Testimonials
"Kim is extremely well connected and an insightful leader in the organic industry. Several members of our team participated on the U.S Trade Mission in 2019 and the highlights for us were getting in front of The V.P of Whole Foods Market and the buyers for the Northern California region, The V.P of Erewhon Market, the presentation on bricks and mortar and the state of e-commerce by Will at Thrive Market, meeting with Sam from Bi-Rite Market and with Mark and The Good Earth team. This gave us great insight into the U.S FMCG market.Kim helped us with our export strategy in The U.S, which has resulted in two of our products being listed by Whole Foods Market. The acceptance of Meluka’s products into Whole Foods Market is an important milestone for our organisation. Whole Foods Market is one of the most recognised wholefoods retailers in the U.S with an extensive retail network. With her wealth of experience, insights into global trade and relationship management we are excited to continue to work with Kim."
Ben Rohr – COO at Eve Investments LTD and CEO, Meluka Australia
“I attended The Aussie Organic Trade Missions to California in 2018 and 2020 and East Coast (New York State and Pennsylvania) in 2019, organised by Kim Morgan. I have to say that she is an excellent organiser. She tailors the Trade Missions to the requirements of the attendees. I am in Organic Veg production, wholesale and retail; Kim organised both farm visits and retail store visits and helped me with connections to key industry representatives in these fields. Kim is great at including everyone who attends these trade missions and ensures that everyone is looked after and happy. I personally have formed lifetime friendships with other attendees on the Trade missions. I would highly recommend!”
Natasha Shields - Peninsula Fresh Organics (Owner) and Peninsula Organic Farm Gate (Founding Owner), Nuffield Scholar 2019, Australian Organic Ltd Chairman’s Award, 2017
“The US trade mission has been exceptionally valuable for our business as we moved into releasing a new product. The trip gave us insights into what the consumer was demanding, the operational aspect of the product and how to get the product to market. The US trade mission was exceptionally well organised and executed throughout and I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to learn what the biggest organic market in the world is doing in their chosen industry.”
Simon Schulz – Founder Schulz Organic Dairy and Australian Organic Young Leader of The Year, 2019
“Firstly I would like to thank you for a great experience on the US Trade Mission in 2018, 2019 (West Coast and East Coast) and 2020. The Trade Mission was well organised by Kim and Sarah (Northern California 2018 & 2019), accommodating individual outcomes throughout the trip. The group’s had a very comprehensive overview of the organic market in California and New York State (2019) being hosted by retailers, buyers, decision makers, leaders, owners and various farms. It was a great networking opportunity and learning experience and I would highly recommend anyone in the organic industry to participate on Kim’s annual Organic Trade Mission to The States. I am often asked why I am on these trade Missions when I can’t export to The USA and my reply is to get outside my square box and to learn and grow as a person.”
Petar Pirovic - Pirovic Family Farms and Australian Organic Farmer of the year 2019
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“I thoroughly enjoyed the trade mission to the US in 2018 with Kim and Sarah. It certainly gave me a good insight into the organic food and wine industry in California and the difficulties wine exporters face when dealing with the 3 tier system. Kim and Sarah’s contacts got me in front of key decision makers who provided me with valuable information.”
Jackie Amos - Pure Vision Wines
“I travelled to the USA in March on the 2020 annual Organic Trade Mission that Kim organised and leads. The group consisted of passionate Australian certified organic businesses from various sectors and my goal was to learn about the US organic market. The trip was well planned and included time with major stores, co-operatives, producers, CCOF, growers, wholesalers, restaurants and a certified craft brewery from the California region. Everyone we met with was so passionate and happy to share information about their organic journeys and businesses. The trade Mission was incredibly enlightening, (although COVID threw up a few challenges) and Kim through her strong network in California was able to make changes to the itinerary as required. Kim’s thorough knowledge of The organic market in The USA and the relationships she has made with key contacts over the years is very impressive. I would highly recommend anyone in the organic industry in Australia joins this Trade Mission in future years.”
Bridget Carmady BNat, BHSc (Hons)Clémence Organics - Director, Naturopath & Founder
