Join us and the Minister of food, agriculture and fisheries, Rasmus Prehn, when we launch the new white paper on innovative technology on February the 26th at 14.00.
What will be the next important steps towards green transition within the agriculture and food sector? The white paper on innovative technology focuses on how Denmark will con-tribute to this future with new smart technological solutions.
Denmark has a long history of developing new tools and techniques for overcoming challenges in food and agricultural production. This tradition for innovation is rooted in the Danish collaborative culture and today, farmers, food manufacturers, knowledge centres, research institutes, technology specialists and government authorities play a central role in maintaining the pace of technological innovation. Denmark is a role model for high production yields and resource efficiency and, as such, a major exporter of technology that supports the green transition of the global food value chain.
Take part of the online launch of the white paper and meet, amongst other, Minister of food, agriculture and fisheries, Rasmus Prehn’s take on how Denmark can contribute to the sustainable development agenda as well as future perspective on innovative technology by Craig Hanson, Vice President for Food, Forest, Water & The Ocean, World Ressources Institute.
Program
- 13.55 Join the online launch
- 14.00 Welcome and introduction by Lise Walbom, CEO, Food Nation
- Opening remarks by Minister of food, agriculture and fisheries, Rasmus Prehn
- Presentation of the White Paper Innovative Technology by Lise Walbom, CEO, Food Nation
- Moderated dialogue between Michela Pelliconi, Head of Sales Cimbria and Jesper Gade, Global Marketing Director Frontmatec
- Inspirational speech by Craig Hanson, Vice President for Food, Forest, Water & The Ocean, World Ressources Institute
- Closing remarks by Lise Walbom, CEO Food Nation
- 14.50 Thanks for today
Create relations to retailers and importers in Egypt: An emerging market with more than 100 million inhabitants and a large, growing middle class. With this digital export delegation the Confederation of Danish Industry in cooperation with the Trade Council of Denmark in Egypt and the Royal Danish Embassy in Cairo invites you to meet large Egyptian retailers.
Egypt has a population of nearly 100 million inhabitants, which makes it the largest population in the Middle East and North Africa with an increase in young inhabitants, a rising middle class, and a growing economy with a developing retail business in terms of large supermarket chains. That makes Egypt an interesting, emerging market for Danish companies in the food sector.
Meet some of the biggest retailers and importers to the Egyptian market
The Egyptian retail market is controlled by a number of importers as well as a couple of supermarket chains. By participating in this digital meeting, you will meet retailers and an importer that are covering most of the Egyptian retail and HORECA market:
- HyperOne (6 mio. customers in 2019)
- HORECA STAR (importer)
- Lulu Supermarket (investing 500 million USD in Egypt the coming years)
Why join?
You should join if you seek to build relations with some of the largest retailers in Egypt and to be a part of an aggregate effort to promote Danish products within food & beverages in Egypt. Moreover, you should join if you want to present individually for the Egyptian participants and follow up on the meetings with a real export delegation in 2021 or individual assistance if demanded.
The program will consist of:
- General introduction to the Egyptian retailers
- General introduction to the Danish food sector
- Individual company presentations for the Egyptian participants
The consumer market – maturity and future trends
Egypt has the largest consumer market in the Middle East and North Africa region. Its expanding consumer market makes it a sizable market for retailers and fast-moving consumer goods manufacturers. Hypermarkets have proven to be successful in Egypt. Hypermarkets aim to meet consumer needs at a competitive price. This made them appeal more to consumers who sought greater value for money during times of high inflation in the country. The Egyptian government is also expected to facilitate foreign investment in hypermarkets, including easier access to land.In short, participate in this virtual delegation if you want to explore the Egyptian food and beverage sector as the organizers attempt to set up the digital framework for the companies to boost their exports.
The Confederation of Danish Industry, the Danish Agriculture & Food Council, EKF Denmark’s Export Credit Agency and the Danish Embassy in Mexico invite you to join two free of charge high-level roundtables with two world leading Mexican pig producers organised with a special COVID-19 subsidy from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The virtual delegation focuses on the pig production value chain and the Mexican market leading companies, which are characterised by having activities both within primary production and processing. The activities include two online round tables and exclusive B2B meetings with pre-selected high-profile companies within the Mexican pig production and processing industry.
Why join?
Mexico is an important producer within the food and agro business, not least when it comes to pig production. The big Mexican pig producers have 80-100,000 sows, and their fast-growing production is fully integrated to include both farms and slaughterhouses. The big pig producers invest heavily in new solutions and technologies to meet the rising demand from their home- and export markets and some of the companies are planning to scale-up the production with additional 10,000 sows a year. The objective of this virtual concept is therefore to match Danish companies delivering new solutions and technology with some of the biggest Mexican pig producers. This is a unique business and export opportunity for an important industry in Denmark, not least for the many small and medium sized companies, since this virtual concept brings an exclusive but easy opportunity to open doors to a completely new and important market for several Danish companies.
There will be one online meeting October 20th and one online meeting October 21st both starting at 15 pm (GMT+1).
The export catalogue
In order to arrange the B2B meetings at the most relevant level you will need to fill in a company profile. The exporters’ catalogue will work as your selling platform and the Mexican companies will use it to select the Danish companies they want to meet and decide if they are interested in an online B2B session. Danish companies could be operating within: solutions to primary pig production, breeding and genetics, agri-industry, feed, stables, ventilation, food processing technology, bio security, cooling/cold chain, storage, quality control and ingredients.
Additional online matchmaking activities with the Mexican companies (exclusive 1-1 B2B meetings) are organised for a small fee.
The international wholesale marketplace for food and beverages, Saladplate, is hosting an industry webinar concerning quality and safety and how Danish standards will benefit your business on September 24th.
In the webinar the Danish strongholds in the food and agriculture sector will be discussed along with how food safety is at the core of Danish food production. Additionally, food and beverage suppliers from Denmark will be introduced and present their exclusive wholesale products.
Traceability and food safety are two hallmarks of Danish food production. Food manufacturers in Denmark operate some of the world’s most advanced processing plants and the country’s research and innovation capabilities are internationally renowned. Around the world, Danish food products are synonymous with high quality, reliability and excellent hygiene.
Agenda
- Welcome to Denmark Day by Søren Falck, Leading International Adviser, The Confederation of Danish Industry
- Danish Strongholds in the Food & Agri industry by Lise Walbom, CEO Food Nation
- Q&A
- Company presentations
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- Food Safety as an essential ingredient in Danish food production by Lise Walbom, CEO Food Nation
- Company presentations
Please note that the webinar is at 4-6 PM (GMT+8).
Confederation of Danish Industry, Confederation of Danish Industry India and the Danish Embassy in India are joining forces to arrange a series of exclusive virtual B2B meetings between Danish companies and relevant stakeholders from the Indian dairy and ingredients industries.
This webinar addresses the opportunities in general in India but specifically in the processing industries related to dairy and ingredients companies. The webinar will focus on Danish solutions within the supply chain, such as processing, cooling, food safety, water and energy saving technologies, logistics and more. A profile in the exporters catalogue shows the core competences of your company and will form the basis for the selection process made by Indian companies. Specifically, the Indian stakeholders will use the Danish exporters company catalogue to set up relevant and tailormade B2B virtual meetings.
Tailormade B2B virtual meetings
The webinar intends to bridge the relations between Danish and Indian companies further while also serving as an exclusive steppingstone for Danish companies to foster new business interests and arrangements with Indian companies within the food industry. It is the ambition to follow up with potential Indian customers with a physical visit later in 2021.
The Indian food industry
The Indian food industry is rapidly growing. Today, India has become the biggest producer of dairy products in the world, with an estimated production of 187,7 million tons in 2019. Unfortunately, the current Indian capacity only allows for 53 million tons to be processed correctly. This means that over 50% of the total dairy production in India currently suffer from the insufficient supply chain. To combat this, the Indian government seeks to double the capacity of the processing chain behind the dairy production over the next five years to more than 100 million tons processed milk a year. Moreover, the entire food infrastructure in India is looking for foreign solutions and technologies to help e.g. with cooling and storage equipment, packaging and package equipment, and expertise to help to better educate the employees working in the Indian food processing supply chain.
Why join?
The Indian market can be challenging due to low transparency, complex supply chains, high custom tariffs and more. This makes it difficult for any company, regardless of the industry, to start up. The purpose of this delegation is to provide a unique matchmaking platform for potential partners and make sure you gain the necessary knowledge to start exporting to the Indian market or expand your business in the market. Moreover, the Indian government plans for a major development of the food industry, where Danish expertise is of interest. Join the webinar if you are interested in supplying innovative solutions, expertise and/or technologies to help overcome the numerous challenges in all stages of the processing chain in Indian food industry and especially in the Indian dairy industry.
