Summary:
A Finnish company specialised in logistics is looking for distributors and commercial agents for their products based on biologically produced organic pomegranates in Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The portfolio of products of the company is constituted of the organic pomegranate fruit itself and its derivatives, e.g. organic juice, organic wine, organic vodka, organic sparkling wine, organic tee, organic sauce and organic oil; all made of organic pomegranates.
Description:
Founded in 2011, the Finnish company started to import and export pomegranates in March of 2018, as a new branch of the main company, motivated by the organic products’ trend. The partners of the company have experience in the logistics of different products since 1999. The main company operates also as forwarding agent in Finland and Estonia.
The Finnish company acquired the exclusivity to import organic pomegranates from Azerbaijan, a traditional producer of the fruit, to Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
In Finland, the company has the registry at the state-owned monopoly to commercialise the alcoholic pomegranate products through the network of state-owned shops. The non-alcoholic products are sold to wholesale and retails companies operating in the country.
The organic pomegranate has several health benefits, and the portfolio of products of the company is constituted of the organic pomegranate fruit itself and its products, e.g. organic juice, organic wine, organic vodka, organic sparkling wine, organic tee, organic sauce and organic oil; all made of organic pomegranates.
The Finnish company is looking for cooperation with distributors and commercial agents in the following countries: Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Sweden and Iceland. The ideal partner knows the retail companies in the sector of organic products and has the knowledge of potential final clients. The products containing alcohol will need distributors able to register the Finnish company’s alcoholic products at the state-owned alcohol monopolies. This requirement applies only to Norway, Sweden and Iceland.
Type (e.g. company, R&D institution…), field of industry and Role of Partner Sought:
The type of partnership agreements considered by the Finnish company are the commercial agency and distribution services.
The partner must understand the legislation regarding the selling and distribution of alcohol in the target country. The distributor and agent must have the registries in the alcohol monopolies in the countries where it is necessary to have them: Norway, Sweden and Iceland have state-owned alcohol monopolies; Denmark and Estonia do not have alcohol monopolies.
The partner must translate the information contained in the product labels to the local languages according to the local legislations.
The distribution of non-alcoholic products requires a partner that understands the organic products market.
Stage of Development:
Already on the market
IPR Status:
Trade Marks
External code:
BOFI20181002001