India: Namashkar Kolkata! Opportunity and Potential in The City of Joy

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Capital to the sixth largest economy of India and home to the second oldest U.S. diplomatic mission in the world, Kolkata is a market filled with highly educated, well-traveled and willing to spend consumers. “The Kolkata market is a market filled with un-tapped potential for American foods and beverages,” say industry sources in a market where imports of food and agricultural products clearing customs in 2017 stood at U.S. $5 million of which U.S.-origin products had a 12 percent market share. 

India: Namashkar Kolkata! Opportunity and Potential in The City of Joy

 

Market Development
South and Central Asia, India
Fruits and Vegetables, Processed Food Products

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