IPD – your reliable partner for entering the lucrative European market
MARKET COMPETENCE AND CONTACTS
IPD supports you in accessing the European market and advises you throughout the entire internationalisation process.
Quality regulations, necessary certificates, market knowledge - on the way to Europe, there are many hurdles for exporters and tour operators to overcome. Together, we will remove these obstacles.
Next steps
Various criteria first have to be fulfilled before your cooperation with IPD can start. For this purpose, our experts will make an appointment to visit and evaluate your business in advance. If our screening has a positive result and you become IPD partner, you will benefit from the following services.
Criteria for applying
You should be located in one of our 16 partner countries and offer products from one of the five product groups that we promote.
This applies to you? Then contact us.
We will provide you with details about the IPD evaluation process.
Three solid pillars
Our services for your success in Europe
Consultation and qualification
Together, we will identify your individual requirements and select those services that are best suited to support you in entering the market successfully.
We offer you advice and training in webinars, group workshops or individual coaching, both in Europe or directly in your own company. In addition, you will be given access to our own IPD e-learning platform in order to prepare you as best as possible for the European market.
We keep in constant touch with you throughout the entire process, visiting you regularly to offer assistance in your further developments.
Networking and matchmaking
IPD will put you in touch with interested coompanies and tour operators – on-site in Europe, virtually, or in your home country.
We will prepare you for exhibiting at the most important trade fairs in Europe. We ensure that you are familiar with the requirements of European trade. This guarantees successful communication with potential customers.
We arrange selling missions to Europe for you: These give you the opportunity to visit the European companies and to introduce your products and services to them. And, equally so, we bring interested company reps to you on FAM trips or buying missions. Besides that, you can also use our virtual B2B events by means of which we connect you with European partners via online meetings.
IPD Matchmaking
More details about our services!
CSR training
Corporate social responsibility is a decisive criterion for your potential trade partners in Europe. For this reason, we offer special e-learning courses in this area as well as frequent training by our experienced CSR experts on these topics:
- Requirements, the relevant certificates and the latest CSR trends on the European market
- Identifying CSR risks and opportunities
- Support in implementing a CSR strategy
CSR
Requirements of the European market
Tailor-made Matchmaking
We connect you with European business partners
Anuga
Food & beverage
With more than 70,000 visitors from 169 countries and more than 4,600 exhibitors from 98 nations, Anuga is the world's leading trade fair for food and beverages.
BIOFACH
Organic products
BIOFACH is the world's leading trade fair for organic food. Its combination with the organic cosmetics trade fair VIVANESS provides excellent networking opportunities.
Carrefour du Bois
Timber tradeshow
The Carrefour International du Bois takes place every 2 years, bringing together 563 exhibitors and 11 500 visitors, all dealing in wood, coming from 85 different countries.
Fi Europe
Food ingredients
Fi Europe is the world’s largest gathering of F&B ingredient buyers and suppliers. Over 1,200 exhibitors from 135 countries are expected to attend the event in 2022.
Fruit attraction
Fruit & vegetables
Fruit Attraction is a major platform for 95,000 annual visitors representing 2,000 fruit and vegetable operators to create solid business relationships and open up new opportunities.
Fruit Logistica
Fresh produce
3,300 exhibitors from 91 countries, over 72,000 trade visitors - Fruit Logistica is the world's leading stage for new ideas and concepts for the entire fresh produce value chain.
IFTF
Cut flowers
The International Floriculture Trade Fair (IFTF) is an industry wide event serving all segments of the floriculture process, especially growers, propagators and breeders.
interzum
Furniture industry
Interzum is the leading global event for the furniture and interior construction industries' supplying sections. 1,805 exhibitors from 60 countries attended the fair in 2019.
in-cosmetics
Personal care
In-cosmetics global welcomes 95% of the world's top suppliers of personal care ingredients – an excellent opportunity to discover the latest trends and solutions.
ITB Berlin
Sustainable tourism
The ITB trade show in Berlin is the international tourism fair and the world's largest travel trade show. Around 10,000 exhibitors from over 180 countries present their tourism products every year.
SIAL
Food business
SIAL is the biggest one-stop shop in the food industry. Every two years, producers, importers and retailers from all around the world meet in Paris for five days of inspiration and exchange.
WTM
Travel and tourism
WTM London is the leading global event for the travel industry, providing a platform for 5,000 exhibitors and 51,000 participants. Find out about new travel trends, issues and innovations.
ZOW
Interior design
The ZOW in Bad Salzuflen is Germany´s leading event for the furniture supply and interior design industry and positioned as a format between exhibition event and business meeting.
Virtual b2b Events
IPD Matchmaking
IPD organises virtual b2b events in all IPD sectors. In online meetings, IPD companies get the opportunity to present their offer to European importers and tourism operators.
Worldwide network
Concentrating know-how. Strengthening services.
IPD has a large number of strategic partnerships for the highest degree of depth of services, reach and quality. We act within an international network ...
Success Stories
Learn more about our work
We provide small and medium-sized enterprises with the know-how and contacts they need to export successfully to Europe. At the same time, we promote economic development in our partner countries.
You can read exactly how we do this and how you can benefit from it in our success stories.
