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European Union 1 China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Dear Participant,
Thanks for your participation in the High-Level Mission of Commissioner Phil Hogan and the Tastes of Europe Campaign in China and Japan (April 16-22).
In this catalogue you will find the European producers that are members of the Business Delegation (BD) that will accompany the High-Level Mission of Commissioner Phil Hogan to China (April 16- 19); and Japan (April 20-22).
This document will provide you with the information of the representatives of each company and/or association, the products they are promoting, the country or countries they will attend and a brief description of each company and association.
For further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us as [email protected]
Best regards, The Tastes of Europe organising team
3 China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 index
Belgium, Belgique/België P.6 Bulgaria, България P. 10 Denmark, Danmark P.11 Germany, Deutschland P.12 Greece P.14 EU P.15 Ireland, Éire P.17 Spain, España P.19 France, France P.26 Italy, Italia P.30 Netherlands, Nederland P.41 Poland, Polska P.43 Portugal, Portugal P.47 Finland, Suomi/Finland P.51 Sweden, Sverige P.52 United Kingdom P.54
5 Belgium
Producer BAETEN & C° N.V.
Name Matthias Baeten
Title CEO
Product Refined animal fats
Website www.baetennv.be
Email [email protected]
Phone + 32 9 367 79 96
Mob + 32 496 42 03 46
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Baeten & C° established since 1815 is For seven generations we have always strived to a fully independent and self-sufficient deliver high quality products. If necessary we deliver family company. We refine animal to the specifications of the customer by producing fats and oils for human consumption, with specific hardness, consistency, colour and taste mainly beef dripping (beef fat) and characteristics. We carry out a strict selection and lard (pork fat). Baeten & C° strives for checks of our raw materials both in our purchase great flexibility - both towards suppli- policy and in the field itself. ers and customers. This enables us to immediately and adequately answer the customer’s/supplier’s Refined beef dripping & refined lard for human con- questions. sumption are our main products. Our beef dripping has an applications for frying of Our company policy is to develop a close technical the famous Belgium Fries. The Belgian Fries are part and commercial rapport with both of the Belgian culinary and cultural heritage. The suppliers and customers to our longer term mutual lard has the applications for pastry baking, covering advantage. 200 years of expertise combined with meat pâtés, wok recipes, … our ongoing search for new technologies enables us to achieve a very high level of customer satisfaction. We work with 14 employees in our family company. The annual turnover is around EURO 20 million.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Belgian Meat Exports Producer Swaegers &Co
Name Thierry Smagghe Name Charlotte Swaegers
Title CEO Title Export Manager
Product Pork and poultry Product Beef
Website www.belgianmeatexports.be Website www.swaegers.be
Thierry.Smagghe@ Email Email [email protected] belgianmeatexports.be
Phone +32 473 95 07 95 Phone +32 471 044527
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BME, Belgian Meat Exports is the fed- Swaegers & co is one of the leading eration of the high level Belgian Meat slaughterhouses in Belgium regarding Exporters to third countries, BME rep- beef with a € 60 million turnover. We resents more than 60% of the pork are a supplier of good quality Belgian and poultry exports. BME members beef with over 30 years of experience. export to more than 120 countries Our client base consist out of mid- around the world. BME gathers the sized wholesale companies, process- Belgian meat companies that comply to the highest ing companies up to large supermarket chains all standards, as quality and volume are the basics for a over Europe. We have approximately 60 employees. healthy and efficient export. We slaughter and debone quarters that are raised, fed and slaughtered in Belgium, guaranteeing Thierry Smagghe is CEO of BME. transparent and complete traceability. Production [email protected] of quality, product expertise and customer focus are our key values. We became experts by learning from Members of BME are: Noordvlees Van Gool our experience, different family generations and www.van-gool.be Kipco Damaco NV strong client relationships. Owning a slaughter- www.kipcodamaco.com Groep De Brauwer NV house and deboning facilities, we have the capacity www.groepdebrauwer.be Bens NV www.bens.be to produce both standard and tailor made prod- ucts. Our mission is to be a reliable, passionate and knowledgeable supplier who provides a beef quality product all over the world. Currently we are mainly active in European countries. Due to the pig meat crisis, we experience negative side-effects, pushing us to find new markets beyond European borders.
7 Veviba – Verbist – Lanciers; Producer AWE BBG
Name Sandrine Guillaume
Title Export Responsible
Product Meat
eviba.be; ardenbeef.com; Website awenet.be; netbbg.com
Email [email protected]
Phone +32 61 21 76 38
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The group Veviba is a food compa- AWE is a breeder association from Belgium of more ny with a national and international than 7.000 breeders. presence located in Belgium. It is 3 ultra-modern companies selling meat BBG is the export company of AWE. The speciality produced in accordance with the very of AWE and BBG is the Belgian Blue Breed. best traditions. Tradition guarantees AWE and BBG are producing Belgian Blue frozen the taste and technology guarantees semen for artificial insemination. the freshness. Quality and traceability are the two core values of this leading Belgian company BBG, since march 2003 is the international leader The family has a strong presence in the meat indus- for the sales of Belgian Blue breed frozen semen, try since 1960. embryos and alive animals. Since the beginning, The group Veviba offers retailers an exceptionally BBG is selecting the best bulls from the Belgian Blue wide range of products: from ready-to-cut meats to breed for the crossbreeding market. The aim of this prepare products: rump steaks, kebabs, hamburgers, crossbreeding is to improve the meat profitability of carpaccio, and offals. the progeny.
The revenue of 2015 of the group is : 207.000.000 € The revenue of AWE 2015 : 20.000.000€ Number of employees : 520 The revenue of BBG 2015 : 5.250.000€ Number of employees : 250
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer BFV Belgian Fruit Valley cvba
Name Marc Evrard
Title Commercial Director
Product Fruits
Website www.bfv.be
Email [email protected]
Phone +32 477 231 746
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BFV is the biggest fruit cooperative in Belgium and the biggest supplier of conference pears worldwide. BFV represents 50 % of total fruit production in Belgium (250.000 tons of fruit). Annual turnover is 125 million €.
9 Bulgaria
Regional Vine and Wine Chamber Producer “Trakia”
Name Plamen Angelov
Title Project Manager
Product PDO/PGI wines
Website www.rlvktrakia.com
Email [email protected]
Phone +359-886-891919
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The Regional Vine and Wine Cham- Other than being an eager recipient of the com- ber, “Trakia” is well known to be the bined experience of the project consortium, through leading chamber in the fields of wine the experience gained locally, lessons learned and tourism and wine industry initiatives obstacles overcome, RVWC represents a practical in the country of Bulgaria. Together model to other South-eastern European countries with the Ministry of Agriculture, the that are just now developing these types of initi- Ministry of Finance and various wine atives and will provide case studies of Bulgarian industry related organisations, RVWC Trakia has experience to all partners in the project. developed concepts for 9 Bulgarian Roads of Wine In regards to other EU Initiatives, RVWC Trakia has throughout the territory and has worked toward been awarded approximately 7 million euros for their creation over the last several years. Due to the EU projects aimed at the Promotional of European strong necessity of national/ministerial support and (Bulgarian) Wines to Europe and third countries, i.e. other understood obstacles that have stood in the Italy, Germany, England, Russia, China, Singapore, way of their deployment, RVWC has begun canvass- Thailand and Vietnam. ing EU programmes for the assistance vital for their implementation.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Denmark
Producer Danish Crown Producer Arla Foods
Name Knud Buhl Name Kasper Thormod Nielsen
Director of Global Trade Policy Director of Danish Crown Title Title and Danish Agriculture & Food and Regulatory Affairs Council Product Dairy Product Pork Website www.arla.com
Website www.danishcrown.com kasper.thormod.nielsen Email @arlafoods.com [email protected]; Email [email protected] Phone +45 87 33 27 37 Phone +45 22 73 21 68 Going To China Going To China
Danish Crown is an international food Arla Foods is a global dairy cooperative company focusing on production and owned by around 13.000 farmers from sales of pork, beef and processed seven EU member states (UK, Germany, meat worldwide. Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Bel- gium, Luxembourg). Danish Crown Pork is Europe’s largest pork company and produces 8.4% of We are among the 10 largest dairies in EU pork. Danish Crown Pork is the world’s largest the world and the largest organic dairy in the world. pork exporter. Our main brands are Castello, Arla and Lurpak.
Annual turnover: EUR 8 BN. Employees: 26.000. 8.000 cooperative members. Established in 1887.
11 Germany
Producer Confiserie Heilemann Producer BayWa AG
Name Olaf Büttner Name Klaus-Dieter Schumacher
Title Managing Director Title Consultant / Representative
Product Chocolates Product Grains, fruit
Website www.heilemann.de Website www.baywa.com
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
+49 151 440 24 114 Phone + 49 170 5875999 Phone +49 171 640 79 36
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Heilemann is a medium size pralines BayWa is a leading international and chocolate manufacturer locat- trading and services group with ag- ed in southern Germany. Producing riculture, energy and building mate- premium products and exporting to rials being the core segments. The 30 different countries including China company was founded in 1923 and and Japan. I´m also representing as has strong cooperative roots. Bay- member of the board German Sweets Wa has about 17,000 employees at e.V. – the export organisation of German sweets, 3,000 locations in 30 countries. Annual turnover is chocolates and snacks industry around 15 bln €. The business in agriculture mainly comprises orgination of grains and oilseeds, trad- ing with grains, oilseeds, feedstuffs in the EU and internationally. BayWa fully owns the Dutch trad- ing company Cefetra BV in Rotterdam. The BayWa agricultural group has offices in the UK, Italy, Spain, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. The agricultural trading activities are coordinated out of Rotterdam. In 2105, the BayWa group traded nearly 35 mln tons of grains, oilseeds and feedstuffs. The BayWa group is the leading importer of feedstuffs into the EU markets. Also, BayWa is a leader in the market for apples and other fruits. Sourcing is done in Germany and New Zealand (through its subsidi- ary T&G). BayWa delivers farm inputs to farmers in Germany and several other EU member states and sells new and used agricultural machinery to farm- ers in Germany and The Netherlands. Also, BayWa, through its daughter company “FarmFacts”, is active in the area of smart farming. China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Weingärtner Stromberg-Zabergäu Producer Westfleisch SCE
Name Thilo Heuft Name Dirk Niederstucke
Title General Manager Title Chairman of the Executive Board
Product Wines Product Pork and beef
Website www.wg-stromberg-zabergaeu.de Website www.westfleisch.de
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Phone + 49 713 598- 5510 Phone 0049 251 493-1253
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We are a wine cooperative in south- Westfleisch is a leading meat market- ern Germany called Weingärtner er in Germany and Europe. The inter- Stromberg-Zabergäu eG. Our 1.100 national company, based in Muenster, winegrowers are farming an area of North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany, 750 hectares. Each year we sell about slaughters, cuts, processes and refines 6 mio. bottles of wine and 150.000 meat. bottles of organic wine with a total turnover of 19 mil €. Westfleisch was originally established in 1928 as a livestock marketing cooperative, and is now owned The cultivated landscape Stromberg-Zabergäu is by about 4,000 farmers in North West Germany and Germany’s biggest red wine growing area. Stromb- the Netherlands. On the basis of cooperation agree- erg and Heuchelberg which are two of the main ments, they breed pigs, cattle and calves. For this growing areas in Württemberg are within the reason, Westfleisch is able to guarantee safety and Stromberg-Zabergäu conservation area. They form quality along the whole process chain in particular. the basis of our winegrowers vineyards. Our wine- Westfleisch has approximately 5,000 employees, growers are cultivating their grapes with utmost is the no. 3 meat marketer in Germany and ranks care on 750 hectares of land to produce our magnifi- amongst the top 5 in Europe. cent wines. The mild climate and the rich soil are the ideal conditions for outstanding wines especially the Lemberger which has a prominent role amongst our grape variety. The perfect conditions also allow us to produce excellent white wines like Riesling and Pinot Gris which is shown in the optimal combination of the extraordinary nature and the highly skilled crafts- manship and care our cellar masters put in our beautiful wines.
13 Greece
Producer Tsantali
Name Thomas Karpenisis
Title Area Export Manager
Product Wines
Website www.tsantali.gr
Email [email protected]
Phone +30 23990 76193
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The Tsantali family has been cultivat- given to younger vine growers and winemakers. ing vineyards, making wines and dis- This long-standing heritage is carried on today by tilling ouzo and tsipouro since 1890. the third and fourth Tsantali generation. The goal Evangelos Tsantalis, second genera- remains a solid blend of deep respect for the identi- tion winemaker and one of the most ty of the vineyard, emphasis on quality and sustain- charismatic figures in the Greek able development, commitment to insightful entre- winemaking history, has rendered the preneurship, and a seductive storytelling inspired local family business into a rapidly developing brand by the “sense of place”. Since 2012, Tsantali is the name, always at the forefront of innovation. exclusive distributor of “Santo Wines” contributing The vineyard has always been the core of the to the establishment of the new Santorini brand. Tsantali philosophy. The rejuvenation of some of the most exquisite vineyards in Northern Greece like Mount Athos, Rapsani, Halkidiki and Maronia, is attributed to the family’s vision; thanks to the Tsan- tali’s dedication and strategic investment, today out- standing traditions are safely kept, biodiversity and native grapes are preserved and incentive has been
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 EU
Producer FICT-CLITRAVI Producer Freshfel Europe
Name Robert Volut Name Philippe Binard
Title President of CLITRAVI and FICT Title General Delegate
Product Meat Product Fresh fruit and vegetables
Website www.clitravi.eu Website www.freshfel.org
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Phone +32 2 203 51 41 Phone + 32 2 777.15.83
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The Liaison Centre for the Meat Freshfel Europe is a the European Processing Industry in the European fresh fruit and vegetables Association, Union (CLITRAVI) is the professional representing the various segments organisation whose aim is to rep- of the EU fresh produce supply chain resent the interest of the European with membership across the EU Meat Processing Industry. Clitravi’s including growers, producers organi- main object is to protect and ad- zations, packers, shippers, exporters, vance the legitimate interest of the European Meat importers, wholesalers, logistics, distributors ser- Processing Industry. It is engaged in a constant vices providers and retailers. Freshfel membership dialogue with the European Commission, European covers both individual companies and associations. Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the The estimated turnover of the fresh fruit and vege- European Economic and Social Committee, the EFSA tables sector in Europe is over 120 billion €, includ- and other international organisations. ing ca 5 billion € for export to third countries. Ex- ports to both China and Japan remain well below the The 28 CLITRAVI members are representing 13 000 potential that could be delivered to these markets. companies with accumulative annual turnover of 75 Currently, EU exporters are shipping around 6.200 billion € and 350 000 persons employed. T to Japan ( mainly sweet peppers) for a value of ca 32 million € and export 25.000 T to China ( mainly kiwi, but also oranges, pears and apples ,..) worth ca 40 million €.
Freshfel is listed in the EU Transparency Register under the reference n° 1637225479-02
15 Producer SpiritsNL
Name Joep Stassen
Title President of SpiritsEUROPE
Product Spirits
spiritsnl.nl Website spirits.eu
Email [email protected]
Phone + 31-6-2128 7509
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Both SpiritsNL and SpiritsEUROPE are trade associations representing mem- ber companies with governmental in- stitutions. Main areas of competence are fiscal affairs, spirits and society including advertising and aiommercial communications, regulatory matters and trade. This representation is done on national level, EU level and global level. SpiritsEUROPE is strongly involved in all trade related matters with third countries on matters concerning FTA’s, import tariffs, trade barriers and protection of geographical indications.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Ireland
Producer Ornua Producer Bord Bia
Name Enda Shine Name James O’Donnell
Title Technical Sales Manager Title Director Asia
Product Dairy Product Dairy, meat
Website www.ornua.com Website www.bordbia.ie
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Phone (35) 3871348259 Phone +86 18017931555
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Ornua (formerly Irish Dairy Board) is Bord Bia, The Irish Food Board is the an agri-food commercial co-operative government of Irelands Food & Drink which markets and sells dairy prod- promotional Agency working with the ucts on behalf of its members, Irish Irish Food Industry to develop export dairy processors and in turn the Irish markets. Ireland exports over €11b dairy farmer. Ornua is Ireland’s largest in Food & Drink annually to over 175 exporter of Irish dairy products. countries worldwide. We are re- Ornua owns the iconic Kerrygold brand, Pilgrims nowned for the high quality of our meat (beef, lamb Choice, Dubliner, Shannongold, MU, Eureka, and and pork) dairy products (infant formula, UHT milk, BEO milk powder brands. dairy ingredients, cheese & butter), Seafood (in- cluding an extensive range of shellfish) and alcohol Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Ornua exports to beverages (whiskey and cream liquor). over 110 countries with annualised sales of over 1.8 Irelands production is based on combining the best billion. of nature and science to bring to consumers the highest quality products. • Ornua has circa 35 co-operative members - 10 are dairy processors and the rest are creamery co-operatives • 14,000 dairy farmers supply the creamery co-operatives • Also operates from 14 subsidiaries worldwide
17 Producer Glanbia
Name Mark Garrett
Director of Communications Title and Public Affairs
Product Dairy
Website www.glanbia.ie
Email [email protected]
Phone +353 86 6019655
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Glanbia is a global nutrition company, Our deep roots in the nutrition business, our collab- grounded in nature and science, dedi- orative approach and our innovative thinking enable cated to providing better nutrition for us to: every step of life’s journey. • Develop and commercialise specialty nutritional Glanbia takes pure and clean ingredi- ingredients ents including milk, whey and grains, • Be the world leading performance nutrition and using our expert knowledge and capabilities company; and we produce high-quality nutritional ingredients and • Identify global consumer trends and collaborate branded consumer products for our customers and closely with customers to co-create and co-de- consumers worldwide. velop product solutions that meet consumer needs.
With a turnover of €3.5 billion per annum, almost 6,000 employees and a presence in 32 countries worldwide, Glanbia’s vision is to be one of the world’s top performing nutrition companies, trusted to enrich lives every day.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 SPAIN
Producer Jamones Segovia Producer DCOOP
Name Ursula Kruse Name Cesar Ruesgas Fernandez
Title Area Export Manager Title General Commercial Manager
Product Serrano and Iberico ham Product Wines and olive oil
Website www.montenevado.com Website www.dcoop.es
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Phone + 34 676 123030 Phone + 34 618 71 00 45
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Jamones Segovia SA is one of the • We are 75.000 families of farmers leading producers of long cured Serra- and ranchers in Spain, jointed in 150 no and Ibérico ham in Spain. coops The history of Monte Nevado goes back to the end of the 19th century • Largest producer in the world of ol- and continues for more than 100 years ive oil (270.000 tons) and table olives through four generations of experts in (70.000 tons) Also one of the main the production of Spanish Serrano ham. producers of wine (220 million liters) and goat In all this time we have advanced from a small village milk (30 million liters) at the foot of the Guadarrama mountains to ex- porting our best products to the most competitive • All the factories with IFS, BRC. international markets from our plants in Carbonero El Mayor and El Rasillo (La Rioja). From the rudimentary • Direct product from the origin to the customers. original drying chambers of our great-grandfathers we have turned into a modern industry introducing • Taylor made solutions for private brands all the technological innovations that improve the quality of our products but always taking special care to maintain the original flavours and aromas. Today Jamones Segovia has adopted the strictest quality control systems (ISO, IFS, BRC). 40 % of our produc- tion is destined to our export to more than 35 coun- tries (Europe, USA, Canada, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Japan etc). The company has 125 employees and and an annual turnover of 25 million €
19 Producer SAT Royal
Name JOSÉ GANDÍA GINER
Title President
Product Fresh stone fruit and soft fruit
Website www.royal.es
Email [email protected]
Phone +34 616 486 764
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SAT ROYAL is a farming company, created in the 1970’s by three families from Seville. The company is dedicated to the production and marketing of fresh stone fruit (peaches, nectarines and pluots, a type of hybrid plums) and soft fruit (blueberries and raspberries) which is a fairly recent introduction, starting in 2006 and now represents almost 50% of the turnover. Royal employs over 4.000 people in its farms and packhouses in Spain and Morocco. The total turnover for 2015 exceeded 100 m€.
SAT ROYAL focuses on growing premium quality fruit, supplying directly to large retailers. This is supported by a world-class in-house breeding program and research agreements with some of the best private breeders, Universities and other institutions around the world.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Feraico Lacteos
Name Yolande Japhet
Title Representative in China
Product Dairy
Website www.feiraco.es
Email [email protected]
China: +86 2160831155 – 122 Phone Mobile: +86 15601657183 Spain: +34 981818344
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FEIRACO is a cooperative of stock- policies that guarantee the quality of all our products breeders founded in 1968 and com- from source. For example, our commitment to inno- mitted to the development of Galicia. vate is reflected in the feed for our cows. We make Our partners are livestock farm own- our own animal feed, designed to suit the feed needs ers who share industrial facilities and of the dairy farms in order to produce the best milk. technical services for milk and dairy Among our products are classic milk (whole, semi- processing, a factory of feed supple- skimmed and skimmed milk) under two brands: FEI- ments, a cogeneration plant for the production of RACO and XOIA. ÚNICLA milk, which is our Premium steam and electricity, and zootechnical, animal repro- milk, it comes from our pampered cows, which are duction and agricultural advisors. fed on a natural diet, supplemented with linen seeds Feiraco, has an integrated food safety and quality and grass that improves the milk’s fat profile. The system covering the whole chain from livestock result is its extraordinary and unique flavour, and a production of cow’s milk at our farms to the packag- natural source of Selenium. We have been awarded ing and marketing of the final products. We collect, with the International Taste Award in 2015 for our process and market milk and dairy products only from ÚNICLA milk. Our other products include liquid yo- the dairy farms of our member farmers, to whom gurts which have a long expiry date and do not need we guarantee all the necessary services with which cold for their conservation with strawberry, natural to develop their business. The concentration and and fruit salad flavours, whipping cream and cooking geographical proximity of our farms, located at an cream of the best quality, butter, cheese, and milk- average distance of 30 km, ensures that the average shakes. time between milk collection and its arrival at the FEIRACO is a benchmark in the dairy sector in Galicia. production plant is 30 minutes. It has over 10 M€ in assets and employs more than In addition, our farms are committed to sustainable 200 people with an annual turnover of 76.260 EUR management models and food safety and innovation Millions in 2014.
21 Producer Interporc Producer Martínez Loriente
Name Daniel De Miguel Name José Torrijos
Title Export Assistant Title Sales Director
Product Pork meat Product Meat (beef)
Website www.interporc.com Website www.martinezloriente.com
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Phone (+34) 81 051 11 48 Phone 676511392
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Professional organization of white- Martínez Loriente is renowned in the cloak swine. Interbranch Organization meat processing industry, handling of private, non-profit nationwide, all kind of meats including beef, pork, recognized by the Spanish Ministry of lamb and processed meat. Agriculture, Food and Environment which integrates Spanish Organiza- In just 12 years, we have increased tions of production and processing and our business volume tenfold thanks to trade of the pig sector white coat.Our products are our dedication to efficiency and continuous im- pig meat and pork processed products. provement of our processes, offering our customers food safety, quality & warmth.
Our journey started in 2002, and since then our growth has been parallel to that of the Spanish leading distributor, so as to ensure the supply of our meats to over 1500 supermarkets. We have clients distributed all over Europe, Asia & Africa, and we are committed to generating and sharing a responsible growth with them.
• We boast a workforce of 1.600 employees throughout our facilities. • Our turnover reaches 560 million€ annually. • We produce 125 million kg of meat every year.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Juan Motilla
Name Juan Motilla Fernandis
Title Deputy General Manager
Product Fruits
Website http://motilla.es
Email [email protected]
Phone +34 610 533 486
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Juan Motilla, S.L. is a family business Juan Motilla, S.L. was pioneer in the opening of the company, producing and exporting Chinese market for Spanish citrus in 2013/2014. citrus, with over 80 years of history. Currently, more than 33% of the total Spanish citrus We dedicate more than 1000Ha to the exports to China are made by our company. production of citrus, mainly for export. Our main market is Europe but we also We are commitment to quality and research and in- reach many parts of the world, as far novation. We have recently made several investments away as the United States, Canada, Australia, Malay- to improve the facilities and to completely renew the sia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai. machinery with the latest technology available. Spanish citrus export statistics for China: Furthermore, we guarantee health and safety prod- ucts, by using minimal pesticides. To achieve this, - 2013/2014: exports amounted to 1,141 tonnes we closely collaborate with laboratories accredited - 2014/2015: exports amounted to 3,310 tonnes. according to the ISO / IEC 17025 standard. - 2015/2016 (current season): Up to 7th February 1,317 tons have been exported. For the same peri- The “Cítricos Valencianos” PGI label gives added od of time, last season, only 418 tonnes had been value to the citrus fruits certified by the Regulatory exported. This shows that up to now, the quantities Council, which conducts stringent inspections at have been multiplied by three, announcing a very every stage, from the orchards to the packhouses and promising season ahead. through to the points of sale.
23 Producer Olot Meats Group
Name Antonio Jové Ris
Title Third Party Relations, Veterinary
Product Meat
http://www.olotmeats.com/ Website www.cjuia.com
Email [email protected]
Phone +34 620 683 221
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Olot meats group is made up of a slaughterhouse called Olot Meats, which slaughters 12,000 pigs daily and two cutting plants: Carnicas Juia and Carnicas Celrà where the pig carcases are transformed into products for sale. It is a family business, founded by Mikel Soraluce and Quima Roca in 1976. The compa- ny started as a butcher cutting 50 pigs per day until you reach the current 12,000. The Group employs 1.000 people, invoice approx- imately 600 million euros and exports 80% of its production to more than 50 countries. The Group sales all products from a pig, including its offals and cassings.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Since its inception in 1772 by a British gentleman to Producer Osborne export sherry wine to United Kingdom to allow the crews on board the ships sailing to Asia to fight thirst Name Julio Lopez Castaño and scurvy, the company has always been oriented and determined to produce under the higher quality standards, and to grow in the domestic as well as the Title CEO Greater China international markets. Today, Osborne Group has become the leading companies in the Spanish food & Product Meat, Wines, Spirits beverage landscape with sales exceeding 250 million euros, with a clear aim for further internationalization of its business, especially in the fast-growing markets, Website www.osborne.es as China, where consumers are adopting west- ern-style consumption patterns. Email [email protected] Osborne products are leading their respective segments in several markets: Veterano is the leading + 86 156 0177 3979 (Julio); Phone imported brandy in Germany, Montecillo is the most + 34 670 922 2420 sold Rioja wine in Canada, and second in Scandinavia, with ranks high in demanding markets as Germany or Going To China USA, with Carlos I being the clear market leader for premium Gran Reserva Spanish brandy worldwide, with strong presence in Philippines, Germany, Italy The Spanish food and drink company or Mexico. All those products are also present in over Osborne, owner of the iconic image of 300 duty-free shops making Osborne the leading the TORO – black Bull from Spain, as Spanish company in this market. well as famous brands such as 5J - Cin- co Jotas premium 100% Iberico bellota Not to forget an special mention to 5J Cinco Jotas, ham, top brandy Carlos I, Rioja wines the most premium, reputed and acclaimed 100% Montecillo, sherry wines, Veterano, Iberico ham, produced only from bellota-acorn fed Magno, among others that can be found in the main pigs that grow in total freedom in the Natural Park shops and restaurants around the Globe, has a clear of Jabugo – Huelva since 1870 following the most aim: to select, develop and provide consumers world- demanding procedures, blending the old traditional wide with high-quality food and drink products, and handcrafting methods with modern quality controls. brands, of greater authenticity and prestige closer to Because of that, the 5J ham is renown around the consumers in over fifty countries around the world. world for being present in the most prestigious and sophisticated restaurants and homes to be enjoyed To achieve this target, in over two centuries in the by the most exquisite palates due to his intense and evolution of the company it has been linked to a great unique aroma and bouquet, jointly with his healthy ability to adapt to new market demands, always with character due to the special fat composition. an entrepreneurial and dynamic spirit, and a clear commitment to internationalization.
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Producer Allice Producer AGPC – Unigrains
Name Xavier DAVID Name Jean-Francois Isambert
Title CEO Title General Secretary
Product Genetic materials Product Cereals
www.unigrains.fr Website www.allice.fr Website www.agpb.com
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
+ 33 (0) 1 40 04 53 80 +33 (0) 1.44.31.10.22 Phone Phone + 33 (0) 6 75 38 27 31 +33 (0) 06.08.77.65.13
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With a workforce of 45 people, Allice I am a French farmer, vice chairman is the umbrella organization of all of Unigrains and general secretary of French and Belgian cooperatives in AGPB (National Wheat Growers Asso- charge of reproduction and selection ciation) for the ruminants (cattle, goats and sheep). Unigrains is a long term investment company, majority owned by the For 60 years, Allice has been dealing with three main Grain Producers through 2 associations (Wheat and missions: Corn Producers) involved in the Food and Ag sector • Representation and lobbying (presence in 24 for more than 50 years. Unigrains aims to support national and international authorities); businesses and entrepreneurs in their internal and • Services (active watch and advice in the legal external growth projects in equity and quasi equity and social fields, training activities, …); transactions. Unigrains has currently € 1.5 bn under • Research and development activities to stimu- management and is a shareholder of more than 150 late innovation for sustainable breeding. companies.
Today, 59 AI co-ops and selection companies and Unigrains operates mainly in France but also in Italy also professional agricultural organisations and and tomorrow in Spain. Unigrains promotes equity private or public research companies are members financing for the most interesting development of Allice and the turnover of cooperative companies projects in the Food & Ag sector implemented by in the animal insemination sector for all species is of the management team of companies of all sizes and €378,000,000 all origins (coops and SMEs)
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Inaporc Producer Interfel
Name Guillaume ROUÉ Name Daniel Sauvaitre
Title Chairman Title Secretary-General
Product Meat (pork) Product Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Website www.leporc.com Website www.interfel.com
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Phone +33 (0)1 44 93 60 00 Phone +33 1 49 49 15 15
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INAPORC was created in December Created in 1976, INTERFEL is an 2003 to bring together and at the association representing all the sector same time represent the organi- of fresh fruit and vegetable in France. sations of the professionals in the The main mission of our association French pork sector: animal feed, is to improve the French production production, slaughtering-cutting, with the establishment of interpro- processing and distribution. fessionnal agreement, to develop the consumption of Fresh fruit & vegetable in France Its main tasks are: and to increase the market share of the exportation • Organising inter-professional discussion of French production. • Contributing to the management and develop- ment of domestic and export markets The French production is distributed: 3.060.000 • Strengthening food safety particularly through tons of fresh fruits and 3.460.000 tons of fresh veg- traceability, research in the interest of both etables. We export 2.300.000 tons of fruits and veg- users and consumers etables in the World : 80% in Europe, 7% in Africa, 5% in Asia, 5% in Middle East and 3% in the rest of Defending and promoting the common interests of the world. The most produce, that we export, are: the sector. apples, kiwifruits, apricots, cauliflowers and shallots.
N° of employees : 69 persons Turnover : 13 Million €
27 Fédération des Exportateurs de Producer Producer Moët Hennessy Vins et Spiritueux (FEVS)
Name Nicolas Ozanam Name Lucie Brunetière
Title Director General Title Public Affairs Manager
Product Wines / Spirits Product Spirits
Website www.fevs.com Website www.hennessy.com
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
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FEVS is a trade association that gath- Moët Hennessy is the wines and spir- ers about 550 companies in the wine its division of LVMH, world leader in and spirits sector, representing 85 % the luxury sector. of French wines and spirits exports, which rose to 11.7 billion euros in First producer and exporter of Cham- 2015. pagne with Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Dom Pérignon, Ruinart, Its main activities are : Krug, and Mercier and Cognac with Hennessy, Moët Hennessy also produces two Single Malt Scotch • Information and hotline service to every mem- Whiskies, Glenmorangie and Ardbeg and a Polish ber company regarding issues related to wines Vodka, Belvedere. and spirits regulation (labelling, import reg- ulation, tariff and excise duties, analysis and Moët Hennessy also produces still wines in the USA, certification requirements, etc..) in about 200 Argentina, New Zeeland, Australia and China and countries or territories ; Chandon, a sparkling wine produced in the USA, Improving the global environment for wines and Argentina, Brazil, China, India and Australia. spirits export, mainly through relations at interna- tional, EU and national level, with a special focus on Moët Hennessy employs over 6500 people through- international trade negotiations. out the world and has a turnover of 4.6 B€ in 2015 (+16% - 6% in organic growth - compared to 2014) and a profit from recurring operations of over 1.3 B € (+19% compared to 2014).
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer LDC
Name Paul Lopez
Title International Affairs Officer
Product Meat (poultry)
Website www.ldc.fr
Email [email protected]
Phone +33 (0)2 43 62 70 00
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LDC was born in 1968 from the Two other families then join the Group: in 1989, the merger of families Lambert, Guillet family comes to enforce LDC’s activity by Dodard and Chancereul. This same opening it to additional geographic areas (the firm year, the S.A. LAMBERT, located in was implanted in Daumeray, Maine et Loire); and, Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe), has in 2001, the arrival of the Huttepain family enables indeed merged with the S.A. the LDC Group to get an upstream division and be DODARD CHANCEREUL, based in present in the integrated poultry production, animal Saint-Denis d’Anjou (Mayenne). feed and eggs.
These two local companies were running a common About forty years later, the LDC Group is counting activity of poultry slaughtering in complementary 16 000 employees and 62 production sites with a geographies. Noting the consumption evolution and turnover reaching € 3 billion. This growth has been the appearance of retail distribution, this association largely made through regular buyouts and the acqui- allowed the new entity composed of 90 people to sition of existing brands. grow and conduct emerging consumer needs.
From this day, its activity continued to evolve over the years to poultry cuts, further processed poultry products and then to the convenience market.
29 Italy
Producer Frantoio del Grevepesa
Name Filippo Legnaioli
Title President and Sales Manager
Product Olive Oil
Website www.allice.fr
[email protected] Email [email protected]
Phone +39 055 821353
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The cooperative Frantoio del Greve- pesa was born around the mid 70’s to promote and protect the tastes and traditions associated with the pro- duction of extra virgin olive oil in the area. It now consists of approximate- ly 300 olive farms and achieves an average annual production capacity of over 500,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil. A continued focus on research and technological innovation, the constant search for quality led the Frantoio del Grevepesa to be today a solid reference point for growers of Chianti and the surrounding area. Our products are: 100% Italian extravirgin olive oil, 100% Italian organic extravirgin olive oil; Tuscan Extra virgin olive oil IGP (Protected Geographical Indication); Chianti Classico Extra virgin Olive Oil DOP (Protected Designation of Origin). The cooperative has 3 employees 12 months per year. In October – November –December during the olives harvest period the number of employ- ees is 12/13. The annual turnover is approximately 960.000 euro. In 2013 our company has obtained BRC and IFS certification. China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Caviro
Name Riccardo Maltinti
Country Manager Asia-Pacific, Title Caviro China Chief Representative
Product Wines
Website www.caviro.com
Email [email protected]
+39 335 6196019 Phone +86 136 0192 8588
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Caviro is an Agricultural Cooperative, The Caviro Group’s strength: 12,000 wine growers the largest Italian wine supply chain from 8 regions, 36 cellars, 535 employees in 4 founded in Faenza (Italy) in 1966 that different production sites, 2 million hectoliters of operates in 70 countries worldwide. bottled wine and an annual turnover of 314 Mio/€. Its mission is to give the greatest Tavernello (#1 selling wine in Italy), Castellino, possible value to the grapes of its own Bottebuona, Brumale, Terre Forti and Tini are wine growers, who are all encouraged Caviro’s most popular brands and are enjoyed by to produce different varieties that appeal to the consumers every day. Caviro also has premium global markets, while paying the utmost attention brand such as Romio within its portfolio. The last to quality and keeping environmental impact to a few years have seen Caviro establish a portfolio minimum. Sustainable practices cover every phase of superpremium brands with wines from Veneto of wine production, from the vineyard to the glass: and Tuscany - Cantine Leonardo da Vinci, Cantina Caviro uses renewable energy sources to generate di Montalcino and Gerardo Cesari - all considered energy from production waste and makes the most to be the best ambassadors of Italy in the global of agro-industrial by-products, turning them into markets. raw materials for the pharmaceutical and beverage sectors. Moreover, the company also introduced wastewater recovery.
31 Alleanza delle “Alleanza delle cooperative italiane Producer Cooperative Italiane - settore Agroalimentare” (Italian Alli- ance of agri-food cooperatives) is the Name Giorgio Mercuri Italian national organisation leading the interests of 5,800 cooperatives operating in the agri-food Title President sector. It represents about 1/4 of the Italian agri-food production, gathering 863,000 mem- Dairy, Wine, Gis, Product bers and 93,000 employees. Its aggregate turnover organic, cured meats totals 34 billion €, that is the 24% of the turnover of www.fedagri.confcooperative.it the entire Italian agri-food industry. “Alleanza delle Website www.legacoopagroalimentare.coop cooperative italiane - settore Agroalimentare” can www.alleanzacooperative.it provide, thanks to its members that work with the s.presidenza.agroalimentare@ highest quality standards in all the main sectors, the Email alleanzacooperative.it best “Made in Italy” agri-food products. Our Italian processing/marketing cooperatives provide 99% of +39. 06-469781 Phone their supplies locally or nationally. Only 1% of the raw +39. 06-46978218 materials are purchased outside the country. Cooperatives, working Italian raw materials - which Going To China and Japan allow to maintain a true connection with the area of origin and therefore the distinctive features of the Italian food tradition - hold a significant range of Made in Italy products to be appraised in the domes- tic and foreign market. Alleanza delle cooperative italiane - settore Agroali- mentare represent 11 firms which are ranked in the Top-50 agrifood firms.
In particular, the main sectors are: • milk and dairy products: about the 60% of Italian milk production, 70% of the turnover of PDO cheeses. Furthermore cooperatives have high relevance especially within the Consortiums for protection of PDO-PGI cheeses. • fruit and vegetables: 40% of the Italian fruit and vegetable gross marketable production. • wine: more than the 50% of the Italian gross marketable production of wine. • poultry: 70% of the Italian gross production in the poultry and rabbit sector (eggs, poultry meat, rabbits) • cured meats: 25% of the Italian production of processed beef and pork sectors, • Corn and cereals: 40% of the Italian production • organic: Italy is the first EU producer and the biggest exporter in the world China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Latteria Sociale Mantova
Name Fausto Turcato
Title CEO
Product PDO Cheeses
Website www.lsm427.it
Email [email protected]
+39-0376-380808 Phone +39-335-8298412
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Latteria Sociale Mantova is one of on the values of passion, commitment and love for the leaders in Italy in the production the land and for a healthy diet. of Grana Padano cheese and in the wholesale of other italian PDO LSM employs almost 200 people (direct staff and cheese types (Butter, Mascarpone, external staff). The annual turnover is 125 millions Parmigiano Reggiano, etc.). of euros (as of 2015), with a share of the 70 percent covered by export activities, with a global presence Founded in 1929, as a depot for the supply of worldwide. pasteurized milk to the city of Mantua, this farmer’s Technical certifications cover each stage of the cooperative has been constantly increasing its size production (Haccp, BRC, IFS, Icea Organic, Halal, in the last decades, becoming one of the largest Kosher), including the advanced packing and grating companies in the sector, with a capacity of 600 tons facilities, in total respect of EU regulations. of milk and 1.200 whole wheels of Grana Padano produced per day in three modern cheese-factories Latteria Sociale Mantova is made of dynamic, (Porto Mantovano, Marmirolo, Bagnolo San Vito, all enthusiastic, and extremely skilled operators, who based in the Mantua area). have helped the group’s performance through the The quality of LSM’s products is guaranteed by a years, also thanks to research, innovation, marketing corporate philosophy based on a long tradition and strategies and packaging design.
33 Name Luca Giavi
Title Director
Email [email protected]
Producer Consorzio Tutela Prosecco Name Alessandra Zuccato
Protection and legal affair Product PDO/PGI Wines Title department
Website www.lsm427.it Email [email protected]
Phone (+39) 04221572383
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Name Luca Giavi
Title Director
Email [email protected]
Producer Consorzio Tutela The Consorzio Prosecco di tutela Beside the BoD, the other decision-making body della Doc Prosecco, within the Consorzio is the Members’ General Product PDO/PGI Winesgoverned in accordance Meeting, which convenes all the Consorzio members with section 17 of and decides on such matters as specifically fall Italian Legislative within its sphere of competence, as provided for in Website www.lsm427.it Decree 61/2010 the articles of association of the Consorzio. was established on The Consorzio also has 5 employees: two 19Phone November 2009;(+39) the same 04221572383 was recognised by the administrative clerk, a general secretarial clerk, a Ministry, pursuant to the 4th paragraph of the aforesaid research and development clerk for economic and sectionGoing To 17 of ItalianChina Legislative Decree 61/2010, with wine sector matters and a supervisory and legal Italian Ministerial Decree of 22 March 2012, and carries affairs clerk. out the activities of promotion, development and protection of all the Doc Prosecco wine producers, even The entire staff activity is coordinated by a senior if they are not members as set out in annex 1. director of the general management who has a managerial and supervisory role. The registered offices of the Consorzio are in Treviso The Consorzio also works with several (Italy) and it is represented by a BoD formed by 21 communications agencies to fulfil the activities members representative of the three categories of of communication and organisation of both members belonging to the Consorzio: vine-growers, national and international events in view of the winemakers and bottlers, one of whom holds the intense activity of promotion, communication and position of Chairperson, legal representative of the participation in national and international trade entity in question. fairs. China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Conserve Italia
Name Primo Giuseppe Altigieri
Title Area Export Manager
Product Processed fruit and vegetables
Website www.conserveitalia.it
Email [email protected]
+39 051 6228817 Phone +39 338 6123612
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Conserve Italia is the first European member (I.S.A. S.p.A.). Production and logistics in Cooperative in the preserved Italy are managed in eight plants which are situated fruit and vegetables sector with in the regions of Emilia-Romagna (6), Tuscany (1) production facilities and sales offices and Apulia (1). Another plant of the subsidiary both in Italy and abroad. The unique Tera Seeds is located in Emilia-Romagna. Conserve feature of Conserve Italia is that it Italia has two processing plants in France, which is directly controlled by its member are managed by Conserves France S.A., one in agricultural cooperatives. This implies a strong Spain, managed by Juver Alimentación S.L.U., both link with the territory which is always a plus to the controlled companies. Furthermore, Conserve Italia overall supply chain management of the agricultural has an International Division for sales with includes process, from seed to finished goods. This commercial subsidiaries in the UK; Mediterranean guarantees to the consumers the quality of the raw Growers Ltd. for Great Britain and Ireland; Conserve materials and the final products. Conserve Italia is Italia Deutschland GmbH (ex Warburger GmbH) the leading company in Italy for preserved foods and for Germany, Austria, Holland and Scandinavia. is one of the major players in the European agri-food The product lines of the Conserve Italia Group industry, with an aggregate turnover of 1,012 million include: fruit based products: fruit juices, nectars, Euros as at 30.06.2015. fruit drinks, preserved fruits and jams (51% of total Conserve Italia’s company structure consists of 50 turnover); tomato derivatives: canned tomatoes members of which 47 are contributing cooperatives, (peeled and chopped), sieved tomatoes, purées, uniting around 9,000 agricultural producers pasta sauces (21% of total turnover); canned concentrated mainly in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany vegetables: pulses and sweet corn (19% of total and Latium, two are institutional supporting turnover); other products: fresh cut vegetables, members (Tuscany Regional Administration and ready meals, dressings and ethnic specialties (9% of Fondo Sviluppo S.p.A.) and one is a financing total turnover)
35 Name Pier Enzo Roagna
Title Area Manager
pierenzo.roagna@mondodelvino. Email com
Producer Mondodelvino Name Luigi Bersano
Product PDO/PGI Wines Title Export Manager
Website www.mondodelvino.com Email [email protected]
Phone +39 0173 636311
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Name Pier Enzo Roagna
Title Area Manager
pierenzo.roagna@mondodelvino. Email com
Producer MondodelvinoApril 5th, 1991 is During 2015, turnover reaches about 90 million the date of birth of euros, mgm has produced and shipped/sold in 60 Product PDO/PGI WinesMGM. On that day, countries: the founders Alfeo Martini, Roger Gabb • Total 55.000.000 Pieces Website www.mondodelvino.com and Christoph Mack, • PGI 26.000.000 Pieces (approximatelly 47% of oenologists and production) wine-makingPhone experts,+39 welcomed0173 636311 three winemakers • PDO 17.000.000 Pieces (approximatelly 31% of coming from long experiences in different production) continents.Going To This encounterChina of different wine cultures • Others 12.000.000 (Approx. 22%) resulted in a new way of thinking up, producing and marketing Italian quality wine.
Our Group, produces high quality products from Piedmont, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Umbria, Puglia, Sicily and Abruzzo. There are 160 types of wines from 17 regions, with more than 1000 references.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Romagna Coop Food
Name Francesco Paganelli
Title Export Manager
Product Wine, Spirits, Meat, Gourmet
Website www.romagnacoopfood.it
[email protected] Email [email protected]
Phone +39 331 649 5118
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Romagna Coop Food is a business Our companies and offered product categories network, established to exploit synergies among Italian food and • Wine and Spirits: CEVICO wine companies located in Romagna, • Deli Dry Cured and Fresh Pork meats (salami, the east side of Emilia-Romagna prosciutto, etc.): BORGOBUONO region, a land rich in agro-industry • Coffe (beans, in powder, capsules and pods): and culinary traditions. CO.IND • Biscuits, Substitutes of bread, Christmas and The six companies involved together add up over 15 Easter Cakes (Panettoni, Pandoro and Colomba): production plant, 2500 employee and a turnover for DECO about 850 million eur per year. • Fruit Juices and Nectars, Vegetable Drinks, Tomato, Frozen Vegetables (All Organic and conventional): FRUTTAGEL • Flours, Special Flour Mixes, frozen pizza dought, gluten free pasta: MOLINO SPADONI
37 Name Miki Nakano
Title Representative for cheese
Ma Vi Trade – Filiera di Eccellenza Producer Name Terumi Suzuki del Grano Padano Piacento Representative for bakery Product Dairy Title products
Website www.mavifooditalia.com
Email [email protected]
Phone +39 0523 400687
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Name Miki Nakano
Title Representative for cheese
Ma Vi Trade – Filiera di Eccellenza Producer Ma Vi Trade is a whole del Grano Padanofemale Piacentocompany active in the export of Product Dairy Italian food products throughout the world. Website www.mavifooditalia.comSpecialized in cheese products, we have the Email [email protected] to drive to our customers a wider range of references including organic food, halal, GMO free products… Phone +39 0523 400687 Ma Vi Trade was established in 1996 by Maria RosariaGoing To Maestri, whoJapan is nowadays its owner and Ceo, has a turnover of 14.000.000,00 €, counts 8 employees in Italy, and has its subsidiaries in Poland (Warsaw) and China (Shanghai).
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Name Marco Pizzoli
General Manager – Gruppo Title Italiano Vini Shanghai
Email [email protected]
Phone +86 150 2195 1632
Cantine Riunite & CIV S.C.A. and Producer Name Luigi Bersano Gruppo Italiano Vini S.p.A.
Product Wines Title Export Manager
http://www.riunite.it/ Email [email protected] Website http://www.gruppoitalianovini. com/ Phone +81 8031592719 Going to China and Japan
Name Marco Pizzoli
General Manager – Gruppo Title Italiano Vini Shanghai
Email [email protected]
Phone +86 150 2195 1632
GRUPPO ITALIANO This strategy has allowed Riunite to establish itself Cantine RiuniteVINI S.p.A.& CIV S.C.A. and on the Italian, European and international markets, Producer Gruppo Italiano Vini S.p.A. with a wide range of products that represent the Number one in Italy great tradition of Italian and Emilian wine. Its Product Wines and among the leading turnover is 201 million of euros. companies in the world http://www.riunite.it/in the production The history of Riunite is based on growth: from the Website http://www.gruppoitalianovini.and marketing of fine union of a few co-operatives, with an initial capital wines, G.I.V. combinescom/ the virtues of small structures of only 9000 lire, to today’s Company that is making with the advantages of large companies. G.I.V. the history of Lambrusco wine and of the IGT wines ownsGoing 15 to wineries, China 16 main and brands, Japan 1340 hectares of Emilia, with over 2,000 grower-members, and of vineyards. In 2015 has produced 85,5 million from national – or rather Regional – distribution to of bottles of wine, the consolidate turnover is 358 supplying more than 70 countries on all continents. million of euros and the worldwide employees are 807 . Combined, Cantine Riunite and Gruppo Italiano Vini has over 550 million euro turnover, number one CANTINE RIUNITE & CIV S.C.A. wine group in Italy, number 3 in Europe and number 8 in the world. Born in 1950 with the union of nine co-operative wineries in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Cantine Riunite has expanded its membership over the years, directly involving its growers, who work in the most famous,high-quality wine-producing areas, in the business.
39 Consorzio Casalasco del Producer Pomodoro Soc. Agr. Coop.
Name Barbara Mantelli
Title Export Manager
Product Tomato
Website www.ccdp.it
Email [email protected]
Phone +39 0375 536261
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Consorzio Casalasco del Pomodoro the passion and the determination of who is came to life in 1977. The creation of a involved make the difference. Our farmers make the cooperative, which brought together difference by their everyday work. Their faces are and gathered, in a unique reality, all those of our company farmers, people from the Po the tomato producers in the area. Valley, principally from the provinces of Cremona, Parma, Piacenza and Mantova. They are the center The aims at that time were to offer and the added value of the Cooperative. the market not only the fruit from the cultivation, but the processed and ready-to-use product. A finished product, distinguished by the quality of the tomato, its freshness and taste. In over 30 years of activity, the producers increased: today they are 370 farms associated. In these decades we have inaugurated new plants and we have seen our brands and associated producers grow. Time has turned into passion and experience: elements that helped us become the first Italian tomato producer and processer. Yet, something is still the same: the quality underlying every productive step. A synthesis of taste and genuineness we want to bring also to your table. When the fruit of the land grows in optimal conditions, following shared rules and quality systems, the result is a warranty. In these cases,
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 The Netherlands
Producer Vion Food Name Bert Urlings
Name Francis Kind Title Director QA/PA Vion Food
Title CEO Vion Food Product Meat
Product Meat Website www.vionfoodgroup.com
Website www.vionfoodgroup.com Email [email protected]
Email [email protected] Phone +31 88 99 53 705
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Vion Food is one of EU Every day, approximately 100 million people around largest producers of the globe consume Vion Food’s meat, representing fresh meat (beef and a huge responsibility for consumer’s health and food pork), derived products safety. Vion Food guarantees the safety of its prod- for Retail, foodservice ucts by operating within modern integrated meat and the processed supply chains. Focusing on a proactive partnership meat industries, with farmers and customers, Vion Food ensures an produced in the Netherlands and Germany, with a efficient, fully traceable meat production process global presence of sales offices. The annual turnover in which food safety and product integrity are key of Vion Food is around 5 bn Euro and it employs values. about 12.000 people.
Vion Food is farmers owned and has a full control of its supply chain. Fresh pork and beef of Vion Food is produced according to the highest global standards and also accepted on all relevant global food mar- kets. Vion Food is the trusted partner and supplier of major foodservice and retail companies worldwide. Food safety, product integrity and sustainability are key values. Vion believes in sharing knowledge and experience as well as transparency and collabora- tion; Innovation is made by people.
41 Poland
Polish Federation Producer Polish Beef Association Producer of Food Industry
Name Jerzy Wierzbicki Name Andrzej Gantner
Title President Title General Director
Product Beef Product Dairy/ Meat
Website www.beef.org.pl Website www.pfpz.pl
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
+48 608 392 697 Phone (48) 728328800 Phone +48 881 082 997
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Polish Beef Association (PBA) is an The Polish Federation of Food Indus- umbrella organisation for participants try Union of Employers represents the in the beef market chain reaching Polish food industry domestically and from farm to consumers. The PBA internationally. The members of PFFI UE works with key slaughterhouses and include the leading companies and or- processing plants in Poland. ganisations having ties with the broadly understood food market in Poland. The Polish abattoirs and processing plants for both domestic and export beef markets meet the strictest The Polish Federation of Food Industry Union of Em- European food safety norms. The conditions in an- ployers (PFFI UE) was established to secure effective imals rearing in Poland can only contribute to their participation of business entities in laying down legal, high quality and high nutritional value. organisational and economic conditions for the de- velopment of food sector, one of the largest and most Poland is a one of the world leaders in beef and veal powerful branches of the Polish economy. export. Annually more than 350,000 tonnes of beef and veal is exported. Polish beef industry is most PFFI UE represents the Polish industry at the national as growing beef industry in Europe. well as international forum.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Polish Chamber of Milk
Name Agnieszka Maliszewska
Title Director
Product Dairy
Website www.izbamleka.pl
Email [email protected]
Phone 48602103035
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Polish Chamber of Milk is the biggest by Codex Alimentarius, BRC. In 2012-2014 total association of dairy industry in Po- polish dairy industry sales increased about 13,21% land. We have over than 70 members (from 26,5 bln PLN to 30 bln PLN). Employment in (dairies and companies who provide polish dairy industry amounts on 33 thous., Over materials and services for dairy indus- 30% of dairy production is directed for export on EU try f.e. packages, cooling equipments, and third countries markets. microbiological vaccines). Dairies affiliated in Polish Chamber of Milk account for Members of Polish Chamber of Milk produce high approximately 70% of polish milk purchase. The aim quality dairy products like: liquid milk (UHT, pas- of the organization is to promote the development teurized), cream, skimmed and whole milk powder, of the Polish dairy industry in Poland and abroad. sweet whey powder, hard/ripened cheeses, butter, The organization is a national competence center for buttermilk, processed cheeses, other cheeses and Polish dairy industry and gives a boost to bilateral remaining dairy products. trade relations. We are members of international dairy associations like EDA and IDF.
Dairy sector in Poland is very modern and produces high quality dairy products. Dairies require interna- tional food quality standards like IFS, ISO, HACCP
43 Producer Ciasnocha Family Farms
Name Mateusz Ciasnocha
Title Head of International Affairs
Product Organic materials
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ Website mateuszciasnocha
Email [email protected]
Phone +48 692-477-747
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Ciasnocha Family Farms is a consor- enterprise is one of the leaders on Polish biomass tium of fully organic farms located market specialising in production and logistic of fully in the Northern Poland owned and organic animal feed, such as: hay and grass silage, as managed by Ciasnocha family. The well as straw handling specialist. Looking into the origins of the enterprise dates back future Ciasnocha Family Farms wants to build on its to 1973 when the family settled in competitive advantage in ecological products and the Vistula Delta and started to farm expand into production of fully organic seeds – such 14ha of its fertile soils. Currently, the group manag- as: lupine, lentil, cumin, mustard, coriander, beans es over 700ha of fully organic land with second and and soybeans – for both consumer and feed use. third generations actively taking part in a day-to-day development of the business.
Since the beginnings of Ciasnocha Family Farms the business went through numerous stages of agricultural production. Starting with breeding animals in the 70s, moving to cereals production in mid-80s and since Polish inception to the European Union in 2004 the farm started des-intensify production. Currently, the
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Krajowa Rada Drobiarstwa – Izba Gospodarcza (KRD-IG) (The Producer Polish Poultry Council – Chamber of Commerce)
Name Lukasz Dominiak
Title General Director
Product Meat (poultry)
Website www.krd-ig.com.pl
Email [email protected]
Phone +48 601 669 646
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Krajowa Rada Drobiarstwa – Izba regulations or environmental protection. KRD-IG Gospodarcza (KRD-IG) (The Polish is a member of a. v. e. c. - the European Producers' Poultry Council – Chamber of Com- Association, Importers and Exporters of the Chicken merce), established in 1998, aims Meat; CLITRAVI – the Liaison Centre for the Meat at developing and modernizing the Processing Industry in the European Union and Polish poultry industry, at protecting WPSA - the World's Poultry Science Association. the interests of poultry producers and processors as well as at representing the Polish The volume of Polish poultry production in 2015 poultry industry before national and internation- was 2.16 million tonnes (mainly chicken and turkey; al organizations. Currently KRD-IG has nearly 70 also geese and duck). 42% of total production was members from such fields as: farming, breeding, exported. Overall turnover for 2015 was about 5 hatching, poultry and egg production, poultry meat billion Euro. Poland is also one of the world leaders and egg processing, trade, and poultry feed produc- in production of the highest quality of feathers and tion, agricultural universities, and associations of down (geese and ducks) – in 2015 Poland produced poultry farmers. KRD-IG's members are responsible about 450 tonnes, which was mostly exported to for approximately 65% of the total slaughter volume Japan. and 85% in poultry exports.
KRD-IG's activities are mostly focused on the market and the economic fields closely related to poultry industry, such as: growth and profitability of the poultry market, promotion of the category on the domestic and foreign markets, quality and safety of poultry production, law, veterinary and sanitary
45 Portugal
Producer Quevedo Port Wine
Name Oscar Quevedo
Title Director
Product Wines
Website www.quevedoportwine.com
Email [email protected]
Phone +351 964 494 115
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Quevedo is a family owned Port and Douro winegrowers, with the mem- bers of the fourth and fifth generation actively involved in the business, based in the north of Portugal. The winery owns and harvests a total of 114 hectares of vines, some of the most desirable vineyard estates across the region. The main estates of the family are Quinta Vale d’Agodinho in Ferradosa, one of the best loca- tions for Port production and Quinta da Trovisca, a remarkable vineyard located in the fresh and sunny foothills of S. João da Pesqueira.
The company employs 22 people from four different EU countries and has an annual turnover of 2,9 M Euros.
Quevedo is exporting 94% of its production to 31 countries in 5 continents and is looking for the right partner to get into the Chinese market.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 This group has sought the verticalization of produc- Producer FPAS tion, linking all productive sectors. After this integration, it underwent extensive Name António Tavares improvement and is nowadays one of the best performing slaughtering and processing pork unis in Portugal. Title Director The slaughterhouse has a slaughter line for 300 Product Pork meat pigs / hour and is equipped with a cold system that allows continuous slaughter. It has cutting room Website suinicultura.com (cut plant) and meatpacking and also a transformed product manufacturing facility, producing a wide range of consumer products and traditional prod- Email [email protected] ucts. The sales are mostly focused on green meat. However, the group has made a huge effort to en- Phone +351 919 601 629 large its offer of processed and packed goods. The group has achieved the position of one of the Going To Japan three largest groups at the national level and is now looking to diversify its market and focusing on exports.
Carmonti was created in 1985 and has been a stead- This is a Portuguese association of pig ily growing group for the past 30 years. producers, whose goal is to promote In 2009, it was sold to a consortium combining two the production of pigs in Portugal. groups, AFF, Lda and Carnes Crisóstomo, Lda. Currently, due to constraints imposed by large retailers, export seems to be After this purchase, major investments were made in the only solution. order to enlarge and modernize the production unit. It is now able to slaughter 1.500 pigs per day and We are representing 2 companies, Carnes Valinho, process 120.000kg of cut meat and S.A. (Grupo Valinho) and Carmonti – Indústria de carcasses per day. Carnes do Montijo, S.A.. The average weekly production of processed foods Both companies are strongly committed in this situ- is 200 tons. ation, one of which, Carnes Valinho, is the largest pig production group in Portugal. The main goal for the future is the search for new The company started its activity in 1989. In the year export markets, to add to the already 2002, it was purchased and integrated in a large existing ones. Portuguese manufacturing group, led by Mr Fernan- The company has NP EN ISO 9001:2008 certifica- do Vicente. tion and is aiming to obtain IFS Food Version 6 certification I 2016. It’s now part of the largest pig production group in Portugal, representing 12% of the In terms of employees, Carmonti has currently 212 country’s total breeding production. employees and Carnes Valinho has 298 employees
47 Producer TriPortugal
Name Armando Torres Paulo
Title CEO
Product PDO fruit
Website www.triportugal.pt
Email [email protected]
Phone +351 917 213 032
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The Company Economic and social Rocha pear relevance to Por- TriPortugal – main Portuguese pear tugal and Europe: Rocha pear is the most important exporter: In the last 23 years (since Portuguese fruit variety in the portuguese internal 1993), TriPortugal and his Members market, as well as in EU and all over the world (in has always be one of the 3 biggest tonnes and euros). Portuguese pears exporters. Being the biggest in 2013/14/15. Rocha pear is a European PDO: “Pera Rocha do triPortugal main numbers: 2016 turnover: € 26 000 Oeste” is a Fruit European GI. It is a PDO. Can be a 000; 3 main packhouses; 36 farmers; 700 hectares showcased as long as it can be imported in China of orchards. (and Japan).
The Product In the fase 1 of the GI China - EU agreement “Pera Rocha Pear is harvested in August and is commer- Rocha do Oeste” is the only Portuguese fruit, and cially available from August until June of next year. one of 100 Europeans GI included in the approved Portuguese pear crop is the 5th European crop, and 2015 List. Pera Rocha do Oeste is the biggest European GI crop. The person who will be present in the mission Armando Torres Paulo: i) TriPortugal CEO; 2) Presi- Rocha Pear is un unique pear with some major dent of Frutus (Grower Organization) (1992 – today) values and strengths: European fruit, crunchy, juicy, ; 3) former president of ANP – Portuguese Pear travel capacity, shelf-life and price. grower and Exporter Association (1993-2014); 4) Fruitfarmer; 5) Agronomist.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Producer Quinta do Pinto
Name Rita Pinto
Title CEO
Product Wines
Website www.quintadopinto.pt
rita.cardosopinto@quintadopinto. Email pt
Phone + 351919100800
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Cardoso Pinto family owned boutique 63 hectare of vines and capacity to estate bottled winery, in Alenquer, Lisbon wine up to 600.000 bottles under three distinct brands: region. Quinta do PINTO, Terras do ANJO and Vinhas do LASSO, producing white red and rose premium We have a collection of 19 grapes, wines. planted on gentle slopes of clay lime- stone soils, with southern exposure, Exports 50% of the production to 13 markets. that benefit from the Atlantic influence, due to the 25km distance of the sea. In the winery, fermenta- tion is in concrete tanks and using only indigenous yeast, thus producing wines of true character. We blend autochthonous Portuguese grapes with French Rhone varietals producing unique wines that are full bodied and have a beautiful natural acidity and minerality.
Award winning wines (90+ Robert Parker, 90 +Wine Enthusiast; Gold ratings: International Wine chal- lenge, Mundus Vini, China Wine Awards; Gold and Silver ratings at the Portugal National Competition).
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Title Managing Director
FinlandEmail [email protected]
Producer Polar Oats Name Max Schulman
Product Grains, oats, braley Title Market Prospects Director
Website www.polaroats.fi Email [email protected]
Phone +358 40 825 2112
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Name Tomi Virolainen
Title Managing Director
Email [email protected]
Producer Polar Oats
Polar Oats Ltd. Was During 2007 – 2015, Polar Oats delivered mainly Product Grains, oats,founded braley in 2007. The specialised oats for baby food industry and glu- company is owned by a ten-free oats and high grade oats for the milling Website www.polaroats.finumber of family farms sector. (20). Its main business Phone +358 40 825focuses 2112 on the inter- We are constantly looking for new market areas, national grain trade. especially new markets in third countries. In 2014 Polar Oats supplies to the customers with Finnish we began to export oats to China. Polar Oats was eco-friendly,Going To high Chinaquality and and Japan easily traceable grain, the first company to do so from Finland. mainly oats. The basis of the business idea is the fast and cost-effective supply of grain in sea containers directly from farms to grain users around the world. Delivered products include oats, barley and wheat, both conventional and organic, to the food and feed sector.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 Sweden
Producer Norrmejerier
Name Johan Nylund
Vice President Västerbottensost Title International
Product Matured hard cheese
www.norrmejerier.se Website www.vasterbottensost.com
Email [email protected]
+46 702261357 Phone +46 90 182960
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Norrmejerier is the northern-most dairy cooperative in Sweden and is owned by the approx. 400 farmers in Northern Sweden. The company employs 420 employees and offers high-quality dairy products for the both the Swedish and European mar- ket. The turnover of Norrmejerier is 250 Million EUR.
The most well-known brand of Norrmejerier is Väs- terbottensost which is matured hard cheese made from cow´s milk. Västerbottensost is produced by a secret recipe since 1872 in a small dairy in close to the Arctic Circle. Västerbottensost is a Royal Purvey- or of the Royal Court of Sweden and seen as a tra- ditional Swedish food item for festivities like Easter, Midsummer, Crayfish parties and Christmas. Väster- bottensost can be used as well in cheese plates as in cooking in a similar manner as parmesan cheese. The company also specializes high quality UHT-dairy products within its UHT plant in Lulea. An example of this is Gainomax Recovery which is a milk-based sports recovery drink.
51 Producer Tetra Pak
Name Lars Holmquist
Cluster Leader, Marketing and Title Product Management, Europe and Central Asia Processing and packaging Product solutions
Website www.tetrapak.com
[email protected] ; Email [email protected]
Phone +49 15112059305
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Tetra Pak is one of the world’s lead- For over 35 years we have been present in China ing food processing and packaging and have been instrumental in developing local dairy solutions companies. Working closely value chains and forging partnerships that enhance with our customers and suppliers, we raw milk production and quality. For example, we provide safe, innovative and environ- have taken part in developing the Sino-Swedish mentally sound products in more than Dairy Centre, Farm upgrading programme, RUC-Tet- 175 countries with China among our ra Pak Dairy Research Centre and Farmers School. largest markets. We are a family-owned company of Most recently, Tetra Pak and DeLaval (our sister Swedish origin, have more than 23,000 employees company in the Tetra Laval Group) signed a five year based in over 85 countries and a net sales of €10.9 commitment with the Dairy Association of China to billion (2014). provide training to Chinese dairy farm managers. We continue to participate in school feeding pro- Founded in 1951, the company offers packaging grammes which provide essential nutrition to 20 solutions for liquid food products such as milk and million children in more than 60,000 schools. juice and provides processing technologies for prod- ucts, from ice cream and cheese to fruit and vegeta- We see great opportunities for partnerships be- bles. Our food processing systems minimise the use tween European and Chinese companies to jointly of raw materials and energy during manufacture and develop sustainable value chains and meet the subsequent distribution. We believe in responsible growing demand for dairy and nutrition in China. industry leadership and a sustainable approach to business.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 UK
Producer Raymond Brothers
Name Mansel Raymond
Title Chairman of the Group
Product Dairy
Email [email protected]
+44 (0) 1348 840389 Phone +44 (0) 7970 060115
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We currently employ 20 full time staff but bring in contractors to perform some work eg ploughing, slurry spreading and we in turn contract out to local farmers to do some silage making, corn drying etc. We have 600 dairy cows producing 4.5 million litres of milk. Our turnover is approxi- mately €5m
As chairman of Copa Cogeca I represent 750,000 specialised dairy farmers throughout EU.
53 Producer AHDB
Name Mr. Jonathan Eckley
Export Trade Development Title Manager
Product Pork, beef, sheep
Website www.ahdb.org.uk
Email [email protected]
Phone +44 (0)7788 916179
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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development service – delivering what local, discerning consum- Board (AHDB) is a statutory levy board, funded by ers want. Our exporters pride themselves on their farmers and processors. AHDB is managed as an flexibility in adjusting to customer requirements in independent organisation. Our purpose is to equip terms of product presentation and packaging. levy payers with indeinpendent, evidence-based information and tools to help them grow and be- The British pork sector is highly specialised and come more competitive and sustainable. The AHDB concentrated in a small number of profession- Pork Export Department’s main aim is to maximise al producers. It is unsubsidised and completely exports of red meat and offal by supporting the market-focused, producing high quality pork and industry in developing existing markets and creating processed pork products for increasingly sophisti- new opportunities worldwide. cated consumers. British breeding stock is a world leader. Our island status helps to protect the health We are pleased to join this mission to China and advantage of our pigs. Great Britain has a deserved Japan. We are keen to establish strong and long- reputation for high standards of animal welfare and standing relationships throughout the country food safety. More than 95% of all pork produced in which will be based on mutual understanding and Britain adheres to the whole chain Red Tractor farm shared benefits. Great Britain has a lot to offer, with assurance scheme to the internationally recognised its unique and great livestock tradition and has a EN45011 standard. British pigs are produced at deserved reputation for high standards of animal the lower end of the European weight range with welfare and food safety. Our exporters have built an average weight of 78kg. They are very lean with a strong reputation for quality, presentation and an average back fat of 11 mm for an average meat content of 60%.
China and Japan | April 16-22, 2016 British Irish Producer Chamber of Commerce
Name Maree Gallagher
Chair, Food and Agribusiness Title Committee
Product Dairy, meat, spirits
Website www.britishirishchamber.com
darragh.otuathail@britishirish- Email chamber.com
Phone +353 86 8225555
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The British Irish Chamber of Com- The Food and Agribusiness Committee was set up to merce is the leading business group provide a forum for open debate and discussion on serving the interests of businesses the issues facing the food and agribusiness sectors with interests in Britain and Ireland. in Ireland and the UK, in particular the shared issues facing the British Irish economic space. Every week, over €1 billion of trade is conducted between the two islands. The aims of the committee are: This trade sustains over 400,000 jobs directly, and many more indirectly. Our member businesses • Help members protect, sustain and grow Food employ almost 2 million people globally and we and Agribusiness trade across Great Britain and look for every opportunity to help them grow in a Ireland. pro-business, pro-employment and pro-community • Enable members find ways to work together environment. The Chamber enables vital access be- across both markets to grow business in the tween our governments, policymakers, industry and area of Food and Agribusiness in other EU and employers for the benefit of all. We ensure view- non-EU markets. points are heard and respectfully discussed and we • Promote training, research, science and inno- champion cooperation for the mutual interests of all vation in Food and Agribusiness sector for the our stakeholders. benefit of members
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