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WUSATA Hot Sauce Trade Show

The Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association (WUSATA®) and the Oregon Department of Agriculture announce participation:

2023 Canada Hot Sauce Mission & Grocery Innovations Canada Trade Show
Toronto, Canada
October 24 – 25, 2023

Toronto Congress Centre
650 Dixon Road, Etobicoke, Ontario

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/2kYqfjXKS8LqmyrBA

Vendor Information

HAB Sauce

How I got here…

I love to cook, and I’ve been experimenting with sauces for years. I come from a very diverse background. My father was born in Indonesia, and was half Dutch, half Indonesian. My mother was a Latina American born in Los Angeles. From a young age I was able to taste flavors from both sides of the family. Now I find myself trying to recreate those flavors from my childhood, and create new recipes that I can pass on to my family.

My first daughter had just been born, and being an artist my whole life, it left me in the position of being a stay at home dad. I took my spare time to start experimenting with a passion of mine, flavor. That’s my focus with HAB, the endless possibilities of flavor and how I can pair that with different levels of heat.

Follow me on my journey as I partner with my favorite Hip-Hop and graffiti artists.

Contact Information

HAB Sauce LLC

David van Overeem, CEO

Email: habsauce@gmail.com

Phone number: (503) 317-0257

http://habsauces.com

Heat You Can Handle – HYCH

HYCH (“hitch”) stands for Heat You Can Handle — and our commitment to never burning your face off with our chef-crafted award-winning hot sauces.

Matt and Catharine Kuerbis created HYCH in 2016 to solve a mouthwatering dilemma: where to find a hot sauce we could cook with that balanced sophisticated global flavors with the perfect level of chili pepper heat? In other words, where was a hot sauce for grilling, sautée, stir fries and more that wouldn’t burn your mouth off and destroy your meal?

Don’t be afraid to pour HYCH on all your favorite foods. You’ll be amazed by the depth of our addictive flavors, always topped off with a lick of perfect heat.

Contact Information

Heat You Can Handle – HYCH

Matt and Catharine Kuerbis, Owners

Email: hello@heatyoucanhandle.com

Phone number: (720) 548-7561

https://heatyoucanhandle.com/

Noh Foods of Hawaii

HAWAIIAN HOT SAUCE ~ KOREAN HOT SAUCE

The Original Asian Fusion nearly 60 years now, NOH Foods of Hawaii has made it our mission to create delicious and authentic, simple-to-prepare Asian & Pacific-rim cuisine.  As we are a family-owned company from the 50th state of Hawaii, many of our delectable dishes are Hawaiian inspired ~ there is always a feel good, “just right” comfort feeling when you cook and dine on the various dishes prepared with NOH Foods products.

It continues to be our mission and our commitment to provide Easy to use, Simple and Delicious products made of only the finest ingredients from around the world! We are proud to say that our products contain NO added MSG.

Contact Information

Noh Foods of Hawaii

Raymond Noh, Owner

Email:rnoh@nohfoods.com

Phone number: (808) 944-0655

https://www.nohfoods.com

Secret Aardvark

For chefs at any level looking to spice up old favorites, or a newcomer in the kitchen, Secret Aardvark’s sauces and marinades are the perfect partner in crime for that finely crafted moxie you can use time and again.

We’re proof that quirk and quality can go together hand in hand. Forget following the norm, we’d rather be ourselves, even if that means being a little “weird.” We’re seriously unserious—but that doesn’t mean we take flavor and quality lightly. We put a little something extra in everything we do, from finding new flavors to partnering with new brands for everything from spicy liquor to slices of sauce.

We believe in having fun, really good music, and unexpectedly inspired, delicious food. We’re not afraid to take on big challenges, like reducing our carbon footprint with our packaging and sourcing ingredients we feel good about. We’re not a one-note sauce. We don’t play that way.

Secret Aardvark. Your perfect partner in crime for that finely crafted moxie you can use time and again.

Contact Information

Secret Aardvark Trading Co.

Stacy Moritz, Owner

Email: stacy@secretaardvark.com

Phone number: (503) 890-9284

http://www.secretaardvark.com

California Hot Sauce Solutions

In 2018, J’s Small Batch Hot Sauce and Paulman Acre merged to form California Hot Sauce Solutions in Oceanside, CA with one simple mission: fill the niche between “new-to-market” and “gigantic mega co-packing facility”.  In doing so, we have reduced the overhead of our own in-house products while, simultaneously launching dozens up-start brands.  Our goal is to expand the availability of locally produced craft hot sauces at a price point the is competitive with the nation-wide commercial brands.

CHSS specializes in creating and manufacturing phenomenally delicious hot sauces.  Free of preservatives, we use high quality all natural ingredients to make our sauces, salts and tinctures for all your spicy needs

Contact Information

California Hot Sauce Solutions

Tina Barreto, Sales Marketing Manager

Email: tina@californiahotsaucesolutions.com

Phone number: (619) 889-2066

https://www.californiahotsaucesolutions.com/

Funky’s Hot Sauce Factory

Funky’s Hot Sauce Factory was born in 2006 but we didn’t begin selling our sauces to the public until the summer of 2019. After years of producing sauces for friends and family using peppers harvested from our own miniature farm we finally turned it into a real business. Nowadays, the peppers in our sauces are purchased from Non-GMO and/or organic (local when possible) farms and we reserve our homegrown harvests for test batches.

Funky’s Hot Sauce Factory is 100% vegan, gluten free, Non-GMO and mostly organic. We are committed to using locally sourced and organic ingredients when available!

One of our core values has always been to produce great tasting, well balanced sauce with loads of flavor along with the heat. We pride ourselves on delivering unique sauces to both, hot sauce fanatics and those who have just begun to explore the hot sauce universe.

Thank you for your interest in our products!

Contact Information

Funky’s Hot Sauce Factory

Matthew Mini Mini Foods LLC, Owner

Email: matt@funkyshotsaucefactory.com

Phone number (360) 483-8334

www.funkyshotsaucefactory.com

Golden West Specialty Foods

Introducing Golden West Specialty Foods: Elevate Your Store’s Gourmet Selection

For those sourcing premium, all-natural gourmet products to grace their specialty grocery store shelves, Golden West Specialty Foods is your ultimate supplier. We’ve perfected the art of crafting all-natural gourmet and specialty foods, with a particular focus on hot sauces, BBQ sauces, and marinades, all curated from recipes brimming with the finest ingredients we can lay our hands on.

At Golden West Specialty Foods quality and value coexist beautifully. We take flavor and quality seriously – it’s our main focus. We infuse a little something extra into everything we do, offering a diverse range of products under seven distinct brand names, all united by the pursuit of high-end, all-natural ingredients. This means you can diversify your product offering from a single, trusted source..

At our core, we believe in the art of crafting small, well-made batches, packaged in sustainable and recyclable materials that eschew plastics when possible. Our journey has been marked by accolades, with our hot sauces nationally recognized as best-in-class. With a heritage dating back to 1982, we’ve been elevating the world of gourmet sauces and condiments.

Golden West Specialty Foods: Your perfect partner in curating an exceptional gourmet selection for your store, where quality and uniqueness come together in every jar and bottle.

Contact Information

Golden West Specialty Foods

Lawrence Ames, Director of Sales and Purchasing

Email: stacy@secretaardvark.com

Phone number: (415) 657-0123

https://golden-west-specialty-foods.business.site/

Marshall’s Haute Sauce

Marshall’s Haute Sauce brings delicious fresh and local small batch products to those that will love them. Our hot sauces have unique spice blends and flavor combinations, but still bring the heat. Each batch is hand stamped and a real labor of love.   Whiskey Smoked Ghost is on the current season of Hot Ones!

Contact Information

Marshall’s Haute Sauce

Sarah Marshall , Owner

Email: sarahspicymarshall@gmail.com

Phone number: (503) 504-6061

https://marshallshautesauce.com/

Pure Wild Oregon

Pure Wild Oregon All Natural Foods has proudly met the demands of our faithful followers for almost 20 years. We are woman/veteran-owned and locally sourced with the best ingredients that the Pacific Northwestern soil has to offer. A splendid combination of old family recipes, local fruit purees and the raw sugars of Mother Nature are the magic that gives our products impressive depth of flavor.

It is our privilege to provide you with an appealing variety of delicious salt free spices, salt free side dishes, gluten free cookies, sauces, jams and oils. We invite you to come and test the true taste of nature.

Contact Information

Pure Wild Oregon

Nancy Faubel, Managing Partner

Email: nfaubel@purewildoregon.com

Phone number: (541) 662-1478

WUSATA

Canada was the third largest export market for U.S. food and agricultural exports in 2021, importing $25 Billion of U.S. high-value, consumer-oriented goods.

Unparalleled regulatory cooperation, comparability and trustworthiness in food safety systems, sophisticated transportation logistics and financial markets, geographic proximity, similar consumer preferences, and relatively affluent consumers are why Canada continues to offer excellent export opportunities for new-to-export small- and medium-sized U.S. companies.

About Us

We are an independent non-profit that utilizes our close ties with our Member States and the USDA to provide a broad bandwidth of resources. We receive funding from the USDA’s Market Access Program, our Member States, and participating companies which allows us to provide our participants access to promotional activities, market intelligence, and 50% reimbursement for international marketing expenses.

Our Mission

To Increase International Growth of Western Agribusinesses by providing Financial Support, Export Readiness, and Business Development Services

Our Vision

Western Agribusinesses Thrive in World Markets

Our Values

Trust: We have confidence in our collective experience, knowledge, and professional connections to deliver meaningful results to those who put their trust in us.

Service: We support, guide, and empower each other by treating our companies, partners, and team members as individuals. We succeed when you succeed.

Integrity: We are committed to being honest, transparent, and responsible in all communications which drives our team to consistently do what is right.

Excellence: We take pride in our work and are committed to excellence in all aspects of our organization. Passion, energy, and enthusiasm are at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take.

Accountability: We are consistent and dependable. We take responsibility to get it done.

Contact Information

WUSATA

Erick Garman, Trade Development Manager

Oregon Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Development & Marketing

Phone number: (541) 662-1478

Email: erick.garman@oda.oregon.gov

https://www.wusata.org/

Predhomme Contacts:

 

​Will Predhomme
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Amanda Johnson
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Ilya Rubin
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Kelly Staples – 416-526-3800
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