Some 30 companies from France, Spain and Portugal participated in the third entrepreneurial meeting of the Export Food Sudoe project, organized by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Gers and Limoges.

The companies and partners having participated in this business meeting were able to continue the operations started at previous meetings and thus work on sharing knowledge and possible export collaborations. However, the main objective of the meeting was focuses on the last stage of the “Export Food Sudoe” program, which is the realization of trade missions in Europe. Expert consultants from Ireland, Benelux, the United Kingdom and the Nordic countries were also present at the event to present the target markets and the possibilities offered for the companies. Participants had the opportunity to ask their questions, to organize individual and collective meetings in relation to their needs and expectations with the consultants, as well as to demonstrate their interest to the partners on the opportunities of export missions.

The next stage of the project is to organize the collective missions for export in the 4 European zones: United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium / Netherlands, Sweden/ Denmark from May 2018. The project partners – CCI of Seville, Limoges, Gers, Technological Center of Asturias ASINCAR – would like to thank the companies that took part in the meeting in Bordeaux and made this event a success.

The 2nd business meeting of the Export Food Sudoe project was successfully organized on 27-28 September in Seville-Spain. 23 companies from France, Spain and Portugal attended the meeting and participated in seminars, thematic workshops and B2B meetings.

The whole event was an excellent opportunity for companies to discuss their activities, needs and expectations and to work on collaborations in the near future: joint export projects, targeting of countries / third-party markets, definition of a common strategy for export, development of a common offer, participation in prospecting missions, etc.

This entrepreneurial meeting also offered companies the opportunity to pursue their collaborative efforts initiated at the 1st meeting in Lisbon in June 2017. Several companies were able to exchange ideas on business contacts, new product development, procurement, promotion their products, etc.

 

A showroom also allowed companies to show and describe their respective products.

The seminars and workshops allowed the 23 companies to learn about 3 target markets (UK, Germany, Benelux) and prepare to take concrete actions in a collaborative way towards the targeted  countries.

Following this meeting, the partners of the project will analyze the return of companies as well as the many avenues of mutualization so that they will materialize and lead to fruitful cooperation.

The project partners would like to thank all the companies that participated in the meeting in Seville and we are excited to begin the organization of the next entrepreneurial meeting to be held in Toulouse in early 2018.

Seulement 5 jours restent avant la 1ère rencontre entrepreneuriale entre les entreprises françaises, espagnoles et portugaises participant au projet Export Food Sudoe! Les partenaires travaillent intensivement pour finaliser le programme de l’événement et les réunions BtoB, avec plus de 100 rendez-vous programmés jusqu’à maintenant!

Cette rencontre entrepreneuriale d’Export Food Sudoe aura lieu le 5 juin 2017 à Lisbonne, au Portugal, dans les locaux de la Foire internationale d’Alimentaria. Ce sera la première opportunité pour plus de 40 entreprises françaises, espagnoles et portugaises de rencontrer et d’entamer de nouvelles collaborations et projets! Le 5 juin sera consacré aux présentations des entreprises, aux réunions BtoB et à l’exposition de leurs produits. Parallèlement, les entreprises auront l’opportunité de visiter la foire internationale Alimentaria & Horexpo.

The Spanish and Portuguese markets for the French agrofood companies: Presentations, audits and individual interviews – 23 March 2017 – Limoges (Ester Tecnopole)

– An appointment of experts from the Spanish and Portuguese markets, during which various topics will be discussed: the main business lines, food distribution channels, market segmentation, marketing, means of access to distribution, negotiation and Business with Spaniards and Portuguese, collaborative export, export consortiums …
– Individual interviews with experts and operators specialized in the agri-food distribution
Speakers: Mr. Santiago Diaz, Sectoral Agriculture and Agri-Food Business Expert in Madrid for the Iberian market, accompanied by 3 distribution specialists in Spain and Portugal and company witnesses.

Information and registration: International service of the CCI of Limoges, 0033 5 55 45 16 26, international@limoges.cci.fr