PH peanut brand Wow Mani now available in Walmart

Philippine company RPO Fine Foods Corporation, a Philippine company, closed a deal with Walmart for its Wow Mani product line in June 2020. Walmart is now offering RPO Fine Foods Corporation’s Wow Mani product line in their San Francisco, Mountain View, San Jose, San Leonardo, and Union City stores.

DTI-EMB empowers MSMEs in tapping the US Market

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed drastically the way consumers and enterprises do business. Due to lockdowns and the closing down of borders, micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) exporters were greatly hit generally in terms of loss of sales. As a response to this, the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) is implementing programs that will help the MSME exporters get back on track and adapt to the new normal of doing business.

DTI-EMB holds webinar on import processes for exporters

In a move to keep its clients abreast of the changes in the import processes for exporters, the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) held a webinar “Import Process for Exporters” on 27 October 2020 via Cisco Webex. The webinar featured speakers from the DTI-Bureau of Import Services (DTI-BIS) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and was attended by almost 200 participants.

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DTI-EMB explores ‘vibrant’ processed food and beverage India export market

To leverage on the growing demand for processed food and beverages in India, the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB), the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in New Delhi, and the Board of Investments (BOI) and Invest India recently conducted a webinar on Exploring Trade and Investment Opportunities with India for Philippine Processed Food and Beverages.

DTI-EMB to hold webinar on import processes for exporters

Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) invites participants to the Philippine Export Competitiveness Program (PECP) Webinar: Guide on Import Processes for Exporters on 27 October 2020, 1:30pm – 3:30 pm via CISCO Webex.

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Trade Opportunities that bind the Philippines and Switzerland

Sitting right in the middle of Europe just beside France, Switzerland is known for its lakes, villages, and the cold peaks of the Alps. While being more famously recognized for its chocolate and yodeling, Switzerland is known in the global trade as the world’s gold hub as Swiss refineries process 70% of the unrefined gold mined in the world each year. To emphasize this huge sector, the Swiss gold business is worth US$70-90 Billion depending on the year. The Philippines has taken advantage of this opportunity with unwrought gold being its top export product to the country in 2019.