Hii Don,

Firstly i thank you for the efforts the way you are trying to support our business Is Heartly appreciated. Regarding  Business ,i will be in touch with Terraingridients and WoodlandGroumet,Yes i agree in NAMA region its very important to educate the people and know the importance of milets.

I am attaching link videos of Dr. Khadar Vali who is known as millet man of india, He has very vast  knowledge in Millets and Farming  he has done research in millets , please follow him on social platforms the best one to guide about importance of millets.

Among millets not grown in North America, might finger millet (ragi), with its interesting flavor and very high calcium levels achieve such a breakthrough? In what kinds of products might it work best in the market here?  : Yes of course India is known for millets Agriculture  & production the land here is way more nutritious and consist all amount of vitamins and minerals for the growth of millets. Specially if you go with the ragi ( Finger Millet ) the millet we can do

  1. Millet  Hakka Noodles
  2. Millet Ragi Malt
  3. Millet Pizza Dough
  4. Millet Cookies
  5. Millet Flakes
  6. Millet Flour
  7. Millet Pasta
  8. Millet Snacks

Also we can supply for Birdfeed Also.

If a company like Terra Ingredients or Woodland Gourmet partnered with an Indian exporter like Saiway International to bring one or more millets to the US, they would (as I understand it) be supplying food processing / packaging companies, which in turn would sell to retailers to sell to consumers. There are financial commitments at all levels, with an uncertain market. Who might invest in a project to get this started?  There is no required to process the millets are already processed and Vaccum packed in brick size Which are Hygienically packed you have just import to your location and directly distribute to stores or wholesale dealers in USA,and make your business over there.


n the meantime, is anyone familiar with companies like Terra and Woodland elsewhere in the US or in Canada, which deal in specialty grain crops, including imports? Not Presently we have one client from india in usa California who are importing our Millets other then that we need to reach out meanwhile if you get any contacts please divert it to me meanwhile if you soon planning for this buisness i will support you from India but make sure u match FDA complinces in USA.

Regards,

SAIWAY INTERNATIONAL 
Chinmay Salimath(Dir)
Ph:7760396183/7892540270
saiway_in@outlook.com/connectus@saiway-international.com
www.saiway-international.com
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From: Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 8:36 PM
To: saiway_in@outlook.com <saiway_in@outlook.com>
Cc: collab@lists.millets2023.space <collab@lists.millets2023.space>
Subject: Re: [Collab] Official Request, Seeking Importers of Millets from NAMA.
 
Hi Chinmay, and thank you for your follow-up inquiry.

While we don't have a comprehensive list of importers of grains like millets, may I suggest two to start with? Both are based in the upper Midwest US. There may be others on the coasts. And I believe there would also be a number of smaller importers of packaged products from India, including millets, who distribute largely to the small or medium food stores in the US that specialize in South Asian products.

The two general importers I mentioned are:
* Terra Ingredients, Minneapolis, Minnesota https://www.terraingredients.com/ . Terra does a lot of work with fonio and also specializes in organic ingredients. I mentioned Saiway in a note to its director, Peter Carlson (I don't know him personally or professionally).
* Woodland Gourmet (formerly Woodland Foods), Waukegan, Illinois (it's a suburb of Chicago) https://www.woodlandgourmet.com/ . It seems to be larger than Terra, and considers itself a "leader in the specialty foods industry." It seems to have imported as well as domestically produced items. Their wide range of grains include: fonio, sorghum, Job's tears (adlay), and "millet," which is certainly proso millet. (I don't have any contacts at this company.)

One problem in marketing the wonderful diversity of millets to consumers in this region is that most people know little to nothing about them. It is a problem even for domestically produced proso, sorghum, and teff. Among imported millets, only fonio has achieved a kind of breakthrough as a specialty food.

A large part of what NAMA is dedicated to is increasing awareness of and interest in the range of millets. That's a long process.

However, I'm thinking (as one with no business experience or marketing education) that breakthroughs might be achieved on selected specific millets. Encouraging people to eat millets in general might work in India, where everyone is familiar to one degree or another with several of them, but here millets are on the margins of the food culture, and when most people hear "millet," they think of proso (even if they don't know that name) and likely also birdseed.

Among millets not grown in North America, might finger millet (ragi), with its interesting flavor and very high calcium levels achieve such a breakthrough? In what kinds of products might it work best in the market here?  

And so on with other specific millets. What "superpowers" does a particular millet bring to the plate?

If a company like Terra Ingredients or Woodland Gourmet partnered with an Indian exporter like Saiway International to bring one or more millets to the US, they would (as I understand it) be supplying food processing / packaging companies, which in turn would sell to retailers to sell to consumers. There are financial commitments at all levels, with an uncertain market. Who might invess in a project to get this started?

Sorry this doesn't give you more specifics to work with, but if you haven't contacted the two companies mentioned above, maybe they're a place to start?

In the meantime, is anyone familiar with companies like Terra and Woodland elsewhere in the US or in Canada, which deal in specialty grain crops, including imports?

All the best,

Don

DO, EL, MI, US
NAMA


On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 2:44 AM saiway_in@outlook.com <saiway_in@outlook.com> wrote:
Hii Don 

Any updates regarding business opportunities to export Millets to USA and Cannada ,I would be happy to feed your country with All 9 Millets , it would be great if you would refer me as reference to some importers over there, and also provide their point of contact.

My point is that why don't you only start millet imports in your region we are one of the biggest producers of millets in India and we can supply you nearly 200 Tons of Millets every month with top Quality and Assurance and our Millets are imported by one client in USA presently and FDA approved.

Please support me on this accordingly.

Regards,

SAIWAY INTERNATIONAL 
Chinmay Salimath(Dir)
Ph:7760396183/7892540270
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From: saiway_in@outlook.com <saiway_in@outlook.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2024 8:02 PM
To: Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org>
Subject: Re: [Collab] Official Request, Seeking Importers of Millets from NAMA.
 
Hii Don,

Yes we are Affiliated With FIEO,APEDA,GLOBAL LINKER,FSSAI .Yes we are member of one of the 30 k members also.
Recently we have also got our Facility Registerd with USFDA.

I am just waiting for all you and your team to support and Updates for my Business in North America.
We want to let people know how Millets can bring change to a Healthy Life. Thank you have a wonderful year Don & the Team

SAIWAY INTERNATIONAL 
Chinmay Salimath(Dir)
Ph:7760396183/7892540270
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From: Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2024 5:01 PM
To: saiway_in@outlook.com <saiway_in@outlook.com>
Cc: collab@lists.millets2023.space <collab@lists.millets2023.space>
Subject: Re: [Collab] Official Request, Seeking Importers of Millets from NAMA.
 
You're most welcome, Chinmay Salimath.

Noting that you have the logo of the Federation of Indian Exporting Organisations (FIEO) in your sig, I'm guessing you are affiliated with them, perhaps as one of their over 30k members? Also noting the logo of APEDA, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority,/2 and that on their website, they have a millets portal with various information and directories on millets production in India and on exporting to various countries./3

Regarding your own website (also in your sig, of course), it has a very nice and informative presentation.

Thank you for bringing all this to our attention.

All the best,

Don

DO, EL, MI, US
NAMA


On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 10:45 AM saiway_in@outlook.com <saiway_in@outlook.com> wrote:
Hii Don Osborn,

Thank you so much for the Opportunity We will Be waiting for your Updates.

 Let us together Promote NAMA and Guide people about importance of Growing and consuming Millets .

Best Regards,

SAIWAY INTERNATIONAL 
Chinmay Salimath(Dir)
Ph:7760396183/7892540270
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From: Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 7:05 PM
To: saiway_in@outlook.com <saiway_in@outlook.com>
Cc: collab@lists.millets2023.space <collab@lists.millets2023.space>
Subject: Re: [Collab] Official Request, Seeking Importers of Millets from NAMA.
 
Thank you, Chinmay Salimath, for your communication about your millets export business, and your interest in developing it in North America. The service NAMA can offer to businesses such as yours, at this time, is simply to facilitate sharing of this information within our community of interest.

One of the areas I personally am interested in is developing a directory of importers of millets and millet products to this region (US, Canada, Mexico). So what you have shared is helpful. My impression is that there is much better information on exporters of millets (specifically sorghum, proso millet, and perhaps teff) from this region to the rest of the world, since some of that is on a much larger scale.

To the Collab list membership in general, just a reminder that we do allow companies involved with millets to promote their business or products on this list once every 6 months. 

Best to all,

Don

Don Osborn, PhD
(East Lansing, MI, US)
North American Millets Alliance - co-founder


On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 9:16 AM saiway_in--- via Collab <collab@lists.millets2023.space> wrote:
Hii NAMA Team,

Good day to you!!!

We would like to introduce “SAIWAY INTERNATIONAL” which has come a long way ever since its establishment in the year 2015, and has established a strong foothold in the market. We have come to be recognized as an eminent Manufacturer, Supplier and Exporter of Millets and Millets Value Products

Now, we are focusing to develop business in Being our valuable representative in a North America We need your help / support to establish new trade relationship with North America So we request you to kindly provide us details of the Buyers, Importers, Wholesalers, Companies and Traders related to below mentioned items to communicate with them and to establish new business relationship. 

Kindly Revert

We are forwarding below our company details for your kind reference.

COMPANY PROFILE:

Business Type : Exporter, Supplier,

Export Perce80ntage : 100%

Primary Competitive Advantages : Superlative quality, Competitive prices, timely
Delivery, Customer oriented approach

Annual Production Capacity : 800 Tons / month 

Product Range : Millets and Millet Value Products

Membership : Registered Exporter under Govt. of India DGFT, FIEO, MSME-UDYAM, FSSAI, Global LINKER and USFDA Facility Registered.

Focused Industries : Manufacturer, Traders & Exporters of  Millets, Fruits 

We look forward to receive your earliest and positive reply and the details.

Best Regards,

SAIWAY INTERNATIONAL 
Chinmay Salimath(Dir)
Ph:7760396183/7892540270
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