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Trade Development
Our events, held across the region, provide excellent opportunities to get your company and products in front of key local, regional and national buyers. Our largest event, National Meet The Buyer, sees over 1000 meetings in one day, resulting in over 86% of buyers finding new products and generating more than £4.1 million of new business. Our popular Meet the Producer event gives producer members the chance to exhibit their products to hospitality and independent retail buyers.
Our Trade Development service is ideal for:
All companies looking to develop their business, generate new contacts, identify new routes to market and find new opportunities to expand and diversify. Our service puts you in touch with the right people in a cost efficient and convenient way.
What’s in it for you?
- Access to knowledgeable professionals with first-hand experience on both sides of the retail interface
- We understand how buyers work as well as their challenges, so can help you present your products as their solutions!
Why use the Trade Development Service?
- Meet the Buyer events give you automatic access to key buyers
- Time out of your business is costly and often inconvenient
- You may not know who to contact at target retailers
Our Trade Development Service includes:
- Introductions to key buyers through the following;
- National Meet the Buyer
- Bespoke Meet the Buyer events
- Meet the Producer
- Key Trade shows under our deliciouslyorkshire banner
- Seminar programme covering the latest industry trends
Our consultancy service can offer advice on:
- Identifying profitable gaps in the market
- Developing marketing, pricing and promotional strategies
- Account Management – retail is detail!
Contact our Trade Development Team (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) for more information.