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Read more about the article What’s Happening in the French Food & Beverage Market?

What’s Happening in the French Food & Beverage Market?

  • Post author:Marie Janssen
  • Post published:August 8, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/Buyer Insights/Export Strategy/Insights/Market Insights

In recent months, we’ve talked a lot about export opportunities in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. But, what about the European market? While trade talks between Australia and the…

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Read more about the article Conversations With the Buyer: Macroscopic Taiwan

Conversations With the Buyer: Macroscopic Taiwan

  • Post author:Marie Janssen
  • Post published:July 17, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/Buyer Insights/Export Strategy/Insights/Market Insights

In May of this year, Export Connect – in partnership with Investment NSW and the Department for Trade and Investment South Australia – hosted an inbound buyer mission featuring the…

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Read more about the article Navigating Export Pricing

Navigating Export Pricing

  • Post author:Marie Janssen
  • Post published:July 11, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/Buyer Insights/Export Strategy/Insights/Market Insights

The Export Connect inbound buyer missions provide the perfect platform for Australian food & agribusinesses to understand the current market trends and needs directly from senior buyers from leading retailers…

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Read more about the article Conversations With the Buyer: Chef’s Garden & Feather & Bone Hong Kong

Conversations With the Buyer: Chef’s Garden & Feather & Bone Hong Kong

  • Post author:Marie Janssen
  • Post published:July 5, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/Buyer Insights/Export Strategy/Insights/Market Insights

Last month, Export Connect – in partnership with Investment NSW and the Department for Trade and Investment South Australia – hosted an inbound buyer mission featuring the Head of Sales…

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Read more about the article Conversations With the Buyer: Jaya Grocer Malaysia

Conversations With the Buyer: Jaya Grocer Malaysia

  • Post author:Marie Janssen
  • Post published:June 21, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/Buyer Insights/Export Strategy/Insights/Market Insights

Last month, Export Connect – in partnership with Investment NSW and the Department for Trade and Investment South Australia – hosted an inbound buyer mission featuring Jaya Grocer Malaysia. Following…

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Read more about the article Reflections on Seoul Food

Reflections on Seoul Food

  • Post author:Marie Janssen
  • Post published:June 14, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/Buyer Insights/Export Strategy/Insights/Market Insights

Seoul is always a joy to visit, whether it’s for business or leisure. With its bustling population of over fifty million, the food and beverage market is booming post-COVID-19 across…

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Read more about the article Conversations With the Buyer: Jagota Thailand

Conversations With the Buyer: Jagota Thailand

  • Post author:Marie Janssen
  • Post published:May 31, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/Buyer Insights/Export Strategy/Insights/Market Insights

Last month, Export Connect – in partnership with Investment NSW and the Department for Trade and Investment South Australia – hosted an inbound buyer mission featuring Jagota Thailand. Following the…

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Read more about the article How Australian Exporters Can Benefit From Deepening Relations With India

How Australian Exporters Can Benefit From Deepening Relations With India

  • Post author:Marie Janssen
  • Post published:May 29, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/Buyer Insights/Export Strategy/Insights/Market Insights

With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touching down in Sydney last week to talk trade, defence and business, what better time to take a deep dive into the Indian market.…

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Read more about the article Seoul Food & Hotel: Key F&B Trends Ahead of the Expo

Seoul Food & Hotel: Key F&B Trends Ahead of the Expo

  • Post author:Marie Janssen
  • Post published:May 10, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/Buyer Insights/Export Strategy/Insights/Market Insights

With Seoul Food & Hotel less than three weeks away, many Australian food and agribusinesses are gearing up to fly to Seoul and engage with buyers. As such, we’re sharing…

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Read more about the article What’s Cooking in Taiwan’s Food & Beverage Market?

What’s Cooking in Taiwan’s Food & Beverage Market?

  • Post author:Marie Janssen
  • Post published:April 19, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/Buyer Insights/Export Strategy/Insights/Market Insights

Taiwan’s been making headlines in recent weeks…but for all the wrong reasons. Tensions between Taiwan and mainland China continue to grow, threatening security and spelling uncertainty for the region, and…

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Rajeshwari Tikhile

Rajeshwari joined the Export Connect team as a Project Intern during her final semester of a Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance. After graduating with honours, she is now our full-time Market Analyst and Business Manager.

She juggles multiple roles in the business, taking care of our accounting and social media as well as running Export Connect’s market visit programme, during which she has led two market visits covering four countries.

Rajeshwari has a truly international outlook, having studied in Singapore, Dubai, France and Australia during her degree. She’s passionate about sustainable development and community, representing her university at 23 Session of The Youth Assembly held at United Nations and New York University in New York. Her previous roles include supporting the Senior Director of Sales for a Global Technology Consulting firm and account management for an EAP startup.






Oujan Paad

Oujan is our Business Development and Project Manager, and another successful graduate of the Export Connect Internship Programme. Since joining Export Connect in November 2017, he has liaised with over 50 domestic and international clients and stakeholders to develop market appraisals for the GCC and Asia in addition to capability-building workshops and industry export strategy plans.

Oujan graduated from Macquarie University with a high distinction average in Commerce, majoring in Marketing and International Business. While completing his degree, he also worked as a Marketing Assistant for a prominent preventative healthcare company operating out of NSW and Tasmania, helping to develop creative and informative digital content by collaborating with Exercise Physiologists, Occupational Therapists, and other allied health professionals.

Oujan plays an active role in Export Connect’s internship program; collaborating with 5 universities across the state to recruit, manage and mentor the students as part of their business undergraduate degrees and MBA programs.






Najib Lawand

Our Director, Najib founded Export Connect in June 2017 in order to use the skills, connections and expertise he acquired over 25 years in the industry to help companies connect with the right buyers and grow. Najib is highly experienced in the export business, having spent a quarter of a century leading Australian food-export businesses and agri-food industry development teams. He is well known for his capabilities in opening up new export markets and has worked extensively in the Middle East, North and South-East Asia.

Since 2010, Najib has worked with NSW Trade and Investment and Food Innovation Australia Ltd (FIAL), collaborating with businesses, governments and industry groups to grow new export market opportunities.

Since June 2017, Najib and the Export Connect team have shown the pressing need for our tailored, evidence-based export services in Australia. We’ve drawn on our extensive export experience and networks and delivered over 180 market reports and assessments for more than 80 clients. However, Export Connect isn’t just about delivering projects – Najib is keen to share his skills and experience to Australian businesses via our workshops and forums, and to the next generation of business leaders via our popular internship programme.