An Italian handcrafted coffee roasting company looks for distributors in the EU

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Summary: 
Italian company, since 2003 specializing in handcrafted high-quality roasted coffee, looks out national boundaries to find distributors in the selected EU countries, able to introduce it in the relevant markets on a long-term cooperation basis. The hotels and restaurants sector represents the most preferred end-users, but the company also works for the household market and is open to new supplies (e.g. private label), depending on the market structure and the distributor's connections.
Description: 
The Italian company was set up more than 10 years ago, thanks to the passion for coffee of the 2 owners, both about 40 years old today. The company has, since then, specialized in the manufacturing of roasted coffee, following the artisan method, eco-friendly practices and an accurate selection of raw materials, which come from different part of the world such as South America, Asia and Africa (full description in the advantages and innovations section). Company's products range includes coffee in beans and ground coffee, currently distributed at national level to hotels and restaurants sector and small scale retailers. More recently, coffee in pods have been added to production, in order to meet the fast growing consumer demand. The company is also able to realize a particular kind of product which combines ginseng and coffee, available for consumers in packages of 30 monodoses. Moreover the company has recently completed an important transformation plan which has doubled the manifacture facilities and the surface, to keep up with a fast growing demand. The company is now looking beyond and willing to approach new markets in order to establish a durable partnership through distribution agreements, starting from the most promising in the EU, with particular interest in the hotels and restaurants sector. The company may also consider private labels agreements, depending on the relevant opportunities and peculiarities.
Type (e.g. company, R&D institution…), field of industry and Role of Partner Sought: 
The ideal distributor is familiar with relevant coffee market structure and functioning, and well introduced in hotels and restaurants and/or retailers. The firm prefers to establish connections with small or medium partners, but contacts with big distribution channels may also be considered, depending on the relevant market features.
External code: 
BOIT20170720001