Meet the Southern European Markets

5th March, London

FFB is offering companies the opportunity to meet with its in-market experts from Italy, Portugal and Spain to explore their export potential. The ‘Meet the Market’ event will enable you to make appointments with experts at FFB’s London offices from these three lucrative markets for UK food and drink.

FFB Italy, Spain and Portugal have identified products of particular interest to their markets. If your company is involved in any of the following, there may be opportunities for you:

Retail Products:
Innovative Products
Confectionery
Ready Meals (Frozen, Ambient)
Snacks
Spirits
Private Label
Traditional breakfast items
 
Food Service:
Ready Meals (Frozen, Ambient)
Canned Foods
Confectionery
Innovative products

Even if you don’t fall into these categories, you may find you have potential in these markets. For more information or to sign up for a 40 minute one-to-one meeting with one or all of FFB’s market experts, please contact Tracy George on tgeorge@foodfrombritain.co.uk. Bring any samples, product information and literature that will help us to explore your products’ export potential.

A taste of the markets:

Italy

• One of the largest markets in Europe for food & drink worth €63bn and already established export market for UK food and drink producers
• One of the highest added value markets in the world
• Ideal market for selected high quality food & drink products
• Good opportunities for Private Label suppliers
• Large and growing food service market

Portugal

• Ex-pats in the Algarve and Madeira open up opportunities for popular UK grocery brands and traditional breakfast items
• UK suppliers are highly respected
• Interest in value added/innovative product concepts
• Increasing health concerns create demand for low cal/organic products
• Interest in gourmet products within grocery, malt whiskies, flavoured waters as well as cheese, meat, smoked fish, shellfish

Spain

• 42 million inhabitants, over 16 Million British Tourists in 2006
• 800,000  British residents who want British food
• The Spanish show a keen appreciation for international food
• Many retailers and food service companies are interested in British food
• Distributors specialise in imported food and drink and source directly from the UK

Bring any samples, product information and literature that will help us to explore your products’ export potential.

For more information or to sign up for a 40 minute one-to-one meeting with one or all of FFB’s market experts, please contact Tracy George on tgeorge@foodfrombritain.co.uk.

24 January 2008