Bonn/Berlin, 28/01/2020 - Nearly 40 producers from developing and emerging countries will be presented to European trade visitors by the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) at this year's Biofach. This year, the world's leading trade fair for organic food will take place in virtual form from February 17 to 19. For the seventh time, IPD together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), leading provider of in-ternational cooperation services, will present the wide range of organic products from developing and emerging countries under the motto "Organic Sourcing for Develop-ment". The Import Promotion Initiative’s free matchmaking services are open to all Euro-pean importers: IPD brings together traders from Europe with producers from developing and emerging countries.

Import Promotion Desk supports companies with virtual fairs and B2B meetings

Bonn/Berlin, 24.11.2020 – The corona pandemic poses challenges for companies worldwide: contact restrictions make international trade relations and the search for new products and reliable suppliers more difficult. Many of the international trade fairs that serve as important contact exchanges have been postponed. Import Promotion Desk (IPD), the import promotion initiative funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has developed a variety of online services to continue its work. In virtual meetings and trade fairs, IPD experts support German and European companies in opening up new supply markets and connect them with selected producers from developing countries and emerging nations.

IPD supports exhibitors from Sri Lanka and ten more partner countries at Biofach.

Bonn/Berlin, 27.01.2020 – At this year’s Biofach the product variety of the coconut palm is presented by exhibitors from Sri Lanka: They are bringing a variety of coconut specialities such as dried coconut, virgin coconut oil, coconut blossom sugar, coconut butter, coconut flour, coconut milk and coconut water to the world's leading trade fair for organic food, which takes place in Nuremberg from February 12 to 15. Further highlights from Sri Lanka are spices such as Ceylon cinnamon and different varieties of pepper, as well as essential oils. Besides the exhibitors from Sri Lanka, the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) supports exporters from Colombia, Côte d´Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Ghana, Indonesia, Kyrgyz-stan, Tunisia and Ukraine. They will be presenting their regional specialities in organic qual-ity at the joint stand of IPD and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) (Booth 3A | 3A-220) as well as at the national pavilions.

Tap into the European market and make contacts.

Anuga – the world’s leading trade fair for the food and beverage industry.
This trade fair is the platform with around 7,400 exhibitors from more than 100 countries. It brings together over 165,000 trade visitors from 198 countries.

On Anuga, exporters get the opportunity to present their products so comprehensively in such a short period of time, win new clients and sales partners and get to know the latest European trends.

IPD will present promising suppliers from selected partner countries. From dried herbs over frozen fruit and vegetables to oils and teas – the exporters bring an extensive top-quality product range to Europe.

All exporters presented are carefully prepared by the IPD. Thus ensuring they are equipped with the required certificates for the European market and are familiar with the demands of the European trade sector. Immediately before and during the fair the IPD will offer practical support for the exhibition, including e.g. compilation of current market information, guidance on stand decoration, sales training for successful communication with potential customers.

Through targeted matchmaking, the IPD will network these exporters with the right importers in the EU, arranging initial contacts before the fair, organizing and accompanying b2b meetings during the exhibition and supporting the follow-up after the fair is over.

Are you an exporter based in one of our partner countries? And would you like to present your products at international exhibitions in Europe?

To enter the selection process, please contact us.

Shakhnoza Kurbanalieva

www.anuga.com

Achieve new contacts to potential buyers in the EU.
Make your sales talks effective and successful.
Generate sustainable profits.

These are the goals of face-to-face contact at an international trade fairs.
But how to negotiate with potential European buyers and tour operators? How to present your products and services attractively in a short time during a meeting? How to master difficult dialogues? What are the business practices in Europe concerning communication, understanding of time, social manners and negotiation strategies?

In order to be well prepared for those issues, the IPD organizes sales trainings for exporters and tour operators participating in the IPD programme.
Those specialized trainings provide companies from our partner countries with the skills, concepts and methods which will help to influence the decisions of the counterparts and enhance the prospects of the trade fair participation.

The IPD experts will equip you with different tools and techniques to present your products and services to European buyers in a way that they will be familiar with – so that intercultural differences will not have a negative influence on your business talks. 

During the trade fair, you can put your newly acquired skills into practice. For this, IPD experts accompany pre-arranged meetings with potential business partners and give direct feedback. With this preparation, business with European buyers run smoothly and without any trouble.

Do you operate in one of the five sectors in our partner countries? And would you like to participate in the IPD programme? To enter the selection process, please contact us.

Contact

Establishing contacts
Fi Europe & NI - the leading global event for supplements, nutraceuticals and functional food & beverages solutions – attracts a worldwide audience across the full spectrum of industry stakeholders responsible for the specification and development of new nutritional applications.

On the FiE 2020, IPD will again support well-prepared export companies from selected partner countries at this international trade fair. They get the opportunity to exhibit their diverse range of products to the European market, win new clients and get to know the latest European trends.

All exporters presented are carefully prepared by the IPD. Thus ensuring they are equipped with the required certificates for the European market and are familiar with the demands of the European trade sector.

Immediately before and during the fair, IPD will offer practical support for the exhibition, including e.g. compilation of current market information, guidance on stand decoration, sales training for successful communication with potential customers.

Through targeted matchmaking, IPD will network these exporters with the right importers in the EU, arranging initial contacts before the fair, organizing and accompanying b2b meetings during the exhibition and supporting the follow-up after the fair is over.

Are you an exporter based in one of our partner countries? And would you like to present your products at international exhibitions in Europe? To enter the selection process, please contact us.

Caroline Moraza

www.figlobal.com

Consumption of dried fruit in Germany is about 0.75 kg per capita per annum. This equates to a market volume approaching 40,000 tonnes, worth over S 210 million. Dried apricots account for close to 20% of this large market. The market is driven by the consumption of snacks, underpinned by the growing demand for natural food with no flavourings. Further stimulus comes from innovation in the market, new packaging formats, recipes featuring dried apricots and new products featuring dried apricots in food sectors such as confectionery and bakery. Turkey is the leading supplier, but other exporters from Central Asia are increasingly finding opportunities.

Walnut oil is a popular edible oil for a certain number of consumer types who like to cook, and who prefer the distinctive flavour of walnut. Although Germany produces its own walnut oil, it also needs to import to meet demand. This niche product will appeal to those DC exporters who can manufacture to a high quality and meet the market specifications. There are a number of specialist importers who would be interested in facilitating the supply of quality walnut oil from unfamiliar sources.

Sesame oil is gaining in popularity, as there is a growing interest in ethnic cuisines, gourmet products and healthier oils. Sesame oil can be sold in bottles to consumers but there is also a growing market for food applications, such as the use of sesame oil in hummus and salad dressings. Most European consumers of sesame oil live in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Read full document on CBI.eu

Sustainability is becoming more important on the European spices and herbs market. If you can demonstrate that you produce sustainably, you can make your product offering more attractive to new buyers. Product certification can be interesting for spices that are in short supply globally, such as pepper, vanilla and cinnamon.

Read full document on CBI.eu

The European market for value-added spices and herbs, such as crushed or mixed, is growing, but remains highly competitive. Especially for consumer-packaged spices and herbs, competition from European companies is very strong. As an exporter already supplying whole spices and herbs, the first step in adding value to your product would be to try and sell crushed or ground spices and herbs. You can then choose to also sell mixtures or even a consumer-packaged variety. An important first step to value addition is investing in the quality and food safety of your product.

Read full document on CBI.eu