FOOD AND DRINK SECTORIN SLOVENIA

Made in Slovenia

FACTS ABOUT SLOVENIA

MAIN FACTS ABOUT SLOVENIA

Area: 20,273 km2Population: 2 millionLanguage: Slovenian, Italian andHungarian (in ethnically mixed regions)Member of: EU, NATO & OECDCurrency: EURO

More information: http://www.investslovenia.org/industries/

http://www.investslovenia.org/business-environment/

http://www.investslovenia.org/fileadmin/dokumenti/is/Publications/Connect_to_Slovenian_Business_Excellence_2012-reduced_file.pdf

Capital: Ljubljana (300.000 pop.)

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Characteristics of Food and Drink sector in Slovenia• Number of companies: 11.110• Number of employees: 16.130• Revenues (in €): 2.062 mio• Exports (in €): 501,2 mio• Key export/import markets: Italy, Croatia, Austria, Germany, Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Source: AJPES, 2016; SURS 2016

IMPORT by commodities

• Increased import of BEER, WINE andMEAT.

• Decrease in DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Source: AJPES, 2016

EXPORT by commodities

• Increased export of BEER, PASTRY AND BAKERY PRODUCTS andMEAT.

• Decrease in DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Source: AJPES, 2016

EXPORT andIMPORT by countries

FOOD SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES• Organic Foods on rise

• Less sugar, fats and salt;• Organic grown foods

• Snacks• Luxury• Sweets and confectionery

• Biggest retailers:• Mercator 34%• Spar 23%• Hofer 17%• Lidl 17%

DRINK SECTOR• 119.8 mio sector revenue• Wine production the biggest in sector – 46%

• The rise of VAT (2013) and sugar tax (?) increased the competition

• 80% market share companies agreement:• No advertisment for children -12• Energy information on 60% of products• Sponsoring

OPPORTUNITIES in drink sector: low energy drinks and well-known spiritbrands

Beverages• 87% population drinks juices• More than 50% at least once a week

• Importance of marketing and branding:• Coca Cola 35%• Atlantic Grupa 16%• Fructal 12%

Source: Nielsen research, 2015

TOP MINERAL WATER BRANDS:1. ZALA2. DANA3. COSTELLA

PACKING SHARES:92% Plastic bottle6% Can2% bottle

32%

22%11%

10%

9%

8%8%

Fruit drinks and juices most common use

Fructal

Fruc

Cedevita

Multi Sola

Aloe Vera

Mercator sadni sokovi

Happy Day

Current Export Opportunities

A distributor seeks a range of spices and frozen foods for the catering industry.

Distributor wants well established and premium sweets, biscuits and food brands.

Spices and frozen foods Sweets, spreads, cakes and biscuits

A Slovenian company would like to find UK independent manufacturers of natural and organic food products.

Distributor looking for organic food products

BSCC FMCG Forum 2017• Distributors‘ Conference focusing on FMCG, escpecially on Food

and drink- the future of retail- the future of distribution- the future of customer experience

• B2B meetings with UK-SLO (CRO) companies

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9 March 2017 Top Retail and Distribution Company Managers

Event Program• 08:00 Registration• 08:45 – 08:50 BSCC presidents‘ and British Ambassadors‘ to Slovenia welcome speeches• 08:50 – 09:30 Ocado speech: The future of online retail• 09:30 – 10:00 The global food & grocery experts (IGD) Future of premium customer

experience• 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break• 10:30 – 11:00 Mercator Premium and online retail experence (topic TBC) • 11:00 – 11:45 Round table: The impact of high customer experience on retail chain:

• Ocado• Atlantic group• Mercator• Evrosad

• 11:45 – 12:00 Exporting is Great, Kenny Leg Export Opportunities Manager at DIT • 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch• 13:00 – 17:00 B2B meetings (UK&Slovenian (Croatian) companies)

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The program might change.

Packages for UK companies

• STANDARD• 2 nights with breakfast in single

room Radisson Blu Hotel• Transfer from LJ Airport to the

hotel and back • Business Breakfast & Lunch• Registration fee and organisation

of up to 5 meetings

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EXCLUSIVE•2 nights with breakfast in doubleroom Radisson Blu Hotel•Transfer from LJ Airport to the hotel and back •Business Breakfast & Lunch•Registration fee and organisation of up to 5 meetings

SAMPLES•Showcase of samples on a jointstand•Presentation of products to theinterested guests

£340

£400

£150

Please book your seat at the FMCG Forum by 28 February, 2017: conference@bscc.si

Venue Description• Event venue: Radisson Blu Hotel,

Ljubljana

• OPTIONAL for UK companies: touristic weekend package in Kranjska Gora Ski Resort or Bled

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How can this event help your company? Learn from our key speakers on how to enter the UK

or Slovenian marketLearn from best practice cases on how to succeed in

SloveniaMeet your future partners through match-making

meetingsUse this event for networkingProlong your stay in Slovenia

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• DIT Overseas Delivery Partner – a UK Government project set up to help British companies to do business in overseas markets – we share standards and procedures with DIT and function as a business consultancy. Our team of professional export consultants helps British exporters to find opportunities in Slovenia.

• Over the past three years, BSCC Trade Team have supported close to 500 British exporters with relevant information about the Slovenian market and information about exportopportunities via the Exporting is GREAT platform.

• Our mission is to increase trade and cooperation between UK and Slovenian businesses through innovative projects and member events.

• Our vision is to make the chamber innovative, reliable and active on the business scene in Slovenia and the UK, and increase trade by 25 % by 2020.

BSCC

ENTER THE SLOVENIAN MARKET

BSCC can provide you with:

1. Analysis of your industry sector in Slovenia

2. Direct contact details of your potential business partners

3. Follow-up of the chosen contacts

4. Organising the meetings in Slovenia

SERIES OF BSCC WEBINARS

22 November Doing Business in SLOVENIA

14 December Automotive Industry in SLOVENIA

12 January Food Sector in SLOVENIA

25 January Healthcare Sector in SLOVENIA

14 March Doing Business in SLOVENIA

Please contact us for further information

Aleksandra Baričaleksandra.baric@bscc.siT: +386 51 378 545

Martin Reteljinfo@bscc.siT: +386 8 205 0966

British-Slovenian Chamber of CommerceVošnjakova 1, 1000 LjubljanaSloveniawww.bscc.si