Ecuador Takes Center Stage at Natural Products Expo West with world class Natural & Organic Products

Beverly Hills, CA (March 11, 2011) -- Ecuador has a significant presence at the 2011 Natural Products Expo West. The country, known for its outstanding organic fruits, vegetables, seafood and confections, has an extraordinary selection of organic and gourmet products to satisfy the most discerning palate.

Through the popular and solidarity economy, individual growers and boutique manufacturers have united to form dynamic associations whose collective efforts are making it possible for outstanding products to be available for export, for the first time.

Sponsored by the Trade Commission of Ecuador in Los Angeles, participants of the 2011 Natural Products Expo West are invited to explore the outstanding showcase of natural and organic products of Ecuador at booths 3578 and 3579.

The convention runs from Friday, March 11, 2011 through to Sunday, March 13, 2011 at the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802. Representatives from the Trade Commission and participating product associations and companies will be on hand to answer questions and provide materials.

To commemorate Ecuador’s participation in the 2011 National Products Expo West, the Consul General of Ecuador in Los Angeles, Eddie Bedon Orbe and the Trade Commissioner of Ecuador in Los Angeles, Dick Vega will be present for the Official Inauguration Friday, March 11, 2011 at 4:00 pm at the Ecuadorian product exhibit (booths 3578-3579).

Producers represented include:

La Asociación Kallari: organic chocolate and cocoa liquor. www.kallari.com Access BDN Ecuador SA (Kofi): Kofi (coffee beverage) and snacks. www.accessbdn.com, www.icedkofi.com The Exotic Blends (SAMAI): natural snacks. www.theexoticblends.com Indartbio SA: organic marmalades and sauces. www.indartbio.com Productos SKS Farms (Pacari): organic chocolate and chocolate snacks. www.pacarichocolate.com Industrias RCH: natural soaps and body lotions. www.rchindustrias.es.tl Fundacion Mujer y Familia Andina: quinoa, flour of quinoa, energy bars, cereals, etc. www.fundamyf.org Inalproces SA: healthy snacks. www.kiwalife.com

“Los mejores productos que la naturaleza pueda dar, elaborados con responsabilidad social y ecológica, con respeto a la Pacha Mama (Madre Tierra) y a la dignidad humana, eso es un poco de lo que usted encontrará de la producción ecuatoriana en Natural Products Expo West,” (“The best products that nature can give, produced with social and environmental responsibility, with respect to the Pacha Mama (Mother Earth) and human dignity, that is a bit of what you'll find of the Ecuadorian production at Natural Products Expo West.”) says Trade Commissioner for Ecuador in Los Angeles, Dick Vega.

For more information on these producers and many more, please contact the Trade Commission for Ecuador in Los Angeles at +1-323-297-1150.

Please direct all media inquiries to Popular Press Media Group (PPMG) +1-310-860-7774, or email Ecuador@ppmg.info

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