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<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><span style="color: #31596c;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Mexico Brings Excellent Export Possibilities</strong></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Headquartered in Milwaukee, Hatco has been a driving force of innovation in the food service industry since 1950. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the company realized that its primary markets for expansion were overseas, but it had little experience with conducting business internationally. Learn how Hatco increased its brand awareness on a global scale to successfully navigate complex international markets.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><a style="color: #31596c important; text-decoration: none;" href="/export/get-started/export-qa/thinking-globally-the-exportech-program/"><strong><span style="color: #31596c;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Thinking Globally: The ExporTech™ Program</span></span></span></strong></a></p>
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<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><a style="color: #0000ff!important;" href="/export/assistance/mexico-trade-venture/"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #31596c;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">WEDC Global Trade Venture to Mexico</span></strong></span></span></a></p>
<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">February 21-26, 2016</span></span></span></p>
<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: #666666;">Locations: Guadalajara and Mexico City</span></span></span></p>
<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><a style="color: #0000ff!important;" href="/export/assistance/canada-2016/"><span style="color: #31596c;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">WEDC Global Trade Venture to Canada</span></span></strong></span></a></p>
<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">March 12-18, 2016</span></span></span></p>
<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Locations: Winnipeg, Manitoba and Toronto</span></span></span></p>
<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><a style="color: #0000ff!important;" href="/export/assistance/trade-venture-to-germany-2016/"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><span style="color: #31596c;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">WEDC Global Trade Venture to Germany</span></span></strong></span></a></p>
<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In conjunction with Hannover Messe industrial trade show April 23-29, 2016</span></span></span></p>
<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Location: Hannover, Germany</span></span></span></p>

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