In February 2013, Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company traveled to Dubai to exhibit at the 2013 Gulfood Annual Food and Hospitality Show. As the trading center of the Middle East, Gulfood offers a wide variety of business opportunity in industries like food, beverage, ingredients, foodservice and hospitality, processing and packaging, and restaurant and cafes. Gulfood promotes international trade among businesses and inspires the exchange of international flavors. It is known as the world’s biggest trade show for food and hospitality.
Company namesake and Marketing Director, Natalie Sexton described Gulfood as “very busy with a diverse group of people interested in fresh products to bring to their country. Many had never tasted fresh squeezed orange and grapefruit juice and the quality of Natalie’s was a refreshing difference!”
“The city of Dubai is an amazing place, an ultra-modern, multi-cultural city rising out of the desert on the Persian Gulf,” says Chris Hodge, International Sales Manager for Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company. “There were Gulfood attendees from all over the Gulf region, India and Pakistan, North Africa and as far afield as Singapore, Sweden and Thailand.”
“I am very excited about the prospects that the Gulf region brings for Natalie’s. There is a lot of potential business over there,” says Tom Tenney, Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company is a National Winner of seven (7) tastes test from publications such as Woman’s Day, Good Housekeeping Magazine, Real Simple Magazine, and Cook’s Illustrated.
Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company was founded on the principles of producing the highest quality squeezed-fresh Florida citrus juices for its consumer’s health and nutrition. Natalie’s has become a global symbol of authentic food and continues to spread its’ global footprint in today’s markets.
