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Welcome to the
Food&Drinks Mission2Sicily
Enjoy Sicily and its tastes from the 5th to the 8th of July 2022!
This incoming mission is organised by Sicindustria, coorganised by partners of Enterprise Europe Network (the Business Network of the European Commission), Agrifood Sector Group, and sponsored by Unioncamere Sicilia (Union of the Chambers of Sicily).
Who can participate?
- International Buyers: Distributors and importers of food and drink (including wine and spirits) products with capacity of purchasing. Food chains, Supermarkets, Purchase agents for hotels and restaurants, Specialty food&wine stores, e-commerce platforms, and others.
- Sicilian Producers
100% Free travel and accommodation for buyers
10 buyers can benefit of a fully covered participation, which includes the following costs
- Return tickets to/from Sicily
- Accommodation (3 nights at 4* hotel http://www.hotelplazaopera.com/en/)
- Transfer from/to airport
- Working lunch during the B2B meetingson the 6th of July
- Networking event in the evening of the 6th of July
- Support in the organisation of the company visits on the 7th (internal transports
*Applications will be evaluated individually, and approved by Sicindustria and the Union of the Chambers of Sicily following these criteria: registration date; turnover; year of establishement.
**Participating buyers must have capacity of decision in their companies.
About Sicily
Sicilian top quality agriculture, food and drink products represent a cornerstone of the Italian economy.
Olive oil, wine, fish, citrus fruits, pasta and bakery made with ancient grains, patisserie, chocolate, cheese and a myriad of other products, organic, functional, "free from", or conventional.
In particular, Sicily is a leader in Organic production.
If you imagine Sicily, you’ll immediately think of tuna fish and seafood, the scent of citrus fruits, the ruby-red
wine, the character of a white wine, the genuinennes of vegetable preserves, the traditional Modica chocolate, or the unique taste of the most famous Sicilian desserts, just to name some.
And your imagination is right!
Many “made in Sicily” products have EU and international quality certifications and labels, and are getting increasingly attractive for the international markets.
Agenda/Deadlines
- Until the 30th of June 2022: International buyers and Sicilian producers can register on this platform
- 21st to 30th of June 2022: Buyers will select the companies they wish to have interviews with (they can receive invitations from the local producers), and can indicate the ones they would like to visit
- 1st ofJuly 2022: Sicindustria will send the preliminary agendas of meetings and visits to buyers and producers (the final agenda will be available on the day of the B2B meetings).
- 5th of July 2022: arrival of buyers and transfer to the hotel
- 6th of July 2022: Official welcome with representatives of Sicindustria and Union of the Chambers, brief introduction of the Sicilian f&b environment and b2b meetings – In the evening networking event and presentation of food products (venue tbd)
- 7th of July: additional b2b meetings and/or company visits – free afternoon
- 8th of July 2022: departures and end of mission
- July-September: Follow up survey to evaluate the results
The Top 4 objectives to make your mission a success:
- Meet new potential Partners
- Discover New Products and Trends
- Prepare Purchases/Sales
- Get Information about Sicily Agrifood stage
