LOCAL BUYERS NETWORKING

LOCAL BUYERS NETWORKING is a business event connecting producers of food and local and/or organic drinks from all sectors with buyers from large retailers, distributors and catering companies in Catalonia and the rest of Spain. 

The aim is to offer a B2B event of short 15-minute meetings, with a schedule arranged in advance by Prodeca through matchmaking, so that all parties' interests can come together and generate new business flows.

INVITED BUYERS

• ALCAMPO
• ALDI
• BONPREU
• CAPRABO
• CARREFOUR
• DELICAT GOURMET
• DPQ
• SORLI
• GRUP ALIMENT
• GRUP LLOBET
• SERVIFRUIT
• CAL BLAY

We are still searching for and confirming new buyers, so the list shown will be expanded.

PROGRAMME (provisional)

Thursday, 8 September 2022

• 9:30 - Accreditation 
• 10:00 - Official welcome
• 10:05 – Presentation: “Marketing local and organic products”
• 10:30 - Meetings begin
• 14:30 - Networking lunch

The event will take place at the Llotja de Mar in Barcelona (Passeig d'Isabel II, 1).

ORGANISATION OF THE B2B MEETINGS

Participating Catalan companies will have a schedule of one-to-one meetings with the buyers interested in their product.

The meetings will be held in designated areas and will last a maximum of 15 minutes.

Each participating company will have:

• A table, with tablecloth, for the meeting
• Two chairs
• A meetings schedule
• Information on the invited buyers you will be meeting

IMPORTANT: each participating company must bring everything needed to offer tastings of its product (plates, glasses, cutlery, napkins, etc.).

The members of the Organising Committee will provide support before and during the Local Buyers Networking.

COST OF PARTICIPATION

The participation cost per company is €150 + 21% VAT (€181.50), payable by bank transfer once the company has been admitted to the activity.

Registering through the form on Prodeca's website does not guarantee participation in the activity. A company's admission is subject to the buyers' final decision, so a company will only be considered admitted once it has been notified.

Registration includes:

• A B2B meeting space signposted with the company logo, with one table and four chairs.
• A schedule of meetings with the invited buyers.
• Coffee break and networking lunch.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

Producers of local and/or organic food and drink based in Catalonia from the following sectors* may register for this event:

• Local products in all categories
• Organic products in all categories

Products of particular interest to the buyers:

• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Milk and dairy
• Pasta
• Cured meats and delicatessen
• Ready meals
• Meat
• Fresh fish
• Beer
• Biscuits
• Bakery
• Nuts and dried fruit
• Suppliers for festive occasions (e.g. coca de Sant Joan, tortell de reis, panellets, etc.)

*(If your company is from another sector, contact us so we can assess whether you can register, depending on the invited importers. The contact emails are mariapla@gencat.cat i maria.camino@gencat.cat)

Interested companies must complete the producer form they receive on registering and send it together with a product catalogue before 20 July.

APPLICATION AND PAYMENT DEADLINE

Companies interested in taking part in the Local Buyers Networking must complete the registration form and send it before 15 July 2022.

A company will be considered admitted once it has submitted the duly completed participation application, been selected and paid the participation fee (in that order). Payment must be made by 1  September 2022 at the latest.

Once admitted, a company that withdraws will lose 100% of the amount paid. Prodeca reserves the right to assess the reasons given by the company for cancelling its participation and to refund the amount paid.

Prodeca reserves the right to select companies on the basis of sector fit and the product's suitability for the market.