MASTERGATE FOOD BROKERS & CONSULTATIVE SERVICES

Broker Services:

•Product Sales Distribution through Food Service and retail business channels.
•Business Representation.
•Due Diligence to qualify serious and capable buyers
•Marketing Strategy to increase exposure and profitability
•New Market Penetration
•Global Transaction Facilitation
•Outcome Based Marketing Strategy within the context of exposure and profitability

Consultative Services:

The Consultant Group provides consulting services and representation to Food/Agricultural and General Food Producers and Manufacturers in Brazil.

Mastergate's consultant services help companies with label preparation and standards of identity for their product. Whether the product is a food specialty to be marketed for retail or a volume packed product designed for food service, Mastergate has the expertise to help companies get their labels and product right for the North America Food Market. Mastergate can prepare a product’s labels from scratch or can review the labels that you have developed. Mastergate will capitalize on its unique business relationships, expertise and business knowledge to formulate an economic development in emerging companies by providing innovative business solutions through the use of processes that will remove the barriers to sustainable growth in our customers.

Our consultants, strategists and market development specialists can:

•Identify critical product and service needs of emerging companies and facilitate a seamless entry into the North America Food Market.
•Facilitate product/service design (or redesign) for suitability to the North America. market.
•Help develop product pricing, positioning, and marketing and distribution strategies appropriate for qualified markets.
•Facilitate the development of local, regional and national capabilities for product placement.

Labeling Requirements:

•Types of claims you can make for your product
•Positioning and type size requirements
•Mandatory and optional information
•Prohibited information
•Statement of Net Contents
•Statement of Identity
•Nutrition Information
•Statement of Ingredients
•Statement of Name and Place of Business
•Ingredients Requirements

Packaging Assistance:

•Types of packaging most suitable for the product
•Types of storage and shipping methods
•Types of packaging acceptable in The U.S.
•Product Evaluation
•Formulation Assistance
•Ingredient Requirements
•Final Label Sample
•Total Packaging Assistance

Benefits:

•Ensure product acceptability prior to shipment
•Minimize chances of rejection at U.S. ports
•Reduce time-intensive dockside product evaluation
•Remove uncertainty and risk of product non-compliance with U.S. government regulations

We offer the following services:

•Exportability of your products to the North America Food Market.
•(Study of the export possibilities) Market study in the North America.
•Product Sourcing, business information, research of vendors, distributors, and agents in both food service and retail markets.
•Importation-Exportation operations requirements between Brazil and the North America.
•Organization and participation to the North America exhibitions and events.
•Representation of your products as brokers.
•Study of your competitors in place in the North America.
•We are based centrally in Miami, Florida.
•Brazilian and American Food Experts with many years of expertise.
•We can provide you with a wide range of professional and competitively priced services which are essential for the rapid growth
of your company in The North America.