7-eleven stores of philippines are operated by the Philippine seven corperation (PSC). The licence to operate the franchise was obtained in 1982 and the first 7-11 opened its doors in 1984.

The private-labelled products available at 7-eleven philippines are:

1. slurpee :  frozen flavoured drinks
2. City Blends : freshly brewed coffee
3. Gulp : Cold drinks
4. Big bite : Hot dogs
5. Siopao : Stuffed steamed buns
6. Fundae : soft ice cream
7. 7-fresh : fresh and healthy items like fruits, vegetables, sandwiches, pasta, salads, wraps, hamburger (breakfast pandesal), fruits and vegetables juices (no preservatives, no sugar, and no artificial colors). 
8. Big time meals : for example chicken teriyaki
9. Busog meals : Tuna omelette
10. 7-fresh rice meals : different types of soup
11. Chef creations : Pork dishes
12. Hotta rice : which can be accompanied with chicken curry or beef.
13. Hot pot : an option that let the clients add the toppings they would prefer on their soups.
14. Soft bites : assortment of sweet pastries, buns, cakes, muffins.

The fist 7-eleven store was opened in 1983 at Upper changi road in Singapore. 

The private labelled products available at 7-eleven singapore are as follows:

• 7-select - it is an assortment of quality snacks imported from japan.
• The ready-to-eat section is divided into local dishes, japanese & Korean dishes and Western dishes
• Gulp - the refreshing taste of a soft drink
• Slurpee - the famous frozen drink
• 7-cuppa - using pure arabica beans to make excellent hot drinks

7-eleven singapore also serve sandwiches and snacks as well as other groceries.

7-eleven was first introduced in Taiwan in the year 1978. The convenience store introduces new products each 2 weeks and products that are best sellers from other countries are also introduced to the taiwanese people.

In the delicatessen range, 7-eleven provides regularly new products in the form of 

1. Onigiri which is a triangular shaped rice wrapped in edible seaweed (nori) 
2. Bento which is a lunch box packed with meal
3. Sushi
4. Sandwiches

In 1989 the first 7-eleven was opened in Bangkok, Today along with the traditional products that one can find in a convenience store, 7-eleven proposes local dishes such as:

• Pa masha Lava which consists of steamed buns stuffed with green tea
• Sausages which are curry flavoured
• Salung pao kurobuta port which consists of an oval shaped steamed bun stuffed with pork
• Japanese rice steak hamburger egg
• Sour Shrimp egg
• Fried chicken basil
• Steamed buns
• Fried rice with celery
• Fried Rice with Tom Yum Shrimp Herbal aroma 
• Coconut custard with sticky rice
• Strawberry scotch cream
• Korean chicken rice
• Thai papaya salad
• Fried rice burgers

Kroger is a supermarket chain which was established in 1883 by Bernard Kroger. It is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. 

The retailer manages 242 stores in 35 states. Moreover, Kroger operates more than 2255 in-store pharmacies, 251 jewelery stores and 1558 fuel centers. Kroger also runs 38 food production plants.

The company serves around 11 million customers each day.

Kroger achieved a turnover of €130.5 billion in 2021. It has a dedicated team of over 400,000 people.

A wide assortment of goods are provided by the retailer under the following categories:

• Savory Grocery: canned goods, condiments, pastas, etc.
• Sweet Grocery: chocolate bars, candy, coffee, etc.
• Dairy: cheese, milk, yoghurt, etc.
• Frozen Food: pizza, vegetables, ice cream, etc.
• Chilled & Fresh Food: fruits & vegetables, delicatessens, fresh sliced meat, etc.
• Personal Care: deodorants, toothpaste, baby wipes, etc.
• Household: toilet paper, detergent, dishwashing liquid, etc

Kroger owns various subsidiaries including but not limited to:

• Baker’s: a chain of retail stores offering food and non-food items. Baker’s also manages an online shop.
• Foods Co: A general retail store chain which also runs an online platform 
• Fred Meyer Jewelers: a chain of jewelry stores
• Roundy’s: a chain of supermarkets based in the Midwest in USA. The company operates under the banners Pick’ n Save, Copps, Metro Market and Mariano’s.
• The Little Clinic: a clinic that offers health care services.

Korger’s digital sales are constantly growing and the company has decided to inject more capital to develop various digital concepts and to launch a customer fulfillment centre. 

In relation to the logistics measures, the firm operates its own fleet of trucks and trailers to deliver goods in various stores and warehouses. Kroger manages 45 distribution centres.

In 2018, the firm partnered with the car company Nuro to execute a project of driverless cars to conduct deliveries.

In addition, by partnering with KNAPP, Kroger will be able to improve its supply chain. In fact, Kroger is renovating its distribution center in Delaware which will be equipped with the last KNAPP systems. It is expected that Kroger’s efficiency to supply its stores within the area will be greatly improved thanks to this investment. 

Kroger’s online shop can be accessed on www.kroger.com

Annam Group is involved in Retail and Wholesale distribution in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. 

EvoluPharm is a buying alliance that was founded by Jean-Pierre Chulot and 6 pharmacists in 1986. EvoluPharm is known for supplying products at 10% to 30% lower than known brands on the market. The company offers a wide range of health, hygiene and beauty products. EvoluPharm offers around 800 references. 

EvoluPharm distributes to more than 800 pharmacies throughout France. 

The company started its product centre in 1988 in order to develop products under its own brands. 

EvoluPharm employs 220 employees. 

EvoluPharm offers products in the following categories:

• personal care: food supplements, baby care, skincare, oral care, fragrances, etc. 

• Sweet grocery: a wide range of candy

EvoluPharm distributes products from brands such as BabyLook, Xermatis, Les Douceurs d’Amelys, Elite, etc.

EvoluPharm launched its own brand EvoluGEN which consists of 228 references. 

EvoluPharm handles its own logistics and operates a logistics area of 10000 m2. 

Established in 1924 by David Smith, Associated Wholesale Grocers is one of the largest cooperative food wholesalers in the United States. Its headquarters is based in Kansas City, United States. Presently, the company serves 3,800 stores in 36 states. 

Concerning its distribution channels, the business distributes its products to the retail and HoReCa sector as well. 

In the financial year 2021, Associated Wholesale Grocers achieved a turnover of € 10 billion and currently employs more than 2,000 people. 

Furthermore, the company offers a wide assortment of products in the following categories: 

• Sweet grocery: cocoa powder, honey, chocolate, etc. 
• Savoury grocery: oils, ketchup, vinegar, etc. 
• Chilled & fresh: meat, seafood, ready meals, etc. 
• Frozen: meat, seafood, ready meals, etc. 
• Dairy: cheese, yoghurt, milk, etc. 

It is noteworthy that the firm also caters for consumers with specific food needs by offering natural, organic and gluten-free products. 

The firm distributes 4 private label products which are as follows: 

• Best Choice: A line of products such as detergents, cakes, ketchup, etc. 
• Clearly by Best Choice: A line of products such as honey, canned goods, rice, etc. 
• Best Choice Superior Selections: A line of products such as vinegar, pasta, cheese, etc. 
• Always Save: A line of products such as cocoa powder, ketchup, paper towels, etc. 

Moreover Associated Wholesale Grocers is the exclusive distributor of IGA own brands which includes a line of products such as potato chips, tomato sauce, oils, etc. 

Pertaining to its logistics solutions, the company operates 11 distribution centres with a total area of 7 million square feet. Moreover, a fleet of trucks is available to ensure deliveries. 

Moreover, in 2020, Associated Wholesale Grocers partnered with Witron, a provider of dynamic food warehouse automation and order picking systems. As a result, it will improve accuracy and reduce loss due to damaged goods. 

Furthermore, the company has invested in a new fresh and frozen warehouse which is going to be inaugurated in October 2022. 

Health Balance is a health supplement distribution company that focuses on the better well-being of people with nature friendly health supplements. Operating in Health Supplement field, the company continue to source healthier ingredients, research and develop in to distribute and manufacture in the supplement sector. Health Balance holds different brands which cover a wide range of age: Lifever The specilaty of Lifever is that, it offers a balanced way of life balance for Life stage. Lifever uses only raw reliable, certified sikyak treated as constant professional health for health and beauty brands without food. Skinny & Skinedge Skinny& Skinedge are an online diet channel that serve diet foods for all those who wants a beautiful body. Alvin Alvins is a young infant's specialty brands, Alvin's is the spirit tailored to baby food & baby's growth as a professional brand. Cheonjiyang Cheonjiyang are products made from ginseng.  Health balance is currently expanding its product range with different European food products.

Vapiano is the franchised restaurant offering italian dishes. Its headquarters is based in germany. 

The products that we use for our dishes are of various types namely:

Dairy products : Mozarella cheeses, Cream

Chilled and fresh products : rocket leaves, bread, tomato, cabbages, fruits

Savory Grocery : oil, flour, spices

Frozen : Meat, seafood

Vapiano Brasil is the franchised restaurant chain of the group Vapiano SE headquartered in Germany.

Vapiano brasil offers a wide range of italian meals such as homemade bruschetta, mozarella salad, ceasar salad, niçoise salad and you can opt to add more ingredients such as chicken, salmon, shrimps etc.

The restaurants also provide risotto, pizzas which are freshly made daily. And vapiano brasil did not forget the desserts : tiramisu, death by chocolate, pana cota etc.

Vapiano restaurant in colombia is a part of the Valpiano SE group and offers italian dishes.

Vapiano Colombia offers menu such as salads. pastas, a special menu for kids. Every two months the restaurant create a new dish comprising of fresh seasonal ingredients, the soups are homemade as well as the pasta.
The pizza dough is made fresh every day and the dressings for salads are homemade.
The desserts are made on a daily basis.

Vapiano in chile is a restaurant offering italian dishes under the vapiano franchise and run by Vapiano SE. The restaurant along with its menus also offers home delivery and take away. The dishes available at Vapiano Chile are :

Carpacio, Caesar salad, salmon salad, Lasagne dishes, pastas.

The restaurant also cater for vegan people by providing vegetarian menus : 

-Margherita

-Pesto

-Bruscheta

-Al funghi

O’tacos is a french fast food chain which was founded by Patrick Pelonero, Silma and Samba Traore and Diarra Sauroutou in 2007. Its headquarters is based in Montrouge, France. The company has operations in France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and many others.

As of 2021, the business had more than 300 restaurants spread across France and internationally. 

In the financial year 2020, O’tacos achieved a turnover of €11 million and currently employs more than 50 people. 

It is noteworthy that the company received the Digital Restaurant of the Year Award in the fast food category in 2021. 

O’tacos provides a large assortment of products in the following categories: 

• Chilled & Fresh: a variety of ready meals and drinks. 
• Drinks: juices, soft drinks, energy drinks, etc 
• Frozen: desserts and ice-creams. 

Brands such as Coca-cola, Fuze Tea, Fanta, Capri-sun, Monster, Tropico, Chaudfontaine and many others are endorsed by the firm. 

The enterprise offers a variety of products under its own brands which are as follows (non-exhaustive list):

• Otaglace: A range of ice creams. 
• O’shake: A range of milkshakes. 
• O’tacos Bowls: A variety of ready meals. 

O’tacos meets the Islamic Council laws and regulations as it is Halal certified. 

Pertaining to its logistics solutions, O’tacos partnered with UberEats to ensure its deliveries. 

In July 2021, the business opened its 1st drive in Longwy, France which is more modern and is equipped with a children’s play area. 

Moreover, in February 2022, O’tacos opened its first outlet in Rome in the RomaEst shopping mall. 

Owned by Searchlight Capital, M&M Food Market is a retailer focusing on frozen foods and was established in 1980. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. It owns a mobile shop as well as an application.

Founded by Michael "Mac" Voisin and Mark Nowak, M&M Food Market currently operates over 425 stores, some of which are franchised. Additionally, the firm also runs 110 Food Market Express locations.

M&M Food Market clientele consists of 1650 retailers, food service and retail groups, including North Mart, Core Mark, AGD, County Line, AG Foods and many others.

The company is known as the sole retailer in the country to provide over 450 references free from any artificial ingredients.

M&M Food Market's turnover is around €17.7 million and a total of 95 people were employed by the firm.

In 2020, M&M Food Market won the WOW Award (presented by Leger) for Customer Experience in Ontario and Quebec. It is also a Platinum Member of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies.

The retailer provides a variety of items in the following categories:

• Savory Grocery: sauces, spices, condiments, etc.
• Frozen Food: ice cream, ready meals,  desserts, fish & seafood, starters,  fruits & vegetables, ready meals, etc.
• Chilled & Fresh Food: pastries, ready meals, etc.

Vegan and gluten-free options are also available.

Formerly known as M&M Meat Shop, the latter renovated the store concept to provide its customers with a new shopping experience. M&M also launched new packaging which is bold with full colour photography.

M&M Food Market is determined to promote sustainability therefore the procurement team ensures the products do not contain artificial colours, flavors and sweeteners. Furthermore, the company opts for green initiatives by advocating the use of reusable shopping bags and many others.

Regarding social responsibility, the company partnered with BGC Canada to help provide meals to kids who are impacted by food scarcity.

Its online shop can be accessed on www.mmfoodmarket.com/

Cercle Vert is a distributor headquartered in France. Founded in 1985, the group specializes in the import and distribution of food stuffs, household and hygiene products particularly to the food service sector and provides over 15000 references. Groupe Cercle Vert has an online shop and mobile application enabling clients to order online. 

If a product is not displayed in any of Groupe Cercle Vert’s catalogs, clients can directly request the company to source it for them. 

Groupe Cercle Vert operates under the following subsidiaries:

• Cercle Vert: 4500 food references, focussing on ethic products
• M.R.Net: 10000 non-food references 
• Roussel: kitchen equipment

Groupe Cercle Vert has operated a cooking academy since 2012. 

Groupe Cercle Vert achieves a turnover of € 220 million and employs 350 people. 

Groupe Cercle Vert offers products in the following categories:

• Sweet Grocery: breakfast foods, chocolate, industrial pastries, etc. 
• Savory Grocery: condiments, oil, canned food, etc. 
• Frozen Food: ready-meals, pizza dough, desserts, etc. 
• Chilled & Fresh Food: desserts, ready-meals, etc.
• Household: disposable tableware, dishwash, floor cleaning products, etc. 

Some of the brands available are Bledine, Tresor, Miko, Lipton, Risso, Knorr, etc. 

Groupe Cercle Vert ensures that all products are traceable and regular audits are carried out to ensure that the facilities comply with all food safety regulations. Suppliers are also subjected to regular audits. 

Concerning the logistics, Groupe Cercle Vert operates 1 central warehouse and has a storage area of 41000 m2. Groupe Cercle Vert handles the delivery. 

Groupe Cercle Vert works with NGOs like Phenix to reduce food waste. 

Albert Roger Ltd is an importer of personal care products which has been established in the year 2012 by Albert Roger. The headquarters is based in the United Kingdom.

The firm has also offices in France and Spain. Moreover the company conducts their business activities in the following countries: France, Spain, the Netherlands, Brussels, Luxembourg, Italy, Morocco, Portugal and Turkey.

Albert Roger is looking for suppliers of skincare, cosmetics, hair care and cosmetic produts.

The firm supplies to more than 11,000 points of sale across Europe and their clients are mostly retailers. Their retail partners include recognized companies such as:

• Boots
• Superdrug
• Monoprix
• Arenal
• Continente
• Etos

The sales and marketing team comes up with strategies in order to promote various brands. They also help the retailers to introduce exclusive brands to the market to attract new consumer goods through social media.

The company operates warehouses and provides logistics support in Spain, France and the Netherlands hence ensuring deliveries across Europe.

Created by Herbert Irving, John F. Baugh and Harry Rosenthal in 1969, Sysco is the world’s largest broadline food distributor. Its headquarters is based in Houston, Texas, United States. The company encompasses 4 business groups namely broadline, specialty companies, international and sygma. 

Regarding its distribution channels, the business supplies its products to restaurants, hotels, inns, healthcare facilities, schools, universities, wholesalers and many more. Its international network supports customers in 90 different countries across the world. 

Syso launched an e-commerce platform as well. 

In the financial year 2022, Sysco achieved a turnover of €67.9 billion and currently has a workforce of more than 71,000 passionate employees. 

Moreover, the enterprise offers a wide array of goods in the following categories (non-exhaustive list): 

• Chilled & fresh: seafood, fruits, vegetables, etc. 
• Dairy: cheese, whipping cream, milk, etc. 
• Frozen: bread, desserts, ice cream, etc.
• Savoury grocery: spices, canned goods, soups, etc. 
• Sweet grocery: chocolate spreads, sugar, jelly, etc. 

Brands such as Ajinomoto, Angela Mia, Fieldstone, Jet Puffed, Louisiana Foods, Maggi, Nutella, Ortega, Pasta Labella and many others are endorsed by the firm. 

The business launched its own brand under the name “Sysco” which features products such as pasta, mayonnaise, ketchup and many more. 

Sysco maintains the highest quality standards as it complies with FSMA, FDA, GAP, etc. 

Pertaining to its logistics solutions, Sysco operates 333 distribution centres worldwide and has its own fleet of vehicles to ensure deliveries. 

The company’s online shop can be accessed on: https://shop.sysco.com/auth/

At SPAR we believe in quality service, therefore we aim to provide our customer with convenient and appealing shopping experience through continuous customer focus. 
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7-eleven United Arab Emirates provide to its clients traditional groceries that are normally available in a convenience store. But what makes it stand apart is the availability of

1. Fresh samosas which is a flacky pastry stuffes with cheese, potatoes or meat, 
2. Chicken spring rolls
3. Felafel
4. Pasta salad
5. Chicken noodles
6. Potato wedges and fried drumsticks
7. Muffins
8. Steamed buns

7-eleven united arab emirates also provides 

1. Seasonal products such as : Baklawa during Eid festivities, dates, iftar box which includes a biryani, an arabic salad, dates and water

7-Eleven is a chain of convenience stores that operates in various parts of the world through different franchisees. In Sweden, Reitan Gruppen, a Norwegian group, owns and operates 7-Eleven Sweden. &-Eleven started to operate in Sweden in 1978. 

7-Eleven Sweden runs 81 stores in the country which feature a food service known for its coffees and fresh meals. 

In 2013, 7-Eleven Sweden underwent an important rebranding that gave the company a retro look which is also reflected in the packaging and the original logo. The rebranding has turned 7-Eleven Sweden as a chain that is viewed as reliable in the eye of Swedish consumers. 

7-eleven norway is a convenience service that proposes general groceries as well as

1. fresh bakes pastries like : croissant, cookies, cupcakes
2. Freshly made coffees
3. Frozen yogurt
4. Home-made sandwiches
5. Smoothies
6. Hamburger
7. Polser - which is the norway version of the sausage roll and the sausagebread can also be gluten free
8. Freshly pressed juice which can also include veggies.

7-eleven in mexico is a convenience store and has more than 1800 stores in the same country. Apart from the groceries the convenience store also proposes its own brand called 7-select which comprises of drinks and snacks. Another private labelled products at 7-eleven is that of its hot drinks namely cafe select - mainly for the capucino, chocolate and late.

The juice can have 2 flavours lemon,grapefruit and cola. 7-eleven Mexico also proposes freshly made donuts and sandwiches. Snacks under the brand 7-select are cookies, sweets and chips.

7-Eleven was launched in Denmark in 1993. The retail chain is managed by the franchise licensee Reitan Convenience Denmark, a subsidiary of Reitan Group, a Norwegian retail group.

7-Eleven operates around 190 convenience stores in Denmark. 

7-Eleven Denmark provides products in the following categories:

• Savory Grocery: chips and other snacks
• Sweet Grocery: chocolate, candy, coffee, etc. 
• Drinks: soft drinks, energy drinks, water, etc.
• Dairy: milk and flavored milk
• Chilled & Fresh Food: ready-meals, salads, snacks, etc.
• Frozen Food: ice-cream
• Personal Care: hygiene, skincare, baby care, etc. 
• Household: disposables, dish wash, detergents, etc.

7-Eleven Denmark also provides 60 references for vegan and vegetarian foods. There is also a wide choice of healthy options. The company is constantly launching new products in the country, becoming an innovator. 

7-Eleven works with suppliers such as Arla Foods, Dan Cake, DK Confectionery, Amka, etc. 

Founded in 1967 by Raymond Ackerman, Pick n Pay is a chain of supermarkets which rapidly became the 2nd largest chain in the country. Its headquarters is based in Cape Town, South Africa. The company has operations across 8 countries such as South Africa, Lesotho, Nigeria, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and eSwatini. 

As of 2021, the business operates 830 own stores and 761 franchise stores under the banner Pick N Pay, 342 own stores under the banner Boxer, 61 associated stores trading as TM and 28 trading as Pick N Pay. Moreover, the firm operates one of the largest online grocery platforms as well. 

In the financial year 2021, Pick N Pay achieved a turnover of €5 billion and employed 90,000 people. 

The chain offers products in the following categories:

• Savory Grocery: rice, grains, spices, oil, etc.
• Sweet Grocery: sugar, chocolate, breakfast cereals, hot drinks, etc.
• Drinks: juices, energy drinks, smoothies, etc.
• Wine & spirits: wines, beers, vodkas, etc. 
• Dairy: cheese, eggs, butter, yoghurts, etc.
• Chilled & Fresh Food: fruits, vegetables, salads, meat, seafood, etc.
• Frozen Food: fruits, ready-meals, ice-cream, meat, etc.
• Personal Care: fragrances, hair care, makeup, oral care, etc. 
• Household: detergent, air freshener, laundry care, etc.

Brands such as Lays, Milo, Maggi, Kit Kat, Spur, Absolute, Alpen, Bakers, Danone, Eureka, Freshpak, Frisco, Goldcrest and many others are endorsed by the firm. It is noteworthy that Pick N Pay caters for consumers with specific food needs as it offers a range of special products such as organic, kosher, halal, vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free, vegetarian and many more. 

Pick N Pay developed its own brands known as (non-exhaustive list):

• No name: This brand includes products such as biscuits, popcorns, pastas, etc. 
• PNP Local: This brand is dedicated to preserves such as olives and pesto. 
• PNP Livewell: This brand consists of products such as olive oils, jams, peanut butters, etc. 
• PNP Freefrom: This brand includes gluten-free cereals, brown rice cakes, white rice cakes, etc. 

Pertaining to its logistics solutions, the retailer operates 14 distribution centres and partnered with Unitrans, a diversified supply chain solution company to handle its deliveries. 

In 2022, the company launched a new private label range known as Crafted Collection by PNP which includes high-end products. It is noteworthy that Pick N Pay’s private label products now amount to 25% of its sales. 

Moreover, the firm recently announced that it will be developing a new distribution centre in collaboration with Fortress Reit in Eastport which will cost about R2bn. The project is to be completed in 2023. 

In October 2022, Pick N Pay announced that it had delivered a positive performance in the first half year ended August 2022, registering 11.5% growth in its turnover. 

Pick n Pay’s online store can be accessed on www.pnp.co.za

The 7-eleven in canada is a convenience store that provides general groceries.

The products are divided into categories namely:

• Crispy classic chicken - available in bucket (small and large portions)
• Hot foods - meatballs, large pizza, wings
• Pizza - the canadian pizza which has bacon, mushroom and pepperoni or provolone and mozarella cheese
• Grill - grilled sausage, smoked pork sausage
• Bakery - fresh baked croissants, fresh baked cookies, muffins, fritters
• Drinks - Teas (organic alpine berry), chocolates, pistacchio capuccino, iced coffee, espresso
• Juices, energy drinks, soft drinks - 7-select
• Slurpee - the famous sour apple slurpee and other fruity slurpee

7-eleven australia is a convenience store owned by the Withers and Barlow family. The convenience store provides various kinds of groceries from slurpee to personal care products. 7-eleven also provides :

• coffee at 1 dollar
• stationery and gifts
• snacks
• auto and car care
• pies and rolls, muffins, sandwiches, popcorn, nuts, doughnuts

Mueller Germany is a retailer which was established in 1953 by Erwin Müller. The firm specialises in personal care products which include cosmetics and perfumery. Mueller Germany started as a hair salon and is now one of the leading drugstore chains in Europe. The firm owns an online store as well.

Moreover, Mueller Germany has a total of 571 branches in Germany. The company also has businesses in many European countries including Hungary, Austria and Spain. Mueller Germany has over 875 branches and runs more than 750 stores across Europe.

Mueller Germany’s team consists of about 35 000 people and achieved a turnover of €3.93 billion in 2018.

In 2017, Mueller Germany received the Spa Diamond Award in the category “Green Beauty Care” and it was also awarded the Dealer of the year in the category “perfumery” for the year 2017\2018 as well.

Mueller Germany provides several products in the following categories:

• Personal Care: makeup, perfumes, hand & body cream, etc.
• Household: cleaning products and many more.
• Savory Grocery: olive oil, sunflower seeds, tomato sauce, baked beans, pasta, etc.
• Sweet Savoury : chocolate, butter biscuit, waffles, organic chocolate cookies, etc.

Mueller Germany offers a variety of organic products as well.

Mueller Germany deals with brands such as Lancome, SSW, ProfiCare, Tristar, etc.

Furthermore, the company owns many private labels which are (not limited to) :

• Aiko system - The products that are sold under this brand are hairspray, styling factory super glue etc.
• Artist - Its products include hair oil, shampoo, hair cure repair, conditioner etc.
• Aveo - The products that are sold under this name are soap, liquid soap lavender, hand & nail balm, hand cream etc.
• Bio primo - Its products include coconut oil, cashew kernels, peanut sauce,whole wheat spaghetti etc.
• Body & Soul wellness - Its products include body scrub, body mousse, shower gel etc.
• Lavozon - Its products include suncream, sunspray, sun balm, sun milk etc.
• Sensident - The products that are sold under these names are toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash fresh etc.

Mueller Germany offers home delivery as well.

Mueller Germany’s online shop can be accessed on www.mueller.de

7-eleven in south korea was founded in 1989 in Seoul. The convenience store provides groceries and also distinct products that can only be found in a Korean 7-eleven. For example:

    Giant sausages

    Chicken fondue which is a fried chicken and melted cheese meant for dipping

    Kimbap which is the Korean version of sushi

    Mango bingsu – mango flavored ice-cream

    Noodles – the most popular among all is Ramen

At pomme de pain united arab emirates the products are classified as per their categories :

1. Bakery - all kinds of breads and pastries
2. Salads - Caesar salad, vegetarian salad, niçoise salad etc
3. Cold sandwiches - all breads for the sanwiches are daily prepared
4. Hot sandwiches - the hot sandwiches have more fillings than cold sandwiches and are accompanied with fresh salads.
5. From the oven - Pomme de pain united arab emirates provide as stated by the name itself are food items such as quiches and pizza baguette also served with potato wedges and fresh salads
6. Pasta - pasta such as spaghetti, penne etc with various accompaniments like pasto, carbonara, bolognese among others.
7. Desserts - as desserts they provides cookies, muffins, brownies, macaroons, cream-filled croissant, crepes, tarts.
8. Hot beverages - for hot beverages they offer all sorts of tea, coffee, chocolate.
9. Cold beverages - as for cold beverages they provide smoothies, frappes, cold drinks, juices etc.

As a matter of fact pomme de pain Dubai adopts an agressive expansion politic.

Pomme de pain in Morocco is a restaurant providing sandwiches, salads, quiches carefully selecting freshest ingredients to prepare the meals. 

Another advantage that pomme de pain provides is the delivery service.

The menus are divided into :

1. Matin - meals for breakfast
2. Midi & Soir - lights meals like sandwiches, tarts, salads meant for lunch time or dinner, 
3. Après-midi - a menu meant for supper meals for example pastries, drinks, coffee.
4. Juniors - a menu specially designed for children that includes sandwich, burgers, chips, drinks and a surprise.

Pomme de pain United Kingdom is a restaurant chain that are experts in sandwich making. They provide fresh baguettes which are made every-day in the store.

Located in the busy section of london, the restaurant offer :

1. Fresh pastries
2. Tarts
3. Muffins
4. fresh sandwiches with all kinds of fillings

Pomme de pain Egypt selects fresh ingredients for its clients. That is why they bake their baguettes on a daily basis.

Pomme de pain Egypt offer a wide range of food to go or to eat on place:

• Sandwiches
• Salads
• Pastas
• Coffee
• Juice
• Soft drinks
• Fresh baguettes

The restaurant revisits its menu during festivities like Ramadan and offers a whole new menu only for this particular periods.

Pomme de pain Tunisia in the franchise restaurant in Tunisia. Based in the capital of tunisia, the restaurant, offers fresh meals such as:

1. Sanwiches
2. Baguettes
3. Salads
4. Quiches : which is a salty tart

The breads are prepared every at the restaurant and served hot while the rest of the ingredients are fresh. Pomme de pain also cater for sweet tooth and provide a range of desserts which are both appeling and delicious.

Pomme de pain is specialised in sandwich making as well as baguettes which contains the freshest ingredients. To ensure the proximity with the customers, there are two pomme de pain in Reunion. The ingredients are carefully chosen by dedicated staffs. Moreover the restaurant chain also provides thirst quenching drinks and also desserts.

The meals are prepared everyday to maintain the quality and standard of the franchise.

The bread also is always hot from the oven.

Even health counscious people can find meals adapted for them with the healthy salads  that pomme de pain provides.

Le crobag is a subsidiary of the soufflet groupe offering fresh dishes such as baguettes, sandwiches, and other deliciously prepared menus.

The first crobag was opened in 1990 in germany and presently there are 20 crobag all along railway stations in germany.  At ke Crobag Customers will always find :

• Pastries - such as croissants with different shapes and fillings.
• Baguettes - fresh breads which contains all kinds of fillings such as tofu, basil, egg, chive cream, salads

Le crobag also proposes a range of baguettes which contain cheese as principal ingredients for example :

• Leerdammer which is a french cheese
• Leerdamer and boiled ham
• Paris - which contain a creamy goat cheese.

The restaurant chain is keen to provide new products and is always innovating hence having the "exclusive" range which contains :

• Vegetable Gratin
• Spinach Gratin
• Pasta in ham & Brocoli Sauce

Le crobag in austria is based un Vienna and has 3 restaurants under the franchise Le crobag in Austria. The restaurant chain always proposes the freshest ingredients in its products.

The pastries are baked every day to ensure that they are fresh for the customers.

Even the ingredients of the salads are carefully selected and the baguettes are always hot from the oven. For drinks they offer hot drinks such as coffee and the coffee beans are freshly brewed.

Le crobag in Switzerland provides products such as :

• Sandwiches which are prepared daily to ensure fresh quility products
• Doughnuts - which are perfectly glazed and appetizing
• Freshly-cut fruits
• Baguettes - the baguettes are made everyday to maintain the quality and freshness
• Patries - The pastries comprises of croissants, fruit croissant, tarts etc.
• Salads - the salads are prepared every day
• Juices 

Le Crobag in poland is a subsidiary of the group Soufflet based in france. The restaurant proposes :

• Baguettes which are filled with exquisite ingredients.
• Pastries such as Pretzel, puff pastries, croissants, tarts
• Fresh fruits
• cakes
• Fresh juices

System Frugt offers a wide assortment within nuts, dried fruits and berries, seeds and kernels, pulses, trail mixes and natural healthy snacks. We are market leader in this category across the Nordics, and supply both private labels and own brand Earth Control. We are based in Denmark, where we have own production and packing facility, as well as a dry roasting facility for nuts and seeds. Our supplier network covers all continents, and we have developed long term relationships with the best producers in origin countries. We are a flexible private label supplier, and work closely with our customers in developing their product range, according to market trends and category insights.

France Boissons is an international drinks distributor, owned by Heineken France. France Boissons was established in 1964 in France. The company has 50000 clients worldwide among which 35000 cafés, restaurants and hotels. 

Over the years, France Boissons expanded and now has almost 7000 references. The company not only distributes international brands but also local & regional brands as well as private labels.

France Boissons provides services such as:

• Financial support: more than 7000 points of sale are supported by France boissons.

• From ordering till delivery, the clients are supported by the expertise of France boissons' professionals.

• Tailor-made services:favorites lists, entertainment and discounts as well as technical support. 

France Boissons reached a turnover of € 974 million in 2019 and employs around 2600 people. 

France Boissons is interested in products such as juices, beers, energy drinks, syrups, soft drinks, etc. 

Presently the company runs 72 distribution centres. 

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France Boissons is interested in branded beverages, focusing on spirits.

Cercle vert prestige is a subsidiary of the group Cercle Vert and deals exclusively with the Food services HORECA (hotels, catering companies, restaurants). Cercle vert prestige provides high quality products that meet the requirements and standards of food services requirements.

The fine products that Cercle vert prestige puts forward are:

• Snacks
• Typical French products
• Indian products
• Asian products
• Baby products
• High protein products

The Cercle vert Group is operating under 2 subsidaries for its non food activities : Mr Net "arts de la table" and Mr Net "Hygiene Medicale" 

Mr Net Arts de la table is a subsidiary of the group cercle vert and deals with the household and personal care department. Among its products can be found:

• Kitchen equipments
• Utensils
• Hygiene products

Mr net also provide protective clothing such as:

• Gloves
• Overalls
• Shoes protection cap

M.R Net Hygiène Médicale is an expert in distributing medical devices and equipments to the health sector be it private doctors, hospitals, clinics etc.

They own around 1700 products in their medical range, including:

• Cleaning & disinfecting products
• Diagnostic materials
• Dressigs and first aid materials
• Protective clothings
• Office stationeries

M.R Net Hygiene Medical is a expert in distributing medical devices and equipments to the health sector be it private doctors, hospitals, clinics etc.

They own around 1700 products in their medical range, including:

• Cleaning & disinfecting products
• Diagnostic materials
• Dressigs and first aid materials
• Protective clothings
• Office stationeries

Previously known as Cedas, Acqua and Sapone is an Italian beauty retail chain which was founded in 1992 by the Gottardo company and specialises in the distribution of beauty and hygiene products. 

Furthermore, Acqua and Sapone operates 700 stores in Italy that are well equipped so that the customers are comfortable and have full assistance of the trained staff. 

Acqua and Sapone achieved an annual turnover of €18.2 million in 2019.

Products in the following categories can be found in Acqua and Sapone:

• Personal Care: hair care, body care, fragrances, etc
• Household

Brands such as Orphea, Head & Shoulders and Pantene collaborate with Acqua and Sapone.

All of Acqua and Sapone items are imported from several countries including France, USA, UK and many more.

Action Netherlands is a supermarket chain which first opened in 1993 in Enkhuizen, Netherlands. They also have a distribution centre in the north of Netherlands and one in the south.

In Netherlands only, there are 395 Action supermarkets, hence minimising the distance for customers to shop at Action.

Action usually buys in bulk hence having the ability to lower prices. Action believes in word-of-mouth as a publicity and don't take part in aggressive publicity. Action sells more than 6000 SKUs with 150 new ranges weekly, including lots of home brands and A brands. 

Being a fast-growing international non-food discounter, Action welcomes almost millions of customers having different purposes and opinions to visit their stores. Besides their 400 suppliers in Europe and Asia, Action keeps on tracking for high quality products at affordable prices. The company has 13 ranges:

• Decoration 
• DIY
• Toys & party 
• Office & hobby 
• Multimedia 
• Household 
• Garden & outdoor
• Laundry & cleaning 
• Food
• Beverages
• Personal care 
• Animal
• Clothing
• Linens

Action is a chain of retail stores founded in the Netherlands. The company opened its first store in 2012. Nowadays, Action France has over 400 shops in France. Action France has an online shop. 

Action France reached a turnover of € 1456 million in 2018, indicating a growth of 39.7% in its revenue compared to 2017. The firm has around 9000 employees at present. 

Action France offers products in the following categories:

• Sweet Grocery: candy, chocolate, dried fruits, cookies, etc. 

• Savory Grocery: crisps, chips, pet food, noodles cup, etc.

• Drinks: soft drinks, energy drinks and a variety of other drinks

• Personal Care: oral care, hair care, pet care, fragrances, etc.

• Household: a range of cleaning supplies

Action France offers products from brands like Skin Essentials, Adidas, Becky’s, Max & More, Daily Defense, etc.

Action France operates 3 warehouses in the country. Another warehouse is currently in construction.

Action France’s online store can be accessed on www.action.com

Action is a retail chain which was established in the Netherlands. Action opened its first shop in Germany in 2009. Action Germany features around 6000 references in the food and non-food categories.

Action operates 288 shops in the country.

Action Germany offers products in the following categories:

• Sweet Grocery: candy, chocolate, dried fruits, cookies, etc. 

• Savory Grocery: crisps, chips, pet food, noodles cup, etc.

• Drinks: soft drinks, energy drinks and a variety of other drinks

• Personal Care: oral care, hair care, pet care, fragrances, etc.

• Household: a range of cleaning supplies

• Bazar: a range of  bathroom accessories

Action Germany offers products from over 350 international brands such as Whiskas, Kitekat, NatureFit, Fa, Sento, Culi Deco, Coca Cola, etc. Action works with 1000 suppliers in Europe and Asia. 

Action Germany also supplies products under Action’s 65 private labels.

Action, a chain of retail stores originating from the Netherlands, established its first store in Belgium in 2005. The Group was originally founded by Gerard Deen and Rob Wagemaker. Action Belgium features around 6000 references in 14 categories. Moreover, by the end of 2021, Action Belgium aims to be operating 200 stores across the country. 

Several products are available in the following categories: 

• Sweet Grocery: candy, chocolate, dried fruits, cookies, etc. 
• Savory Grocery: crisps, chips, pet food, noodles cup, etc.
• Drinks: soft drinks, energy drinks and a variety of other drinks
• Personal Care: oral care, hair care, pet care, fragrances, etc.
• Household: detergent, bleach, toilet gel, etc

Action Belgium offers products from over 350 international brands such as Whiskas, Kitekat, NatureFit, Fa, Sento, Culi Deco, Coca Cola, etc. Additionally, the enterprise works with more than 660 suppliers in Europe and Asia. 

Furthermore, the business also supplies products under Action’s private labels, some of which include:

• Innovit: a range of vitamins and supplements
• Redstone: a brand offering kitchen essentials
• Palazzo: offers a wide range of coffee products

Concerning  logistics, Action Group uses double decker trucks, transporting 60% more than with an ordinary truck. 

With regards to the environment, the company indulges in several measures. For example, all of its products contain the PEFC logo as well as the FSC logo which attest for the sustainable management of forests. Action Group also recycles packaging materials across all its stores, whenever possible. Furthermore, the stores have durable LED lighting.

Action owns 8 supermarkets in Austria. The retailer goes way across the supermarket habits by introducing new products on a regular basis. The customers get to choose among more than 6000 SKUs. Action also integrates its private label and branded products in a wide range of products for the customers to choose from. 

There are currently 13 product categories available at Action.

Action is a chain of retail stores that was launched in the Netherlands in 1993. Action offers over 6000 references in the food and non-food categories. Action also offers products from over 350 brands.

Action has expanded across Europe as from 2005 by opening its first store in Belgium. In 2009, the business launched its first shop in Germany. In 2012, the first store in France was launched. In 2015, Action entered Austria and Luxembourg. In 2017, Action opened its first store in Poland. Nowadays, Action  operates a total of 1325 stores.

Action achieved a turnover of € 4216 million in 2018, revealing an increase of 23.3% compared to 2017. Action employs 46000 people. 

Action won the Retailer of the Year Europe for 2 consecutive years as from 2014. 

Action offers products in the following categories

• Sweet Grocery: candy, chocolate, dried fruits, cookies, etc. 

• Savory Grocery: crisps, chips, pet food, noodles cup, etc.

• Drinks: soft drinks, energy drinks and a variety of other drinks

• Personal Care: oral care, hair care, pet care, fragrances, etc.

• Household: cleaning supplies

• Bazar: bathroom accessories

Action offers products from over 350 international brands such as Whiskas, Kitekat, NatureFit, Fa, Sento, Culi Deco, Coca Cola, etc. Action works with 1000 suppliers in Europe and Asia. 

Action also provides products under 65 private labels. 

At present, the company operates 2 distribution centres in the Netherlands. Action also manages 2 distribution centres in France and 1 in Germany. 

In 2018, Action started to collaborate with the charity SOS Children’s Villages.

Founded in 2006 in France by Thierry Petit and David Dayan, Showroomprive is an online retailing leader specialising in the distribution of cosmetic products. It is also a subsidiary of SRP Group.

The company has expanded in 9 countries including Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany and many others.

Furthermore, Showroomprive offers a portfolio consisting of 2000 references.

In 2016. Showroomprivé expanded by taking over Saldi Privati, an Italian online event sales.

In 2017, Showroomprive acquired Beauteprivee, a French e-commerce business specialised in the field of beauty, well-being and cosmetics.

The online retailer counts over 25 million members benefiting from its services.

Showroomprive was reported to achieve a turnover of €697 million in 2020 and employed a total of 800 people.

Products in the personal care category such as skin care, haircare, fragrances and many more, are available.

In accord with its progress, the online retailer launched its private label named Collection IRL - Fashion for women in real life.

Showroomprivé is determined to digitalise the retail industry hence has started using bitcoins. Today, Showroomprive is one of the largest retailers to use virtual money.

Moreover, a logistics centre in Saint-Witz is run by Showroomprivé. 

Showroomprive is accessible on www.fr.showroomprive.com

 Ahold Belgium is among the most important retailers in Benelux considering the fact that it has more than 800 stores in Belgium and Luxembourg alone. Since its creation in 1867 near Brussels, the company now counts 15,000 associates.

The company is represented under various brands like Delhaize, Proxy Delhaize, AD delhaize, Delhaize shop & go, Albert heijn. The different available formats enables not only the expansion of the company but also increases the satisfation of their clients.

Inaugurated in 1999 in Nantes, Saga Cosmetics is a beauty/personal care retailer. The headquarters is based in Reze, France. The brand now counts more than 40 stores in France and Reunion Island. The company has an online store and currently counts around 5000 references.

Saga Cosmetics achieved a turnover of €20 Million in 2016.

The company is looking for products for its personal care category which involves skincare, face care, make up and hair care products.

Its success is based on a strong and effective concept that is to offer clients good deals of makeup brands at competitive prices.

Within 15 years, the company has developed a real expertise in the search for Make-Up products which are on the market following a change of packaging, overproduction, changes in formulas. The quality service of Saga Cosmetics ensures a control and a follow-up of the products put on sale in all the stores.

The company is the exclusive distributor for brands like Divage, Note, Bellapierre, Chi and Kardashian Beauty.

In recent years, Saga Cosmetics wanted to introduce its customers new brands with high potential. Today, the company is establishing strong partnerships to offer the best products to its customers.

Saga Cosmetics is the only Make-up brand in the city center:

• To propose good cosmetic plans all the year for more than 15 years
• To offer more than 500 brands of cosmetics at low prices
• To propose more than 5000 references renewed regularly at any small price
• To make its clients discover new brands exclusively.

The firm works with Cosmelab which is cosmetic manufacturer business and they also match the quality standards such as ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004.

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National Organic Products is an Irish manufacturer and distributor of organic products. The FMCG company was founded in 1999 by Jacquelin Daly and Kieran Dunne. National Organic Products provides a broad range of gluten free and vegan products. The head office is based in Killarney Co Kerry.

The firm is known as the headmost supplier to national and international retailers namely independent and main retailers such as Tesco, Dunnes, Centra, Costcutter, etc.

Furthermore, National Organic Products organises shows to showcase its products and brings forward the benefits of organic goods.

National Organic Products is reported to employ a total of 19 people.

National Organic Products was featured various times in the Top 100 Brand Categories 2019.

The company provides different items in the following categories:

• Savory Grocery: pasta, canned beans, condiments, etc.
• Sweet Grocery: rice cake, corn cake, dark chocolate, etc.
• Drinks: rice drink, coconut drink, almond drink, etc.
• Frozen: frozen fruit, frozen vegetables, frozen pizza, etc.

National Organic Products offers products under the name of its private label called Bunalun Organic such as pasta, canned beans, coconut drink, etc.

Furthermore, all of the firm’s products are 100% natural foods which are free of additives, preservatives, and GMO.

National Organic Products is part of the organic trust which is the best centre for organic inspection and certification in Ireland. Moreover, the enterprise’s products have the certified ‘Crossed Grain Symbol’ which is an internationally recognised symbol for gluten free. Its products are organic certified.

National Organic Products’s warehouse is located in Bray Co Wicklow, where all distribution takes place.

National Organic Products uses recyclable paper, tin and glass packaging. In addition, the company’s items are BPA free. National Organic Products does the most to stay eco friendly: Berries used in their products are grown wildly in forests. 

Blackemore Fresh Foods is a wholesaler, manufacturer and importer of fresh meat.
The company has a dedicated team of meat traders who are experienced.

The quality of the meat is set high that is why only trusted suppliers have the responsibility of slaughtering. Since the quality of the meat is faultless Blackemore Fresh Foods have customers ranging from retail butchers, supermarket chains to even cash and carry operators.

Blackemore fresh foods looks for quality meat from countries like Australia, New zealand, South America, North America and Europe.
The products not only ensures freshness but also traceability through its BRC accreditation.

The division of AF Blackemore & Sons also puts forward its dedicated sales team driven by customer service.

Blackemore food service is a wholly owned subsidiary of AF Blackemore & Son Ltd engaged in the distribution of food requiring specific temperatures. In addition to its 40 years of experience, the distribution company has a wide range of clients such as :

• schools
• public institutions
• independent caterers

Following the expansion of the company, a second warehouse of 80000 square feet was launched.
This particular site was contrived for clients in the nothern region of the United Kingdom. At the same time the other depot of 69000 square feet counts actually serve its main purpose and that was to serve clients in the south.

As the name suggests Blackemore Wholesale deals with the wholesale sector of the AF Blackemore & Son group. This includes 14 cash & carry depots across the country in the region of Grimsby, Hexham, Killingworth, Bangor, Barnsley, Birmingham, Cardiff, Gateshead and the headquarter is based in Wolverhampton Science Park. 

Blackemore wholesale and landmark group are partners, Blackemore wholesale being the largest member. The wholesale company's purpose is also to support independent uk retailers with the intention to help them with competitors. More than a wholesale company, Blackemore is also commited to catering customers, key vending and forecourt.

The branded products they provide are:

• chilled and fresh
• frozen
• ambient
• non-food products

Blackemore Fine Foods trades in speciality foods and fine foods. The business is mainly in United Kingdom but also covers other non european countries.

With 3000 SKUs in the chilled and ambient categories and representing 280 producers. Today Blackemore fine foods' clients are : Convenience stores, Cafes, Delis, Farm shops etc.

Emphasising on the fact that Blackemore works closely with the producers and handles their products distribution.

Blackemore also manages the operational aspects of producers hence minimising the production time and enhencing business expansion.

Over 1000 Spar stores in the United Kingdom and Wales receive their products through Blackemore Logistics.
To ease up the whole logistics process Blackemore logistics makes use of delivery points and distribution centres.
Indeed the company has over 8500 delivery points in the United Kingdom alone and the 10 distribution centres is of 860000 square feet. 

The allocations are as follows :

• Distribution center in Willenhall covers 166000 sq meters
• Distribution center in Darlaston covers 60000 sq meters
• Talbot green distribution center covers 150000 sq meters
• Distribution center in Hastings covers 90000 sq meters

Founded in 2015, Vipsters.de is the german version of the online retailer Showroomprive.com.

Having a showroomprive.com in Germany has not only expanded the business in a short span but also enabled the accessibility of popular brands to german customers.

Vipsters.de is an online retailer with its certifications such as SSL and the website also went through the Trusted shops web of conduct hence being safe for customers to shop on.

The brands that Vipsters.de operates with are:

• Puma
• Levi
• Adidas
• Diesel
• Bosch
• Pampers
• Mango
• Triumph
• Calvin Klein

The online retailer also has a dedicated team of customer advisors. As Showroomprive.com Germany is always innovating, new products are proposed on a daily basis. The retailer approach its customers through flash sales where several famous brands are available at low prices. These flash sales are for a limited time but very effective and successful. 

Beside the flash sales, another innovation adopted by Showroomprive.com Germany is that bitcoins are accepted as payment form.

Showroomprive Spain is an online retailer, which was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of the French company Showroomprive.

In 2020, Showroomprive Spain achieved a turnover of €25 million and had 30 employees in 2019.

Products in the personal care category such as skin care, haircare, fragrances and many more, are available.

Showroomprive Spain has partnered with around 1500 brands including Essie, Maybelline. Novange and many more.

Furthermore, Showroomprive Spain imports its products from France, Italy, UK and many more.

The online shop of Showroomprive Spain can be accessed on www.showroomprive.es

Showroomprive, a French company, was launched in Italy in 2011. The firm acquired Saldi Privati in 2016 and is currently the largest online retailer in Italy.

The retailer is mainly known for the flash sales it organises. The flash sales are done for a short period of time for the different brands available on the website. 

Showroomprive Italy offers products in the personal care category such as nail care, fragrances, hair care and many more.

Among the brands that Showroomprive.com Italy deals with are Puma, Levi, Adidas, Diesel and many more.

Moreover, Showroomprive Italy imports its products from France, UK, Spain and many others.

The retailer is keen on doing innovation,therefore to set itself apart, Showroomprive Italy offers bitcoins as a payment method.

Showroomprive Italy’s online shop can be accessed on www.saldiprivati.com

Specialized in online flash sales, Showroomprive.com in United Kingdom offers the facility of online shopping of many popular brands. What sets it apart from other online shopping website is that there are flash sales regularly which enables customers to acquire famous brands when the prices are reduced.

Over 1000 brands are available.

These brands are categorized in:

• Fashion & Beauty
• Home & Leisure
• Kids
• Leisure
• Travel

The online retailer also makes use of bitcoins as online payment method.

Founded in 2013, Showroomprive.com in Poland is the largest online retailer offering brands such as :

• Diesel
• Bosch
• Pampers
• Mango
• Triumph
• Calvin Klein
• Puma
• Levi
• Adidas

To establish a good reputation among its clients, Showroomprive.com Poland has its flash sales. The flash sales is a concept where the prices of the products are lowered for a limited time. In their innovation path, the online retailer also offers to its clients the possiblity to use bitcoins as payment method.

Specialized in online flash sales, Showroomprive Netherlands offers the facility of online shopping of many popular brands. The firm was established in 2012 and is part of Showroomprive which was founded in France in 2006.

What sets the firm apart from other online shopping websites is that there are flash sales regularly which enables customers to acquire famous brands when the prices are reduced.

In 2020, Showroomprive Netherlands achieved a turnover of €2.7 million.

Showroomprive Netherlands offers several products in the personal care category including baby care, hair care, body care and many more.

As in other countries, Showroomprive in the Netherlands offers various famous brands such as Diesel, Bosch, Pampers, Mango and many more.

Furthermore, Showroomprive Netherlands imports its products from France, Italy, UK and many more.

Showroomprive is known for always being on the innovative side, the online retailer was the first to use bitcoins as a payment method.

Showroomprive Netherlands is accessible on www.showroomprive.nl

Showroomprive Portugal is an online retailer which was founded in 2013 and is based in Portugal. The company is a subsidiary of the French company, Showroomprive, which was established in 2006. 

A turnover of €20 million was achieved by the firm in 2020 and Showroomprive Portugal generates 30% of its sales through mobile phones and tablets. 

Products in the personal care category are available on Showroomprive Portugal’s website.

Approximately 1650 brands including Elite, Dolce & Gabbana and Kenzo, partnered with Showroomprive Portugal.

Showroomprive Portugal imports its items from Italy, France, UK and many more.

Concerning its logistics, Showroomprive Portugal partnered with third party transportation companies such as Chronopost, Cttexpresso and many others, to offer its clients fast and secure deliveries.

The online shop of Showroomprive Portugal can be accessed on www.showroomprive.pt

Circle K is a chain of convenience stores which was founded in 1951 in Texas. Since 2003, it has been owned by Alimentation Couche-Tard which expanded the banner, enabling it to venture on the international market. Circle K offers a range of food and non-food items. 

Circle K is present in 25 countries including Egypt, China, Norway, Sweden, Vietnam, etc.

In 2015, it was decided that all other banners of the group Alimentation Couche-Tard, Statoil, Mac’s and Kangaroo Express would be rebranded as Circle K stores. Nowadays, Circle K operates a total of 14876 stores including 2697 in Europe.

UPDATES ON CIRCLE K ON 29/05/2018

Circle K Europe is interested in the drinks category and exclusive B Brands. Circle K prefers to deal with manufacturing companies near its geographical area like Poland for example. The company is very keen to know more about snacking products.

UPDATES ON CIRCLE K ON 29/10/2019

The company is looking to develop their private label and is interested in collaborating with suppliers to develop the following products in the sweet and savory grocery categories:

• Snacks like potato chips
• Protein bars with flavours such as caramel, peanut and coconut
• Nuts and candy
• Chocolate Wafer bars

In the drinks category, the firm also wants to develop its own brands for:

• Vitamin water and caffeine water
• Beer
• Cappuccino and Vanilla latte
• Soft drinks
• Juices

The company wants to use sustainable packaging for all the products. 

UPDATES ON CIRCLE K ON 28/10/2020

For 2020, Circle K is sourcing products for its own brands in the sweet grocery category such as biscuits and breakfast foods.  

Euroapotheca is an international pharmacy retail chain and wholesaler which has been established in the year 1998 and is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania. Euroapotheca Group is a subsidiary of the largest diversified international retail group in the Baltics State namely Vilniaus Prekyba.

The company operates in the following countries:

• Lithuania - The firm operates 271 pharmacies in this country and the turnover amounts to 233 million euros with the cooperation of their 1858 employees. Their trading area measures upto 16531 meter squares.

Their goal is to help people to be in good health condition by supplying pharmaceuticals and other services through its professional advice.

Euroapotheca operates the pharmacy networks Eurovaistinė in Lithuana. Its products are classified into:

-  Skin and hair cosmetics (facial skin care, hair care, body skin care, cosmetics for men and home spa)

-  Decorative cosmetics (facials, eye measures, tools for nails, accessories and perfumes)

-  Vitamins and supplements (well-being, vitamins and minerals, for beauty and sport, family and tea and specialised food)

-  Hygiene (women’s hygiene, oral hygiene, adult nursing and family planning)

-  Medical devices and techniques (diagnosis tests, orthopedic goods, optical goods, pharmacy and emergency aids)

- Prescription drugs (pharmacies only)

Eurovaistinė Lithuana has its private labels in the skin and cosmetics range like:

- Eurocare marigold ointment

- Eurocare travel pack set

- Eurocare zinc oxide

Apart from the skin and cosmetic range. Eurovaistinė has most of its brands in the medical and techniques range for e.g:

- Eurocare mustard twigs

- Eurocare patch set sensitive

- Eurocare callipers

- Eurocare antibacterial hand gel

Most information about its product can be found on its wellness magazine Eurovaistinė.

The promotions of Eurovaistinė Lithuania are done online only and can be accessed through the site: https://www.eurovaistine.lt/

In 2016, Euroapotheca had 265 pharmacies in Lithuania.  

In 2017,  Euroapotheca turnover in Lithuania was EUR 239.4 million.

Founded in 2001, Euroaptieka managed by Euroapotheca UAB opened a first pharmacy in Riga. Indeed, Euroapotheca UAB manages the pharmaceuticals sector in countries like Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

The pharmacy retail chain serves more than 10,000 buyers on a daily basis. In the year 2001 a pharmacy was opened in the Maxima Store, which at that time was an innovative approach to customers. The aim was to open a pharmacy in a place always full of people. And by 2011 40 pharmacies were opened across the country. Showing the extent at which Euroaptieka in Latvia progressed.

The advantages that Euroaptieka proposes are :

1. IT operated systems
2. Updated marketing approach
3. Years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector
4. Quick adustment to any change in the market
5. A strong presence and reputation of the company

Euroapteek is a pharmacy chain which has been established in the year 2004. The headquarters is based in Tallinn, Estonia. The firm operates 73 pharmacies across the country.

The retailer provides a wide assortment of goods under the following category:

• Personal care (medicines, face creams, deodorants, baby diapers, etc…)

Furthermore, the company provides its loyal customers with an Euro card with which they receive discount on more than 300 products monthly.

The main aim of Euroapteek Estonia is to serve at its best the customers through carefully selected medicines. The company provides high quality pharmaceutical services through prescribed and non prescribed medicines.

The firm generated a total revenue of 46 million euros. There are 418 dedicated employees  working hard for the business.  

Established in the year 2001 in Poland and managed by the international Euro Holding Apotheca. Euro apteka Poland now owns 84 pharmacies in which 5 are franchised.

The size of the pharmacies ranges from 40 square meters to 900 square meters.

The products that are provided by Euro apteka are categorized as follows :

• Health care products
• Cosmetics
• Personal hygiene products

Founded in 2001 with the opening of its first supermarket, TS "KOPIKA", Kopeyka is a retail chain based in Ukraine and recognised as one of the top retailers in the country. Kopeyka serves more than 60,000 clients daily and offers up to 20,000 items. 

The business’ clients include entertainment complexes, offices of large companies, boarding schools, individuals, etc. 

Furthermore, in 2021, the company also partnered with Bond in order to provide delivery services. 

Nowadays, Kopeyka operates 90 stores throughout Ukraine, in areas such as Odessa, Nikolaev, and Kherson. The total total area of ​​supermarkets owned by the company is over 70,000 sqm. Kopeyka operates in 4 different formats: 

• Mini-market -  up to 500 m2
• small shops - 600 - 800 m2
• medium - around 1000 m2
• large supermarkets - more than 1000 m2

An online shop is also available on the website. 

In 2021, Kopeyka won 2nd place in the category "Convenience store / minimarket of the year in FMGG while the brand, AlaMesa, won the Breakthrough of the Year award at the PrivateLabelAwards national business award.

Several items are provided in the following categories:

• Savory Grocery: pasta, oil, sauces, etc.
• Sweet Grocery: confectionery, cereals, bread, etc.
• Drinks: mineral water, juice, energy drinks, etc.
• Wine & Spirits: wines, spirits, etc
• Dairy: milk, cream, butter, eggs, etc. 
• Chilled & Fresh Food: seafood, fruits, vegetables, meat, etc.
• Personal Care: oral care, hair care, makeup, fragrances, etc.
• Household: air freshener, laundry care, cleaner, etc

Some of the brands available include Booster, Cordero, Trapeza, etc. 

Kopeyka also offers several brands under its private labels, some of which include:

• UNICO: offers a wide range of alcoholic drinks such as wines and sparkling drinks.
• 0.01: offers an assortment of goods in different categories such as toilet paper, sponges, crab cakes,etc.
• Pani Tsinna: the recently added trademark of Kopeyka includes essential goods, covering several categories at competitive prices. The low prices are because of minimalist packaging, optimal volume and cheap logistics.

Moreover, Kopeyka has its own procurement department which sources products directly from local and foreign manufacturers and producers. In fact, the retail chain looks for partners that are sustainable and can provide products at reasonable prices. 

Furthermore, the company’s meat products are supplied from regions such as Odessa, Kherson, Vinnitsa, etc, and undergo obligatory veterinary laboratory analysis. Additionally, all products are tested for pesticides, toxic substances and heavy metals and are also stored in the appropriate conditions to maintain their quality.

Kopeyka owns certificates such as the HACCP certificate and the ISO 22000: 2007 certificate.

Kopeyka’s online shop can be accessed on www.kopeyka.com 

Created in 1978 through the merge of Alfrend Ltd and Swantex Ltd. The company is based in Gibraltar, deals with general merchandise, also serves as commission agents.

Before the merge Alfrend Ltd used to trade mainly non-food items and Swantex Ltd was known to deal in the wholesaling of foodstuffs and confectionery. After the merge of the two companies has diversified their respective business activities.

 Alfrend Swantex rich of 30 years of experience has become one of the leading companies in the import-export sector.

Aldi Nord was split into seperate groups in 1960 and by 1961, it was renamed Aldi Nord, headquartered in Essen and Aldi Sud, in Mulheim.

The business operates 2249 stores as well as an online shop.

Aldi Nord has a dedicated team of at least 38,000 employees and its turnover in 2020 amounted to €24.2 billion.

In 2021, the company was awarded the best price-performance ratio in Germany.  

Aldi provides various products under different categories such as:

• Savory grocery: pasta, rice, sandwich, etc. 
• Sweet grocery: chocolate, cookies, cakes, etc.
• Frozen: Ice, fish, meat, etc.
• Fresh and chilled: Fruits, vegetables, 
• Dairy: Milk, butter, cheese, etc.
• Drinks: Soft drinks, juice, water, etc.
• Household: Detergents, fabric softeners, cleaning products, etc.
• Personal care: facial care, hair care, body care, etc.
• Wine and spirits: Wine, beer, liqueurs, etc.

The products consist of  79% of their own private label brands such as:

• Hofburger: herb cream cheese, goat cheese, emmental cheese, etc. 
• Biscotto: American cookies, puff pastries, mini waffles, etc. 
• Good organic: oat pops, pasta, sausages, etc.

When it comes to supporting the community, Aldi Nord partnered with the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy to invest in a project that develops solutions for sustainable production and a healthier approach to nutrition. 

Concerning sustainability, the company is committed to animal welfare, that is it only trades eggs from barn, free range and organic farming as well as by 2022, it has joined hands with the European Chicken Initiative (EMI) in November 2020.  

Founded in 1962 by Karl Albrecht, Aldi Sud is a retailer and is headquartered in Mulheim, Germany. The company was formerly known as Aldi but it was split in 1960, which later became Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud.

Aldi Sud now runs its stores in the USA, Ireland, UK, Hungary, Switzerland, China, Italy, Austria, Slovenia and Australia.  As of 2020, Aldi Sud operates a total of 6,587 Aldi Sud stores globally. 

Furthermore, the retailer operates an online shop. 

Aldi Sud employs 47,500 people in Germany and 155,600 people worldwide. The company generated a revenue of € 16.4 billion in 2019.

The business was awarded the Green Brands seal, an internationally recognised EU quality mark that recognises brands that are particularly resource-saving and environmentally friendly.

Moreover, the firm provides a wide assortment of goods in the following categories:

• Sweet Grocery: bread, cake, chocolate, etc.
• Savoury Grocery: olive oil, vinegar, cereals, etc.
• Frozen Food: fish filet, salmon filets, ice cream, etc.
• Chilled & Fresh Food: ready-meals, fruits, vegetables, etc. 
• Dairy: cheese, yoghurt, milk, etc.
• Household: a range of cleaning supplies
• Personal Care: baby foods, eye care, face care, etc.

Besides, the firm has its own brands such as (but not limited to): 

• Almare: This brand offers a wide selection of high quality fish and seafood. 
• Gut Bio: In this brand, a large selection of high quality organic products like vegetables, sausage and cheese can be found.
• Cucina: Specialties such as aromatic balsamic vinegar and olive oil are found in this brand.
• Choceur: The products that are sold under this brand are chocolate milk bars, biscuits and desserts.
• Desira: Milk products can be found in this brand.
• Einfach Regional: Top quality milk is sold under this name.
• Expressi: The product that is sold in this brand is tea.
• Fair & Gut: In this brand, poultry products can be found.

In 2020, Aldi Sud saw a 20% growth in sales in the organic category therefore the firm expanded its organic range to around 450 products. 

Additionally, Aldi Sud is GlobalGAP certified and also possesses the certification of UTZ. 

In relation to its logistics, Aldi Sud operates its own delivery fleet and warehouses.  Aldi Sud partnered with Vehicle manufacturer IVECO for the natural gas trucks and with FRAMO for the electric vehicles. The aim is to reduce its CO2 emissions. 

Concerning sustainability, the firm keeps water consumption low in its supply chain and avoids microplastics for their own brands. 

In 2022, Aldi is cooperating with a popular brand ‘Living at home’ to introduce a line of furniture and decoration in its stores and online shop. 

Moreover, It was announced that Aldi Sud and Aldi Nord are currently working together in order to merge the 2 companies together in 2022. 

The online shop can be accessed on https://www.aldi-onlineshop.de

Vilniaus Prekyba is the largest diversified international retail group in the Baltics State which has been established in the year 1992 and is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Vilniaus Prekyba achieved a turnover of € 4.31 billion in 2018 and the company employs 45500 people.

Moreover, Vilniaus Prekyba manages various subsidiaries namely:

• Maxima Grupe - The firm has been established in Vilnius since 1992 and has become a prosperous supermarket chain in the Baltic states.
• Euroapotheca - The company is a pharmacy retail chain and a wholesaler which has been established in the year 1998.  Furthermore, the firm currently owns more than 670 pharmacies in six different countries.
• Ermitazas - The wholesaler provides products which are mainly under the bazar and household category. The company is engaged in both B2B and B2C business.
• Akropolis Group - is holding company that manages rental services companies in the Baltic  states.

Euroapotheca’s pharmacies are present in six different countries namely:

• Lithuania - The firm operates 277 pharmacies under the banner Eurovaistine.
• Latvia - The company controls 55 pharmacies which are known as Euroaptieka.
• Estonia - In this country, there are 75 Euroapteek pharmacies.
• Poland - 72 pharmacies have been opened in this country under the banner Euro- Apteka.
• Sweden - The company has 191 pharmacies under the name Apoteksgruppen.

Based in New York City since 1992, Cerberus Capital management is an American private equity company. Founded by William Richter, the company has been established in Europe and Asia also.

The total assets of Cerberus is accounted to more than  US$40 billion. Registered as a U.S Securities and Exchange Commission Investment Adviser, since several years the company has been active in acquiring companies. Investors include :

• Government

• Private sector Pension

• Retirement funds

• University endowments

• Charitable foundations

• Insurance companies

• Sovereign Wealth funds

• Family savings

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The expansion of the company has been to such an extent that today the company has 11 offices in 9 countries. On March 6, 2014, through a Merger Agreement Cerberus partnered with Albertsons companies to expand its business activities into Grocery.

Allbeauty.com is a subsidiary of IEB trading and was founded in 2004 by Fidel Galiiot. The online retailer is based in Guernsey. Initially known as Cheapsmells.com, the company changed its name in 2013 but the aim remained the same and that is to bring popular beauty brands at inexpensive prices.

In 2016, the beauty retailer marked a revenue of 69 million euros. In 2008 allbeauty.com joint ventured with ActivHair salon and began to provide hair care products as well as skin care products. All beauty has also well-established its relationships with best online retailers, Amazon & eBay, trading under its brand.

All beauty sold 590 brands in 2016. Their brands include: (non-exhaustive list)

• L'Occitane
• Decléor
• Keratase
• Elizabeth Arden
• Morrocanoil

The prices are always being monitored so that customers can afford value for money products. Allbeauty.com also provides free delivery for purchase over 25 dollars.

The customers are majority female aged between 24 to 54. The company has the greatest reach in the South East of London.

Allbeauty brand is described as:

• friendly
• honest
• reliable

Their distribution centre is based in the West Midland Uk. The operations are as follows:

• 53,000 packets despatched to 46 different countries
• 1,000 orders packed per hour during peak times
• Orders are dispatched within 24 hours

Founded in 2006, IEB trading was founded by Fidel Galliot. The business' main field of activities are :

• retail sale of apparel
• dry goods
• hardwares
• household products
• groceries

The trade company has also founded allbeauty.com which is a famous online retailer with 2.7 million customers worldwide.

Founded in Hamburg in 1910, Douglas started as a soap manufacturer, founded by John Sharp Douglas in 1821. Today, it is an international perfumery chain and the leading premium beauty platform, operating over 2000 stores in 26 countries across Europe including France, Italy, Croatia, Latvia, Netherlands, etc. Douglas is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany and is owned by the Kreke Family and CVC Capital Partners. The firm has managed its online shop since 2000.

Its largest store was opened in Munich in 2020, consisting of 4 floors and 1160 sqm. 

Over 160 000 references are available in the non-food and food categories.

Following several acquisitions throughout the company’s existence, Douglas recently purchased Bodybell, Perfumerias If, Limoni and La Gardenia in 2017. Stores operating under those brands were transformed into Douglas shops.

In 2018, Douglas took over the French company, Parfümerie Akzente, as well as the online shop, Parfumdreams.

In 2022, Douglas entered the online pharmacy market by acquiring Disapo.

Douglas launched the #FORWARDBEAUTY strategy program as an attempt to transform from a retailer to a digital business with the support of Digital First. Additionally, in 2021, the firm established an AI-based fragrance finder.

Douglas works with trending celebrities like Cara Delevigne, Amber Valletta, Alexa Chung and Jon Kortajarena in order to promote brands. Nowadays, the company has about 20 000 brand ambassadors.

More than 44 million people hold the loyalty card offered by Douglas.

In 2021, Douglas achieved a turnover of €3.6 billion and employed about 20 000 associates. 

Products in the personal care such as skin care, makeup, fragrances, supplements and many more are offered by Douglas.

Over 900 exclusive luxury brands like Nars, Chanel, Clinique, Tom Ford, Urban Decay, Prada, Gucci, Lancome, La Mer, Kora Organics and Dermalogica collaborate with Douglas. .

Furthermore, Douglas also launched its own brand, Douglas Collection, where one can find a large selection of fragrances, makeup, face care, hair care and skin care products.

Douglas’ supply chain is managed entirely with AI-controlled software from Relex Solutions and it is the first retailer to ever do so. The firm partnered with Arvato Supply Chain Solutions to establish an ultra-modern distribution center in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia

Concerning social responsibility, Douglas has been supporting DKMS LIFE, an organisation offering free cosmetic products to women suffering from cancer.

The online store of Douglas can be accessed on www.douglas.de

Letterone holdings also known as (L1 Investment Holdings) is an international investment business whose main mission is to invest their capital into sectors they believe will improve with their expertise. Headquartered in Luxembourg the company has groups and subsidaries as follows:

1. L1 Holdings being the parent company
2. Energy (L1 energy)
3. Telecoms and Technology (L1 Technology)
4. Health care and retail sectors (L1 Retail)
5. Letterone Treasury services (L1 Treasury)

Investing in all types of sectors and companies, the holding company aims at becoming the reference among investment companies. The sectors that Letterone focusses on are those that they are specialised in.

Furthermore, Letterone builds its network by partnering with successful entrepreneurs.

Recently L1 retail acquired Holland and Barett, a leading company in the health and wellness sector. The retail section deals with investment in retail businesses. 

L1 energy deals with oil and investment while L1 telecoms and technology is about investment in technology and software companies. L1 healthcare invests in the health sector and has even a dedicated professionals for this. And the L1 Treasury manages the finance aspect of L1 Holdings. 

Whole Foods entered Canada in 2002 in Toronto with 9 stores. Today it possess 467 stores all over canada.

Also considered as America’s healthiest grocery store, Whole Foods is the first certified organic grocer in United States that offers a variety of exclusive foods without:

• artificial preservatives
• Colors
• flavors
• sweeteners
• hydrogenated fats

The company also proposes private labelled products:

• 365 Everyday Value

365 Everyday Value are natural & organic products at very affordable prices. It offers a whole range of whole grain flours and shade-grown coffee to organic milk and frozen veggies.

Engine 2 Plant-Strong contains

• Zero animal fats
• No added oils
• 100% whole grain
• Minimal added sugar

Whole Foods Market Brand

Whole Foods Market develops the most unique and exquisite products from small batch, artisan recipes to exotic flavors.

Whole Trade

Whole Trade offers high quality and 3rd-Party certified seasonal products.

The company also offers the facility to shop online.

Whole Foods Market exposes only quality standards products and USDA-certified organic foods that aim to be environmentally friendly and ecologically responsible.

Recently one the largest group in United States, Amazon, has bought Wholefoods in June 2017, but the stores will still continue to operate under the same name and its founder Mr John Mackey will still stay on the lead as CEO of Whole Foods.

Founded in 1936, Layam Sakal Israel is a travel retail company which is among the oldest Duty Free operators in the Middle East. Its headquarters is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company is a member of the corporate portfolio held by Teddy Sagi's private investment group, Globe Invest. 

Moreover, the business operates various duty free stores across the country and manages an e-commerce platform as well. Its business activities also include supplying food and other products to international shipping companies, cruise companies, airlines duty free, navy ships, cargo vessel companies and many others. 

It is noteworthy that in the year 2020, the company reported a 50% sales increase across its diplomatic duty free business. 

Furthermore, the enterprise offers various products in the following categories: 

• Wine & spirits: whiskeys, rum, gin, etc. 
• Drinks: water, energy drinks, soft drinks, etc. 
• Sweet grocery: gums, chocolates, coffee, etc. 
• Savoury grocery: spices, canned goods, snacks, etc. 
• Frozen: dough, vegetables, fish, etc. 
• Dairy: milk, cheese, butter, etc. 
• Personal care: perfumes, lipsticks, body lotions, etc. 

Brands such as M&Ms, Kitkat, Coca Cola, Mentos, Jack Daniel, Mateus, Cabernet Sauvignon, Dior, Hugo Boss and many others are endorsed by the firm. 

Pertaining to its logistics solutions, the business operates its warehouses in Haifa and Ashdad. 

Moreover, in 2020, the company opened its souvenir store at Ben Gurion Airport after undergoing an extensive renovation and enhancement. Approximately € 425,000 was invested in the overall renovation. 

Additionally, in March 2022, Layam Sakal Israel signed a duty free supply contract with Airline Arkia and has further announced that it will be adding more new airline businesses in its portfolio of duty free activities.

The company’s online shop can be accessed on: https://diplomats.layam.com/ 

Pharmavance is managed by the Pharmavance group whose founders are Mr and Mrs Mergui. The 1st pharmacy was opened in Boulogne-Billancourt. Paving its way, today Pharmavance proposes various personalised services and specialities. Among its specialities are:

• Medical equipments
• Orthopedics
• Therapeutic shoes
• Aromatherapy
• Phytotherapy
• Veterinary services

The personalised services are as follows:

• Aids detection test
• Blood pressure test
• First-aid
• Personalised advices

Pharmavance along with its dedicated team of pharmacists has developed 3 exclusive brands:

• Phytovitae
• Heifer
• Arovitae

Phytovitae

This exclusive brand is all about products without artificial flavours, free from sugar, salt, preservatives, colour and gluten.

life

Bio make-up products as well as ecological ones

Arovitae

Essential oils 100% created by our experts in this sector. Arovitae products derive their virtue from medicinal plants.

Skinadvance

Created in 2013 skinadvance are products that contains concentrated formulas and ingredients like hyaluronic acid, nalidone, antioxydants. 

Dermadvanced

Products dedicated to sensible skins with natural ingredients.

Nutriprescription

Dietary supplements that 100% composed of natural ingredients.

Since its first store opening Pharmavance has come a long way and grown in experience. Following which it aims to be even more successful with the opening of 100 new stores by 2020.

Founded in 1995 Better life has managed quiet a sucessful expansion with over 420 stores and even bought Nancheng the largest retailing company in 2014. Today Better life is situated among the Top 10 retailers of FMCG in China. Better life group is a Chinese group whose main activities are related to retail chains and B2B wholesaling, finance, supply chain, merchandise trade and e-commerce. The group manages supermarkets and hypermarkets ; named Super-mart and Hyper-mart and holds a leading position in Jiangxi province.These type of store formats account for 452 in total, wharehoused in 600,000 square meters. The group also provides online retailing activities under the name of Smart monkey.

Smart monkey covers 12 categories on its website, including:

• Fresh food
• Packaged food
• Imported products
• Personal care
• Baby products

Other diversified store formats are:

• Shopping malls
• Electronic stores
• Commercial real state
• logistics facilities

The global procurement strategy aims at covering 6 overseas branches :

• Germany
• Korea
• United States
• Australia
• Japan
• New Zealand

E-commerce

Created in 2013 with the partnership of BBG offline stores, the onlline retail section of Better life is involved in the following categories: 

• Fresh food
• Imported food
• Maternity products
• Beauty & personal care 
• Electrical equipments
• Household products
• Nutrition & Health care
• Accesories

Food Business

BBG food business unit's main goal is to develop retail chains. The year 2015 witnessed the establishment of 2 retail chains formats:

• Super-mart
• Hyper-mart

BBG Department stores

• With 15,000 SKUs to choose from, BBG already owns 43 department stores and now projects to open up 3 more shopping malls.

Nancheng Department store

• Nancheng was introduced to the BBG group in the year 2014 and created the outlets store  Hunan and Yunnan.

Appliance

• With 63 appliance stores, BBG E-mart is third most important activities of the BBG Group. Working closely with 500 suppliers, BBG appliance stores provide 100 renowned brands to customers.

Convenient store

• Huimiba is the name of the convenient store established by BBG group. Based in Hunan the convenient store aims at providing to its clients packaged food, food necessities and even services such as printing, photocopying, free hot water, free local call etc.

Catering

• The catering department handles restaurants of the BBG group. Restaurants bears the name of TaiChu and first opened its doors in 2009.

Logistics

• Yuntong logistics service has 1000 employees and the warehouse covers 120,000 square meters. There are a total of 500 vehicles equipped withh different temperature ranges.

Seeing

• Having a factory of 8600 square meters, this department is reponsible for the production of foods. 

Mister Bread

• Mister Bread deals with the bakery section. Indeed food items such as cakes, beverages and bread are produced. There are even private labelled products such as : Davidson, Qilele and Mister Bread.

The company implemented the private brand strategy as they want to develop the private brand further. The firm follows the 4P policy of imported products which are as follows:

• Price - After analyzing the cost and market, the firm fixes a competitive price.
• Product - The concept is that the product should be of good quality but sold at a low price.
• Place - The company has the possibility to sell both online and offline.
• Promotion - Products are advertised through online and offline medias.

Indeed, the objective of the firm is to achieve the leading market share in South west China by the year 2020.

Established in 1995, Bid Corporation commonly known as Bid corp is a globally known food service group, focused on food service operations. The company is present through its subsidiaries in 5 continents and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

There was a split between Bid corp and Bidvest in 2016 allowing Bid corp to emphasize on its current food service operations.

Services provided by Bid corp are:

• Sourcing and procurement
• Warehousing and distribution
• Service excellence
• Innovation
• HoReCa

Bid corp’s product segmentation are as follows:

• Frozen 36%
• Chilled 27%
• Ambient 33%
• Non-food 4%

The company’s market segmentation is explained as per the list below:

• Logistics 22%
• Chain 29%
• Independent 44%
• Retail/other 5%

Bid corp’s logistic features include 259 distribution centers totalising 1254895 square meters and 4844 vehicles.

In April 2017, the firm bought the Spanish foodservice group Guzman Gastronomia and Cuttings. Also, in the same period of time, Bidcorp signed an agreement with Purator, a leading innovator in the bakery, patisserie and chocolate industry. Through this move, Bidcorp aims to increase production and bring more quality ingredients to the African bakers.

After having reported a 9% rise in its full year earnings, the firm decided to sell its UK logistics business to a major global player in August 2018.  

As of August 2018, the firm is on the hunt for further acquisitions despite having established its presence in Portugal, Malaysia and Germany recently.

In fact, the objective of the company is to focus on developing fresh produce, value-add processing and supply chain initiatives by the year 2019 hence promoting real growth.

Grupo Arenal can be described as a family business initiated in Lugo in the year 1976. The first store opened was of 50 square meters in a city mall.

This first contact with the Spanish market was successful and today the company is known as a specialised distribution group.

Rich of its 30 years of existence and experince, Grupo Arenal now manages 30 stores and the distribution of the products are assured by Galician and Castilian-Leon communities.

After the take-over of the company by the second generation, the company’s position made use of proximity and customer service as well as low prices products the business model was reinforced. Around 50,000 SKUs  was being provided.

Now the group aims to expand more the business, to have more stores so as to be closer to its customers.

Hakmar was launched in Turkey in 2007. The first branch was opened in Pendik Esenyalı as HAKMAR Mağazacılık in discount store sector unlike HAKMAR Gıda and HAKMAR Mağazacılık they have their warehouses and central offices.

Hakmar sells more than 15.000 products in diffrent sku's and operates as a subsidiary of Hakmar group.

Hakmar also operates in the process of transformation and development. In this context, work has been initiated by the conclusion of the ISO 9001:2000 certification of quality of service objectives are to perform.

Established in 1996, Oaks Cellars is an importer and distributor of alcoholic beverages. Its headquarters is based in Tan Boon Liat, Singapore. The company sources its products from countries such as Italy, California, Spain, Chile, New Zealand, France and many others. 

Moreover, the business operates 5 outlets and an online shop as well. Besides, Oaks Cellars has a showroom which conducts wine tasting events and walk-in purchases are not allowed. 

In addition, the importer achieves an annual revenue of € 5.7 million and employs around 30 people. 

Oaks Cellars offers more than 1,000 references in the Wine & Spirits category which are as follows (non-exhaustive list): 

• Champagnes 
• Wines
• Gins 
• Rums
• Vodkas 
• Cognacs 

Furthermore, brands such as Domaine Romanee-Conti, Château Lafite Rothschild, Petrus, Balvenie, Brugal, Ardbeg, Tenjaku, Port Ellen, etc, are endorsed by the firm. 

Pertaining to its logistics solutions, the company operates its own warehouse and partners with a courier service company to conduct its deliveries. 

The company’s online shop can be accessed on: https://www.oaks.com.sg/ 

Founded in 1930, Cofrapex International is an importer and distributor of food and non-food products. Its headquarters is based in Marseille, France. The company sources its products from countries such as Ukraine, Latin America, Brazil, Holland and many more. Moreover, the Cofrapex International is indulged in export activities as well. 

Concerning its distribution channels, the business distributes its products to supermarkets, wholesalers, cash & carries, car ferries, cruises, duty free shops, hotels, catering sites, etc. Some of its clients are Club Med hotel, Accor, Hilton, Eurest, Sodexo and many others. Moreover, the company operates an online store as well. 

In the financial year 2020, Cofrapex International achieved a turnover of € 15.46 million and employed more than 20 people. 

Furthermore, Cofrapex International provides a wide assortment of products in the following categories: 

• Sweet grocery: confectionery products. 
• Savoury grocery: preserves and pasta. 
• Frozen: chicken, fish, and meat. 
• Chilled & fresh: cheese, milk and charcuterie. 
• Personal care: Different types of hygiene products. 

Moreover, the enterprise caters for consumers with specific needs by offering Halal, organic, vegan and gluten-free products. 

Additionally, the importer maintains the highest quality standards as it is certified by ISO 22000 and AEO. 

Pertaining to its logistics solutions, the firm operates a 13,600 square metres warehouse which has multi-temperatures. Moreover, Cofrapex International has additional frozen storage areas of 2,000 and 1,500 square metres as well. With regards to its transport services, the importer has a fleet of dual temperature trucks to conduct its deliveries for dry, fresh and frozen products. 

The company’s online shop can be accessed on: https://www.cofrapex.com/ 

Newrest Algeria has been present in Algeria since 2006 and is specialised in sectors like restaurants, airports, schools and remote sites. With a dedicated team of 1011 employees, Newrest Algeria serves more than 15000 meals daily across the country.

The business operations of Newrest Algeria are geographically segmented as follows:

• Cafeterias & restaurants concessions - in Alger
• Restauration - across the country in Alger, Boumerdès & Oran
• Remote sites - In Hassi-Messaoud, Adrar, Timimoun, Saïda, El-bayad, Regan, In-Salah et In-Amenas

In the sector of restaurants concessions, the revenue increased by 3% which is possibly due to a progress in the product offer and the commercial strategy between the customs-free zone and the customs zone.

Reckitt Benckiser United Kingdom is a British multinational consumer goods company which produces health, hygiene and home products. The company was formed in 1999 by the merger of the UK-based Reckitt & Colman plc and the Netherlands-based Benckiser NV.

In 2018, the company achieved a net revenue of €14.2 billion and employs 40000 people. The firm has sold over 20 million products in around 200 countries. 

Reckitt Benckiser United Kingdom offers products in the following categories:

• Household: disinfectants, cleaners, bleach, diffusers,

• Personal Care: body care

The company offers a wide range of brands which include Veet, Dettol, Scholl, Air Wick, Harpic, Vanish,Cillit Bang and Finish.

The company's strategy is to have a highly focused portfolio concentrating on its 19 most profitable brands, which are responsible for 70% of net revenues.

In July 2017, it was announced that McCormick would acquire Reckitt's food brands, including French's Mustard & Frank's RedHot, for $4.2 billion, which still needs regulatory approval.

Reckitt Benckiser United Kingdom is involved in Research and Development in order to bring innovative products on the market. The company has several research centres in the UK, Germany, USA, Italy, China, India and Thailand. 

The business is also involved in various projects concerning water sanitisation and the protection of the environment. The firm has partnered with many organisations such as tft, AISE, AIM Progress and GC3.

FDD International is a retailer and distributor of personal care products which was founded in the UK in 1992. The company has rapidly established itself as a leading distributor and has also helped various brands achieve success and become known.

FDD International distributes mainly to retailers, wholesalers and online shops. The firm’s clients include Amazon UK and Boots.

FDD International attained a turnover of €24.6 million for 2017. The firm currently employs 26 persons and has partnered with major distribution companies in 36 countries.

FDD International is looking for suppliers for its personal care category which includes makeup, oral care  and fragrances. The company works with known brands as well as new brands who wish to enter the cosmetics and personal care market in the UK.

The firm’s partners include Rapidlash, Real Techniques, Kiss and The Breath Co.

FDD International handles all the logistics and distribution for its various partners. Furthermore, the company develops marketing strategies which has helped many brands grow successfully,

Established in 1909 by Charles Delsol, FDG Group first entered the French market through the invention of an automatic barrette known as “The French Clip”. Its headquarters is based in Orly, France. Today, the company has grown into a distribution company specialised in non-food consumer goods. 

FDG Group pursues its international ambitions by trading in different countries such as Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, England, Romania, Russia and many more, 

With regards to its distribution channels, the business supplies its products to over 6,100 points of sale. Its clients include major retail chains such as Carrefour, Auchan, E.Leclerc, Migros, Super U, Leader Price, Spar, Monoprix, etc.

Currently, FDG Group achieves an annual turnover of €119 million and employs over 350 salespersons and promoters. 

Moreover, FDG Group offers more than 15 brands and 7,800 references in its 4 core categories: 

• Personal care: lip balms, condoms, makeup, etc. 
• Household: pastry bags and candles. 
• Haberdashery & Footwear: insoles, yarns, knitting needles, etc. 
• Hobbies: toys, stationeries, activity books, etc. 

Along with internationally-recognised brands such as Babyliss, Lego, Playmobil, etc, the firm offers its private label products as well. 

Its private label products are as follows (non-exhaustive list): 

• Le French Make-up: This brand includes products such as mascaras, eye shadow blushes, etc. 
• Dontalex: This brand is dedicated to dental care products such as dental floss, mouthwash, toothbrush heads, etc. 
• Doctissimo: This brand consists of products for sexual wellbeing, first aid and beauty. 
• Logis Bleu: This brand offers a range of brushes, mops, clothes, etc for cleaning purposes. 

FDG Group holds various certifications such as GOTS, IFTH, Intertek, etc. 

Pertaining to its logistics solutions, FDG Group has a network of 4 warehouses through which 1,500 orders are processed and 300,000 products are delivered everyday. Moreover, around 96 million products are delivered each year. 

Founded in 2006, Eureka Pharma is an importer and distributor of OTC and parapharmaceuticals. Its headquarters is based in Kuurne, Belgium.

Eureka Pharma delivers to pharmacies in Belgium and Luxembourg and has also been selling its products on different e-commerce platforms.

Eureka Pharma achieves a turnover of €2 million and employs up to 14 employees. 

Eureka Pharma provides products in the personal care category such as vitamins, dental care, nail care, etc.

Its portfolio comprises brands such as 

• Studio 100: a range of vitamins. 
• Andreia Professional: nail polish.
• Morser: skin and nail care. 

Eureka also launched its own brand, ‘Eureka Care’ that includes a wide range of OTC products like eye drops, ear drops, pregnancy test, dental care, etc. 

Established in 1943 in Norway, Bjorn Strindberg is an importer, distributor and wholesaler of cosmetics focusing on the markets in Norway and Sweden.

The company distributes to online shops, pharmacies, duty-free stores, drugstores, perfumeries, etc. Bjorn Strindberg’s clients include coverbrands, Easier Life, Boots Pharmacy, MyMuse, etc. 

Dealing with a unique skincare and cosmetic portfolio which is of high quality, Strinberg uses the name Masq for marketing purposes. Created 2 years ago, Masq's main activity is to represent partners from across the world.

To show its expertise in this particular domain, Bjorn Strindberg has a team of 6 experts as well as keeping up with trends by attending major trade shows and exhibitions.

Acting as the ideal partner, Bjorn Strindberg offers an array of products in the personal care category including skincare, makeup, face care, etc. 

Some of the brands offered by Bjorn Strindberg include Vivian Gray, W7, Profusion Cosmetics, etc.