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Food & Drink Meet the Buyer - Latin America and Europe

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Monday, 2 September 2019 10:00 am to 5:30 pm

London

The Department for International Trade (DIT) London, South East and East Region will be hosting a full day of one-to-one meetings with a carefully selected group of international Food & Drink buyers.

Why participate?
Whilst Europe remains one of our largest trading partners for Food & Drink the demand for UK Fine Food and Drink products in Latin America is growing and forecast to be worth £240m by 2020. This event is therefore an opportunity for innovative and/or high growth Food & Drink London, East and South East-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to present their products to international buyers from Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany and Netherlands*, representing distributors, retailers and wholesalers. Commercial officers from a selection of represented markets will also be present to advise clients on exporting issues relevant to their markets.

*All buyers and markets are subject to change and confirmation.

Where will the event take place?
The meet-the-buyer event will take place in conjunction with the Speciality & Fine Food Fair, the UK’s leading showcase of fine food and drink that will take place at Olympia London from 1st to 3rd September 2019. Now in its 20th year, the food fair is the most influential annual gathering of artisan, speciality and luxury food and drink producers, manufacturer and distributors.

Who is this event for:
Exporters manufacturing (or brand owner/representatives) in the following categories:

  • Biscuits, Chocolate and Confectionary
  • Cured Meats
  • Condiments & Sauces
  • Snacks / Nuts / Crisps
  • Dry / Canned / Bottled Goods
  • Free-From / Organic / Health / Vegan & Vegetarian
  • Alcohol and Non-alcoholic drinks

Eligibility criteria:
London, South East and East of England based SMEs who have been trading for a minimum of 12 months.
SMEs who are New to Export or Experienced Exporters looking to expand.
Export manufacturers within the food and drink categories specified above.

The buyers will confirm the meetings they would like to attend based on the companies profiles.

How to apply:
This is an application-based event with limited places available. To submit your application, please click ‘Register Now’ - if successful, you will be invited to the create your profile on the 1-2-1 meetings page. Only companies selected by the buyers will be contacted for scheduled appointments.

Due to high demand, we highly recommend applying as soon as possible. Applications close on Friday 18 August 2019 or when capacity is reached.

Additional Information:

Places are limited to two delegates per company and must have been trading for a minimum of 12 months. You must be looking to increase your overseas market access. Delegates should be exporters or those new to exporting and is not suitable for agencies or intermediaries for example: translation agencies, web developers/agencies, international business development agencies etc.

All requested appointments will be subject to approval from the buyers. There will be also be Commercial Officers available on the day representing some of the markets.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) notice:

This event is planned and delivered by Newable Ltd(https://www.newable.co.uk) in partnership with the Department for International Trade (DIT).

Newable will share your personal data and business information with the Department for International Trade (DIT). Information regarding the use and processing of personal data by the Department for International Trade (DIT) can be found at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade/about/personal-information-charter.

Newable will not share your data with any other third parties that are not involved with the delivery of the event or funding of the project. You can see our full privacy policy here

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