quiroz.
The contest was very successful obtaining 13,000,000 impressions on digital platforms. Additional, Panettone was El Globo’s third best-selling product in its category at Christmas and increased its sales by 17% compared to the previous year.
California Raisins was part of a master class with Chef Irving, where 10 consumers participated and won their place through a contest launched on social networks.
The master class had the objective of teaching the elaboration of a Panettone with some of the steps that El Globo performs for it, the class was led by Chef Irving Quiroz and El Globo Chef Arcadio Reyes, who showed some tips, recommendations, and the correct techniques to obtain the best result.
During the class, some of the guests participated in the final steps of the Panettone elaboration, a gift was given for attending the class and everyone enjoyed a delicious mini Panettone.
Every year El Globo releases this delicious Panettone whose star ingredient is California raisins, do not hesitate to try it and share it with your loved ones.
As a result, El Globo increased its Panettone sales by 13% over the previous year.
In December 2023, WUSATA’s largest trade mission (Mega Mision) was once again held.
As every year, as representatives of the Western U.S. Agribusiness Association in Mexico, we hosted and organized the Trade Mission that offers U.S. exporting companies an exceptional opportunity to meet with buyers from Mexico and Latin America.
It took place in Mexico City and Monterrey from December 3rd – 6th, 2023, where B2B meetings were held between exporters and potential buyers from Mexico City, Monterrey, Panama and Costa Rica, such as supermarkets, importers, distributors and food service institutions. Two exhibition spaces were set up in Mexico City and one in Monterrey, where participating U.S. companies were able to meet with different importers and showcase their products.
A total of 13 U.S. companies attended the Mission coordinated by the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the California State Department of Agriculture.
A total of 160 meetings were coordinated during the mission with 54 buyers in Mexico City and Monterrey. In addition, 4 Latin American companies, 2 Panamanian and 2 Costa Rican companies flew to Mexico City and 4 regional Mexican buyers flew to Monterrey to meet with the delegation.
The main objective of American Pistachio Growers (APG) is to disseminate the studies carried out that prove the health benefits of consuming pistachios.
Since October 2023, we have participated in nutrition and culinary events focused on health professionals, students, media and consumers to transmit through conferences given by Dr. Arely Vergara (spokesperson for the association and researcher at La Salle College), the importance of consuming pistachios in a daily diet, the barrier to their consumption in Mexico, main benefits, as well as the recommended portion (49 pistachios).
American Pistachio Growers has had presence in 8 forums dedicated 100% to health, where recognized Nutrition Institutions in Mexico stand out: Fomentos de Nutrición A.C, AMMFEN and AMENAC.
More than 3,000 people have received the most relevant information about American pistachios and 80% agree that they were not aware of their benefits but are willing to integrate them into their daily diet, and in turn, recommend them to their patients.
The third edition of our printed recipe book “Celebrating Moms” where we had a total of 28 recipes in which renowned chefs in the baking industry and consumers who love California raisins participated.
Communication was carried out through social networks with the support of different influencers and media outlets who shared their experience participating in previous editions, which encouraged consumers to share their recipes with us. In total we had a result of 348,514 people reached and 410,999 impressions.
There was a media campaign to announce the recipe book with posts on social networks and stories, reaching 252,897 consumers, as well as participation in SUPER MAMÁS, an event dedicated to mothers where several media outlets, influencers and celebrities were present. This event had a total of 3,555,297 impressions.