A French craft brewery is looking for distributors and/or commercial agents abroad

CommercialFrancúzskoBOFR20210422003
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Summary: 
A brewery from France (close to Paris), that offers craft beer following traditional methods of production, is looking for distributors and/or commercial agents abroad. The company is producing only from French natural ingredients without any artificial flavours or aromas with a process of two fermentations. The company has never worked in export but is open for all business opportunities.
Description: 
The French brewery was established in 2015. It produces handcrafted beer. Only French high-quality malts and hops are used for the production. The production follows an artisanal and traditional process. All the beers are 100 % pure malt, free from additives, preservatives, artificial sugar and colorants. Two fermentations methods are used to give character to the beers. The beer is re-fermented and matured in the bottle, without undergoing any filtration or pasteurization treatment. The manufacturing process lasts at least 6 weeks. Beers age in the tanks at least 4 weeks and 2 weeks in the bottle to gain better taste and aroma. The products of the company were recognized in such French competitions as “le concours Général Agricole de Paris”. They have received 4 medals in 5 years (2017: silver medal for the amber beer. 2018: gold medal for the amber beer and bronze medal for the white beer. 2020: bronze medal for the blond beer). The company is a manufacturer of a wide range of beers in 33cl and 75cl bottles: • White beer: 4.5% alcohol, pale yellow colour, very refreshing, very little bitterness, bitter orange peels added at the end of the recipe. • Blond beer: 5 ° alcohol, malty body, very slight bitterness, very slightly peppery bouquet thanks to the addition of seeds of paradise. • Blond beer: 6 % alcohol, golden colour, very malty body, assumed bitterness. • Amber beer: 6 % alcohol, beautiful caramel colour, assumed bitterness, resulting from a blend of barley and wheat malts including a roasted malt. • Dark beer: 9 % alcohol, beautiful chocolate colour, made from a blend of barley malts including a malt roasted at 220 ° C, coffee / cocoa taste, little bitterness. • India Pale Ale: 5 % alcohol, three hops including a dry hopping, powerful aroma of hops, and very refreshing, tropical fruit bouquet with citrus notes. The brewery seeks new partners to expand its market worldwide. They would be interested in taking contact with distributors and/or commercial agents who have existing routes into grocery stores, shops, restaurants, bars, hotels, pubs, etc. The company now wants to expand distribution channels in the European and worldwide markets by establishing long-term partnerships with distributors and importers. The cooperation is possible under Commercial agency or Distribution agreements.
Type (e.g. company, R&D institution…), field of industry and Role of Partner Sought: 
The French brewer is looking for new reliable partners abroad: distributors or commercial agents with strong expertise in the beer industry. As for now, the company is not present in the foreign market yet; and is therefore open for new opportunities. The potential partner should work with regional grocery stores, shops, restaurants, bars, hotels, pubs, etc. The cooperation may be based on a distribution agreement, or a commercial agency agreement. The distributor can work under exclusive or non-exclusive agreement, depending on what they agree together. And as for the commercial agent, he/she should be in charge of the promotion of the products through its distribution channels. He/she should take care of marketing actions in order to promote the products; and be in charge of communication plan in his/her region.
Stage of Development: 
Already on the market
External code: 
BOFR20210422003