The National Caribbean-American Foods & Foodways Alliance (NCAFFA) was launched Sunday, June 20 2010 with an exposition of Caribbean foods at Alpha Kappa Alpha House on 14th Street NW, Washington DC. The event, co-sponsored by the Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Greater Washington Area Network (CACCI-GWAN) and recognized by the Council of the District of Columbia, brought together local Caribbean food-related enterprises with small business and economic development organizations.