Nova Scotia Canada Food and Beverage Export Directory

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Bring the authentic flavours of Nova Scotia to your province or country and discover why we are renowned globally for our exceptional food and beverages. Our Nova Scotia Food and Beverage Export Directory showcases an extensive array of premium products. From the picturesque east coast of Canada, we deliver our unique and delightful tastes to satisfied customers around the world.

Experience the exceptional taste of our award-winning wines, ciders, and spirits. Indulge in our world-famous wild blueberries, apples, and strawberries, renowned for their unparalleled flavour and quality. Elevate your culinary creations with our nutritious fruits, vegetables, and premium food ingredients. Explore our distinguished selection of products and bring a piece of Nova Scotia to your corner of the world.

Our Product Offering

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Vegetables, Plant-Based Products, and Nutritional Supplements

Nova Scotia grows a wide range of quality vegetables and offers viable plant-based products and nutritional supplements to support healthy lifestyles and niche dietary markets. Our coastal climate, clean water, and fertile soil make our farms ideal for vegetable crops. With a long history, our farmers use the best practices to grow quality produce. Use our products for wholesale, retail, and food service across Canada and the world.

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Fruit and Berries

Import our fresh or frozen fruit and berries to eat on their own or enrich the flavours of other products. Modern farming techniques, fused with our rich history and fertile soil ensures our fruit and berries are high quality, safe and sustainable. Wild blueberries are our largest fruit crop. The town of Oxford, Nova Scotia is the Wild Blueberry Capital of Canada

Apples are a sweet, diverse fruit and our second largest crop. Home to the oldest apple orchards in Canada, the Annapolis Valley’s apples have been growing for close to 400 years. Eat them fresh on their own or you can choose the best flavours for ciders, pies, and more.

You can import many other fruits from Nova Scotia. Strawberries are refreshing and sweet and we also export strawberry nursery plants. Add a healthy splash of flavour with the rich, tart taste of cranberries. Straight from the vineyards, our premium grapes are world-famous and make excellent wines. High bush blueberries, Haskap berries, and raspberries are also cultivated and rich in health properties.

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Beverages

Nova Scotia has a variety of premium quality alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages available for export. Nova Scotia is home to award-winning distilleries, wineries, craft cideries, and breweries. Choose from a wide range of beers, ciders, wines, spirits, and more. Our clean water and pristine natural environment keep our drinks fresh and delicious. Juice, coffee, tea, sparkling water, fermented beverages, and liquid supplements are just some of the non-alcoholic beverages we offer.

Our quality beverages are made with passion and care to create trusted, safe, and authentic products.

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Meat, Dairy, Value-Added and Specialty Products

Nova Scotia has a variety of meat, dairy, value-added and specialty products ready for export. Nova Scotia value-added food products are as special as the place they come from. The province has a growing number of successful value-added brands that are exporting products influenced by local ingredients and enjoyed around the world. Enjoy a selection ranging from meat and cheese, to snacks, maple, honey, preserves, sauces, and seasonings.

Upcoming Events
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22 September, 2024

Trade Mission: Canada Food Expo

CFE is an in-market mission to Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan set for a maximum of 30 Canadian exporters. This is an only Canada event; it allows companies to meet potential buyers and evaluate their products in those markets. The Trade Commissioners of each country in partnership with provincial partners, the Canadian Food Exporters Association and Groupe Export are working together to organize this event.

Location: South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan
Time: 11:13 AM - 11:13 AM
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19 October, 2024

SIAL Paris

SIAL Paris will be a source of inspiration for the entire food community. Discover all the latest trends and innovations, meet the right business partners for you and rise to the challenges facing the industry together.

Location: Paris, France
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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01 December, 2024

Christmas Tree Lighting Showcase

Food and Beverage product showcase on the margins of the annual Nova Scotia Christmas tree lighting in Boston.

Location: Boston
Time: 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
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17 February, 2025

Gulfood

Gulfood is the world's biggest annual food and hospitality show. Held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the show attracts approximately 5,000 exhibitors participating from over 120 countries and 100,000 professional visitors.
 

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM
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11 March, 2025

Foodex Japan

Foodex Japan is the largest food and beverage show in Asia, and is a vital industry event for buyers from Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan. Held in Tokyo, Japan, the show attracts approximately 3,300 exhibitors from 94 countries and regions and 80,000 professional visitors.

Location: Tokyo, Japan
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM