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Deen Supermarkten
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Deen, a family-owned retailer has its home base in the Noord-Holland. Deen owns 56 stores, and is one of the smaller, flexible, and consumer oriented retailers. Deen is a member of the buying co-operative Superunie, which has a shares buying power of 30% of the total Dutch food retail market. DEEN employs around 5,000 people. www.deen.nl. > Meet Klaas Klaas de Boer, Head Category Development. Mention in the subject line the person and organisation you want to contact and specify your question as much as possible. |
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HEMA (originally an acronym for Hollandse Eenheidsprijzen Maatschappij Amsterdam, "Dutch Standard Prices Company Amsterdam") is a Dutch department store chain. It is part of Lion Capital LLP. The chain is characterized by relative low pricing of generic housewares, which are mostly made by and for the chain itself. Locations carry a wide variety of goods, including clothing, an increase range of food items, bicycle equipment, gardening tools, and office supplies. Since the 1990s, HEMA has also expanded into neighboring countries. Today HEMA employs in excess of 10,000 workers at 450 stores in the Netherlands, 56 stores in Belgium, 9 in Germany and 1 in France. www.hema.nl. HEMA interested: new chilled convenience concepts for their store and restaurants. |
Jumbo
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Jumbo is a fast growing regional from the south of The Netherlands with a National market share of 5% and a turnover of € 1473 mln. Jumbo runs 124 stores. > Meet Han Ploegmakers, Category Manager. Mention in the subject line the person and organisation you want to contact and specify your question as much as possible. |
Importers / Distributors |
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Bickery Food Group
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Sales, Marketing & Distribution Bickery Food Group is the largest independent sales, marketing and distribution specialist of international Premium Food Brands active in the Dutch market. Bickery is also the largest supplier of specially developed food products for Christmas and Corporate Hampers. All activities are carried out in-house with a team of 75 competent and enthusiastic employees. We work together with our suppliers to ensure we permanently have satisfied customers and consumers. > Meet Joost Manassen, Managing Director. Mention in the subject line the person and organisation you want to contact and specify your question as much as possible. |
Manufacturers |
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Hoogesteger
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Production of fresh juices Hoogesteger is a leading manufacturer of premium freshly squeezed fruit juices in the Netherlands. Our extensive experience and expertise in the fresh fruit market ensures that we always use the highest quality seasonal fruit in the creation of our products.
All our products satisfy the highest quality standards, and are produced in state of the art production facilities.
Hoogesteger is a real fruit specialist, whose dedicated team produces delicious premium quality fresh fruit juices daily. |
Expert know-how |
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Burson-Marsteller
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Public Relations & Communications Burson-Marsteller is a leading global public relations and communications firm whose knowledge, strategic insights and innovative programs help drive strong corporate and brand reputations for its clients. BM provides clients with strategic thinking and program execution across a complete range of public relations, public affairs, advertising and other communications services. Through proprietary research, BM leads the industry in knowledge of and insights into the relationship between communications and the reputations of companies and their CEOs. BM focusses on delivering measurable business results to clients through a full range of consulting and communications disciplines: strategy development, corporate/financial, brand marketing, technology, healthcare, employee relations, media, public affairs, crisis management, advertising, Internet development and integration, and production. Burson-Marsteller companies include Marsteller, Direct Impact, Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates (PSB), BKSH & Associates and Communique PR. > Meet Kees Boef, Managing Director. Mention in the subject line the person and organisation you want to contact and specify your question as much as possible. |
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Marketing & Media Information In a world increasingly defined by global markets, connected consumers and volumes of digital information, The Nielsen Company employs advanced data collection methodologies and measurement science to help businesses turn new and traditional sources of data into customer intelligence to better manage their brands, launch and grow product portfolios, optimize their media mix and establish meaningful customer relationships. Nielsen is the world’s leading marketing and media information company. We’re passionate about measuring and analyzing how people interact with digital platforms, traditional media and in-store environments - locally as well as globally. We provide the most complete understanding of how consumers get information, consume media and buy goods and services. > Meet Han Eisma (Marketing Information) or Bert Niewold (Media Information). Mention in the subject line the person and organisation you want to contact and specify your question as much as possible. |
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Market Research & Consultancy The GfK Group offers the fundamental knowledge that industry, retailers, services companies and the media need to make market decisions. It offers a comprehensive range of information and consultancy services in the three business sectors of Custom Research, Retail and Technology and Media. The no. 4 market research organization worldwide operates in more than 100 countries and employs over 10,000 staff. In 2008, the GfK Group’s sales amounted to EUR 1.2 billion. > Meet Lucien van der Hoeven, Managing Director at GfK Benelux. Mention in the subject line the person and organisation you want to contact and specify your question as much as possible. |
IRI
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Market Information Solutions and Services Founded in 1979, Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) is the leading global provider of enterprise market information solutions and services, empowering its clients to grow their business profitably in a complex marketplace. The company´s portfolio of services, solutions, and technology enables leading retailers and their suppliers around the globe to see what they are missing, act faster with greater confidence and win at the shelf. The company has been providing market solutions for CPG manufacturers and retailers for nearly 30 years. IRI is focused on developing predictive, on-demand analytic applications designed to empower manufacturers and retailers to manage their businesses for profitable growth. > Meet Alexander Arbouw, Client Services Director or Ronald Laureijsen, Sales Director at IRI. Mention in the subject line the person and organisation you want to contact and specify your question as much as possible. |
IPLC
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Strategic Private Label Consultancy International Private Label Consult (IPLC) offers consulting and interim management services to both the manufacturing industry of private label and retailers in the European food and non-food market. IPLC has published a book on Private Labels in Europe, covering Trends & Challenges for retailers and manufacturers.
> Meet Koen de Jong, Managing Director. Mention in the subject line the person and organisation you want to contact and specify your question as much as possible. |
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Brand Guidance & Design Dart has been working as an independent agency for almost 40 years on developing new brands as well as on evolving the existing ones. Nationally and internationally. B2B and B2C. Profit and non-profit. Through a well thought-out routing and team forming, we realize inventive and effective solutions. With our own team of almost 40 brand and design professionals, complemented by an extensive network of specially selected partners, providing optimal direction to brands. From strategy to realization. > Meet Patricia Andersen, Managing Director. Mention in the subject line the person and organisation you want to contact and specify your question as much as possible. |
Dutch Food Industry Representation The FNLI represents the companies and associations active in the Dutch Food Industry. The FNLI represents an industry with an annual value of euro 50 Billion, employing over 140,000 people. > Meet Christien Grit, Manager Food & Nutrition. Mention in the subject line the person and organisation you want to contact and specify your question as much as possible. |
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Retail consultancy Fresh Assist is undependent and experienced in the field of ultra fresh products like Meat, Fish, Fruits and Vegetables.
For decades Henk van Dijk was active in food Retail categorymanagement (Jumbo and Plus supermarkets) and has realized many front market projects in: realizing product innovation, packaging, building of formula, supply chains, supply chain management, quality-freshness and quality management. Quality, Sales, and Profit act integrally and must therefore be sustainable. |
| Marc Nieman
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Research Consultancy & Interim Management For more than a decade Marc has worked as a consultant and Client Services Director with the Nielsen Company and Synovate, one of the leading global market research companies. He was worked for leading FMCG companies as Nestle, Grolsch, Yakult, Red Bull, Diageo, Ferrero and many others. This experience has resulted in extensive knowledge of the Dutch and international FMCG food retail and non-food markets, and how to gather information / insights in these markets. > Identifying trends and finding market / category insights |
