Governor Gregoire Visits Mexico Costco and Starbucks

For Immediate Release: July 10, 2007

MEXICO CITY - Governor Chris Gregoire and her business delegation today promoted Washington apples, cherries, wine, beef, and other food and agricultural products in Mexico on a visit to a Costco in Mexico City.

�Costco is an example of strengthened economic ties between Mexico and Washington - they import many of our high quality food products including apples, cherries, wine, seafood and berries,� said Governor Gregoire. �I am proud that this homegrown company has become such a good employer in Mexico.�

At a local Starbucks Mexico, Governor Gregoire met the president of the coffee growers� coop from Chiapas, which supplies export coffee to Starbucks and illustrated the two-way trade Washington has with Mexico. She also visited the local wine shop Vinoteca, one of Mexico�s leading importers and distributors of wines and spirits with operations in more than 10 cities, to highlight Washington wines, including Ste. Michelle Estate wines.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

10:30 a.m. Washington products promotion at Costco Mexico
11:25 a.m. Starbucks promotion
12:05 p.m. Washington wine promotion at Vinoteca
3:00 p.m. Washington french fry promotion at WINGS (a casual restaurant chain)

Governor Gregoire will be keeping a journal of her trip and will post daily updates. Please visit the journal on Governor Gregoire�s Mexico trade mission web page.

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