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Spicing Up the Global Business Model

Main Speaker

Sylvia Blanchet, Co-Founder ForesTrade is a leading international supplier of organic and sustainably produced tropical spices, vanilla, essential oils, and Fair Trade coffee. It directly sources products from over 5,000 small-scale, indigenous farmers in Indonesia and Guatemala. Leading in conservation and Fair Trade initiatives, ForesTrade is deeply committed to promoting resource conservation, biodiversity, organic and sustainable agriculture, and socio-economic progress in the farming communities with which it works. The company supplies a diverse customer base around the world, comprised of tea and beverage companies, distributors, spice companies, flavor and fragrance houses, nutraceutical companies, manufacturers and coffee importers and roasters. With warehousing and processing facilities in the U.S., Europe, Indonesia and Guatemala, ForesTrade is able to meet its customers’ diverse supply needs as well as offer support and guidance on product development projects, market trends, organic regulations, logistics and marketing promotions.

Growth Company Showcase

New England High Purity, Inc. Adam Tarr founded NEHP in the fall of 2000. The company manufactures modular components used to streamline manufacturing equipment installation. NEHP designs and builds standardized modules that are configurable for semiconductor, food & beverage, pharmaceutical/biotech and manufacturing companies. Its Modular Method for semiconductor tool installation is patent pending, and its modular solutions have been successfully used by the world's largest semiconductor OEM, IBM, Intel, Vishay, BOC, Nikon, and SUNY Albany.