About Us

Arnim von Friedeburg Managing Partner

Germanfoods.org is hosted and managed by German Foods North America LLC, an international trade marketing and brand management agency located in Washington, DC. We represent food and beverage exporters from Germany and German-speaking countries, engage in government relations and promote trans-atlantic trade of food and agricultural products.

This website is a complementary and non-commercial information service for consumers, food retailers and restaurateurs in the United States and Canada. You'll find:

• locations of specialty food retailers and restaurants offering a wide variety of imported German foods
• information on new and unique products from Germany and German-speaking countries now available in North America
• lots of authentic recipes meal occasions, festivities and celebrations as well as tips of new and unique food, beverage and kitchen supply products found on supermarket shelves and restaurants in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
• reports and analysis of governmental policies and regulatory trends on both sides of the Atlantic affecting the trade of food, beverages and agricultural between North America an Germany

Christine Wezel (*1974) is a freelance journalist and lives with her family in Washington DC. For over six years, Christine worked as senior staff writer at Germany's leading food industry and grocery trade magazine "Lebensmittel Zeitung." Previously she studied German and English literature and History at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany and at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

This website www.germanfoods.org/consumer is an interactive, central communication platform to communicate with everyone interested in German cuisine and culinary culture in an easy and fast manner.

All US and Canadian trade partners are encouraged to go to www.germanfoods.org/trade or click on the "Go To Trade Site" button. The Trade Site features any relevant information about German specialties and allows retailers and restaurateurs to list their store or restaurant on the consumer site.

The website www.mygermanfoods.org provides students (middle school to college) in the US and Canada and their teachers with information on nutrition and food science , agriculture, and food production in both English and German. This service is free of charge and a supplemental educational tool to create interest in the German language as well as food culture, cooking and healthy eating

German exporters are encouraged to visit the website www.germanfoodsna.com which provides an overview of our services and offers information on collaborative opportunities and government-sponsored export promotion projects as well as important contacts in the US and Canada.

Germany's agricultural, food and beverage industries supply the world's largest and one of the most demanding consumer markets with high quality products. Tough competition and strict European and German food laws guarantee the dependability, safety and high quality taste of foods, beverages and agricultural products "made in Germany".

As a result, Germany has become an international powerhouse in the global trade of food and agriculture and today is the world's second-largest importer and third-largest exporter of food and agri-products View exports to the United States and Canada.

Our Address:

German Foods North America, LLC
c/o The Representative of German Industries and Trade
1776 I Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington DC 2008
info@germanfoods.org