Discover Food from La Mancha Exhibition

The Royal Garden Hotel, London
1st June 2017

Xtend2 was invited by the Chamber of Commerce of Ciudad Real Spain, to organise an exciting one day food exhibition in London, featuring a range of artisan and organic foods from La Mancha.

UK Meeting Agenda

May 2017
British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce

As a continuation of UK Meetings’ Agendas we organised through the BPCC (British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce) we have arranged two follow-on meetings for Alfacar, a luxury packaging company in May. We identified both companies, organised the meetings, advised on travel and a member of the Xtend2 team accompanied Alfacar providing introductions and logistical support.

MAPAQ – Successful Seminar & Meetings at the IFE March 2017

Xtend2 was delighted to be working for the first time with MAPAQ (The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for Quebec) at the IFE in March. Five Canadian companies representing artisan regional products including gin, maple syrup, cheese and herbs and spices travelled to London where they were provided with comprehensive sector reports and Gerald Lawson-Tancred, Managing Director of Xtend2, gave a seminar on the UK food and drink sector with emphasis on post-Brexit trade. This was followed by pre-organised meeting agendas with major UK importers, distributors and retailers at the IFE.

The SIPPO Programme at Biofach Nuremberg 2017 - 15th to 18th February 2017

Xtend2 was contracted as an international consultant by Switzerland Global Enterprise to work on their Swiss Import Promotion Programme [SIPPO] at BIOFACH, the world's leading trade fair for organic food. This was the third year running that Xtend2 has worked on the SIPPO programme at Biofach.

Without exception this year was another success with companies from Indonesia, South Africa, Egypt and Peru partaking in the last SIPPO Food Ingredients programme. There was lots of activity at the SIPPO stand with many visitors and plenty of pre-arranged B2B meetings. Communication and teamwork between the consultants and exhibiting companies was excellent and there was a great atmosphere on the stand throughout the four days.

The Fenavin Wine Fair, 9th to 11th May 2017, Ciudad Real, Spain

As the appointed UK delegate for Fenavin, Xtend2 identified and invited 20 UK buyers to the 2017 Fair. The buyers left this influential Spanish wine fair satisfied, with orders in place and more in the pipeline.

We liaised between the buyers and the Fair organisers, ensuring clear communications as well as organising and co-ordinating flights, accommodation and in-country travel.

Gerald Lawson-Tancred accompanied the buyers to Spain and was their point of contact throughout the fair, staying with them at the hotel and was available at all times for help and support.

British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce

In-Market Agendas with the BPCC

We have been working closely with the BPCC (British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce) on successful in-market meeting agendas for individual Portuguese companies throughout 2016.

• Portuguese Samosa Success
• Delicious Cheeses from the Azores
• Luxury creative packaging and gift boxes from Portugal

'A TASTE OF SPAIN' TRIUMPHS IN THE FENWICK FOOD HAL

The Spanish Food & Drink Federation

Xtend2 worked with FIAB (the Spanish Food & Drink Federation) to organise this three week long in-store promotion at the Fenwick flagship store in Newcastle. We have received excellent feedback from Fenwick who were pleased with our organisation and planning for the project, impressed with the quality of the Spanish products and the support from Spanish companies regarding in-store tastings and events.

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