Food Export Midwest Northeast USA logo

First-Time Sale to Chile for New York Cookie Company

Founded in 2014, and breaking all the rules, Rule Breaker Snacks provides better-for-you brownies and blondies made from chickpeas with no flour, eggs, or butter.

In November of 2021, Rule Breaker Snacks participated in Food Export-Northeast’s Virtual Buyers Mission for Healthy, Natural, and Organic Products. During the event the Brooklyn, New York based supplier met with 7 different international buyers. They promoted their ready-to-eat cookie products during the mission and gained great interest from the Chilean Buyer. As reported in March of 2022, Rule Breaker Snacks gained $10,000 in sales to Chile, while also gaining 1 new agent relationship. This sale also notes a first-time sale to this market.

Founded in 2014, and breaking all the rules, Rule Breaker Snacks provides better-for-you brownies and blondies made from chickpeas with no flour, eggs, or butter. But their snacks are so chewy and delicious, you’d never guess. All Rule Breaker Snacks are free from nuts, gluten and many other common allergens, are 100% plant-based (vegan) and lower in sugar than many competitors. Rule Breaker produces brownies, blondies, and bites in a variety of formats and flavors including, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Brownie, Birthday Cake, Strawberry Shortcake, Blueberry Lemonade and Pumpkin Spice. Rule Breaker Snacks is also a certified woman-owned company.

Food Export uses funding from the Market Access Program (MAP) and Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) Program to help America’s small businesses increase their exports of food and agricultural products. As these exports increase, these small businesses are creating jobs and improving the strength and stability of our agricultural economy. Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast are non-profit organizations that work in collaboration with their member state departments of agriculture and the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. They offer a wide range of programs and services that help boost America’s agricultural exports.

 

Food Export Buyers Mission Success

Food Export Buyers Mission Success

check-square

Promoted Brand Name U.S. Products
with at least 50% U.S. agricultural content by weight

FE-Success-story-icon-buyer-seller-introductions

1 New Agent Relationship Gained

Share your Success

Each year, hundreds of U.S. suppliers participate in the Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast’s programs. As a result, companies are successful at generating new export sales, establishing new distributorship, expanding their production facilities,
and hiring additional employees. Read the Success Stories to learn more!

If your company has a success to share, email us at info@foodexport.org.

 

Related Success Stories

New Export Markets for Massachusetts Confectionery Supplier

New Export Markets for Massachusetts Confectionery Supplier

As the Branded Program evolved and brought an end to the graduation limitation, the Lynn, Massachusetts supplier returned to the program in 2021.
Read their Story
South Dakota Supplier’s Successful Food Show PLUS! Experience

South Dakota Supplier’s Successful Food Show PLUS! Experience

Advanced Sunflower from Huron, South Dakota participated in Food Export-Midwest's Branded Program and Food Show PLUS!™ services to gain export success at the ANUGA Trade Show in Germany.
Read their Story
First-Year Participant Gains Exports to Mexico

First-Year Participant Gains Exports to Mexico

Based in Creston, Iowa, Benson Hill Ingredients, LLC is an ingredient supplier of value-added soybean ingredients such as defatted soy flour, defatted soy flakes, and defatted soy grits.
Read their Story

 

Your Connection To Growth®

Follow Us On

©2024 Food Export Association of the Midwest USA and Food Export USA–Northeast. All Rights Reserved.


Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations or alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact us. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online https://www.ascr.usda.gov/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer.

Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast reserve the right to deny services to any firm or individual which, in the sole opinion of Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast, does not comply with FAS, MAP or Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast regulations or policies, or otherwise offer the best opportunity to achieve its mission of increasing food and agricultural exports. Submission of any false or misleading information may be grounds for rejection or subsequent revocation of any application or participation. Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast are equal opportunity employers and providers.