FOOD AND DRINK SECTOR IN SLOVENIA

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FACTS ABOUT SLOVENIA

MAIN FACTS ABOUT SLOVENIA Area: 20,273 km2 Population: 2 million Language: Slovenian, Italian and Hungarian (in ethnically mixed regions) Member of: EU, NATO & OECD Currency: 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 and MEAT. Decrease in DAIRY PRODUCTS. Source: AJPES, 2016

EXPORT by commodities Increased export of BEER, PASTRY AND BAKERY PRODUCTS and MEAT. Decrease in DAIRY PRODUCTS. Source: AJPES, 2016

EXPORT and IMPORT 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 spirit brands

Beverages 87% population drinks juices TOP MINERAL WATER BRANDS: ZALA DANA COSTELLA 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 PACKING SHARES: 92% Plastic bottle 6% Can 2% bottle

Current Export Opportunities Spices and frozen foods Sweets, spreads, cakes and biscuits Distributor looking for organic food products 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. A Slovenian company would like to find UK independent manufacturers of natural and organic food products.

Top Retail and Distribution Company Managers 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 Top Retail and Distribution Company Managers 9 March 2017

Event Program 08:00 Registration The program might change. 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)

Packages for UK companies £340 £150 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 SAMPLES Showcase of samples on a joint stand Presentation of products to the interested guests Please book your seat at the FMCG Forum by 28 February, 2017: conference@bscc.si £400 EXCLUSIVE 2 nights with breakfast in double 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

Venue Description Event venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Ljubljana OPTIONAL for UK companies: touristic weekend package in Kranjska Gora Ski Resort or Bled

How can this event help your company? Learn from our key speakers on how to enter the UK or Slovenian market Learn from best practice cases on how to succeed in Slovenia Meet your future partners through match-making meetings Use this event for networking Prolong your stay in Slovenia

BSCC 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 export opportunities 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.

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

Please contact us for further information British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce Vošnjakova 1, 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia www.bscc.si Aleksandra Barič aleksandra.baric@bscc.si T: +386 51 378 545 Martin Retelj info@bscc.si T: +386 8 205 0966