Regional Institute of Wine and Oil

Large-scale retail trade in China

 CHINA Large-Scale Retailer – B2B

MILAN, 15-16 OCTOBER – NAPLES, 17-18 OCTOBER

2012

The ICE-Agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalization of Italian companies organizes a Milan and Naples, respectively on 15 and 16 October and 17 and 18 October pp.vv., of the B2B meetings with 12 Chinese operators representing important Chinese large-scale retail trade, as well as importers of agri-food products.

TO Milan the meetings will take place:

– Monday 15 October from 9:00 to 17:00

– Tuesday 16 October from 9:00 to 17:00

at the premises of the ICE office in Corso Magenta, 59

 

TO Naples the meetings will take place:

– Wednesday 17 October from 9:00 to 17:00

– Thursday 18 October from 9:00 to 13:00

at Tiempo Congress Center Management Center, Island E5.

 

THE products of interest of the Chinese operators are exclusively:

pasta, chocolate, preserved and dried fruit (hazelnuts, sultanas etc), sauce

tomato and other seasoning sauces, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, wine,

cheese and other dairy products (excluding fresh milk), honey and nectar,

biscuits and baked goods, jams and confectionery products (candy etc), coffee,

organic products, mineral waters, tuna and all canned products.

 

Participation: FREE

Working language: ENGLISH

 

Please note: please note that 10 of the 12 buyers represent 2 important Chinese large-scale retail trade with

at least 30 sales points. Therefore, companies that are invited to participate in the initiative

have adequate production and organizational capacity to meet any requests

of food supply in China, both in terms of price and logistics.

 

Large-scale retail trade INVOLVED

Over the last decade, the consumption of agri-food products in China has increased

recorded sustained growth. Overall, imports from Italy in

In 2011 they did not exceed 300 million US dollars, recording a positive change

of 46.7% compared to 2010 and placing Italy in 25th place among the product supplier countries

agri-food industry in China. The Italian food products most imported from China

are: chocolate-based products, pasta, tomato preserves, olive oil

virgin, mineral waters, coffee, fruit and vegetables (kiwi), wines, cheeses, baked goods.

Large-scale organized distribution in China can constitute an important structure

distribution for Italian food & wine.

 

SHANGHAI AREA

 

_ OLE' GROUP

Distributes high-end products as part of the China Resources Vanguard Group,

one of the giants among the distribution chains in China which in 2011 achieved a volume of

business worth RMB 82.7 billion with its 4,000 stores and over 200,000 employees.

The Olè Group, founded in 2004, has 28 stores throughout China, including

Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Chongqing,

Chengdu, and Jinan. Contributed to 1% of Vanguard's business volume and is aimed at

Chinese consumers with high income and sensitivity towards the Western lifestyle.

 

OTHER IMPORTERS PRESENT:

_ Shanghai Sinodrink Trading

Import of food and drinks

_ Shanghai Goodwell Trading

One of the most important food and beverage importers in Eastern China.

 

BEIJING AREA

 

_ JENNY LOU'S GROUP

JennyLou's has been in business since 1989. In the early days, JennyLou's primarily dealt in fresh foods.

Subsequently, with the development of the market and following requests from the

his customers, Jenny Lou,s adopted a new business strategy that led him to become

one of the most important importers and retailers of food products in Beijing.

Today Jenny Lou's is very popular and appreciated among foreigners and executives in the area

Beijing.

 

OTHER IMPORTERS PRESENT:

_ Tianjin FARFALLAR Business & Trade Co., Ltd.

Founded in 2007 in the free market area, Farfallar is currently one of the companies

with the highest development potential in Tianjin Binhai New Area.

 

 

_ Beijing Xiong Ji Xiang Trading Co.,ltd.

Founded in 1993, it has a trade company and 2 wholesale shops with around 100 employees.

Their customers include supermarkets, shopping centers, hotels and restaurants. THE

Their products are sold to Wu-mart, Lotus, Auchan and other supermarkets.

 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

By going to the website created specifically for this purpose GDO CHINA 2012 (http://gdo-cina.ice.it ), beyond

find more details on the initiative, you can join the initiative by clicking on

“JOIN NOW” and filling in all the spaces, mandatory or not, paying careful attention

to the place and day where you would like to be able to possibly have meetings with

Chinese operators.

 

DEADLINE FOR MEMBERSHIP

Only requests received via the site link above will be taken into consideration

indicated by Monday evening October 1, 2012

IMPORTANT

Please note that membership is achieved by completing the form on the site http://gdo-cina.ice.it

constitutes JUST AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST as they will be the buyers

Chinese, based on their commercial needs and the information present in the forms

filled out, to select the Italian companies to meet by viewing the online forms

inserted by each Italian company that will propose to be included in the calendar

of the meetings by pre-registering on the site as indicated above (http://gdo-cina.ice.it)

We therefore invite you to fill in each field in detail IN ENGLISH, in particular

the one relating to the description of the activities, which will be decisive in guiding the choice

of the Chinese operator about the Italian companies to meet.

The ICE-Agency, by October 11th next, will respond to ALL Italian companies

candidates, even if not selected by the Chinese side, communicating the number of

appointments obtained based on the selection of Chinese operators or by informing

that no Chinese operator has declared themselves interested in that company.

For any information contact:

[email protected] or the contacts indicated on the site http://gdo-cina.ice.it

via Liszt 21, 00144 Rome, Italy

T +39 06159929520 F +39 06 89280365

[email protected] www.ice.it

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