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January/February 2012
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elebrating its 30th year in the importing business, Eastland
Food Corporation remains set on offering the best quality
Asian food while broadening the culinary experiences of
American consumers. To do this, Eastland has utilized the
Port of Baltimore and formed a successful business partnership.
BUSINESS
Eastland started out in the early 1980s
as a local distributor for Thai food products.
Headquartered in Jessup, Md., the company
enjoyed the geographic advantage of being
along the Northeastern Corridor before
launching themselves into the national
marketplace.
“Eastland is one of a few — possibly
the only — company that directly imports
Eastland
Food Corporation
Has Appetite for Success
food products from Thailand to Maryland,”
said Joseph M. Greco, Maryland Port
Administration (MPA) Deputy Director,
Marketing. “We have been very pleased
to watch Eastland develop and grow as a
company and utilize the Port of Baltimore
as an integral part of their supply chain.”
Eastland credits its success to the
organization of the MPA. “The MPA has
been a huge help over the past years,” said
Oscar Mekhaya, Vice President of Sales and
Marketing. “They have always encouraged
volume growth and introduced us to different
agencies. They are very efficient, which is
what you want in this industry. We have had
a great experience, and I don’t know how we
would have done it without them.”
Shippers Evergreen and Mediterranean
Shipping Company (MSC) deliver Eastland’s
brands into the Port from all over Asia,
particularly Thailand. Products such as
Golden Mountain Seasoning Sauce,
Maesri Curry Paste, Tiger Rice Cookers and
Kitchenware, and Indome Instant Noodles
are then sold in 30 states.
One of the company’s more popular
BY GIULIA FIORA
Port Provides All the Right Ingredients
