Meet the Buyer
One of the success stories of Access To Markets is Meet The Buyer
events. To date, we have introduced over 200 companies to
regional and national retailer and foodservice buyers; many have
secured listings for their products, both in Scotland and south of
the border.
Our relationships with trading organisations enable us to offer a
range of opportunities to introduce Scottish companies to key
buyers. Previous events include those with major supermarket
groups such as Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons;
convenience retailers David Sands and Haldanes; and specialist
retailers Harrods, Peckhams and Dobbies. In the foodservice
sector, we have helped producers forge relationships with a number
of key operators including 3663, Forteith Foodservice,
Lomond Fine Foods and Dunns Food & Drinks Baxter Storey and JD
Wetherspoon.
Buyer Briefings
We also highlight opportunities to attend Buyer Briefings, where
companies are able to hear first-hand insights from buyers about
their organisation and what becoming a supplier would entail.
A Buyer Briefing Open Day event was recently delivered in
partnership with premium discount retailer ALDI, who opened the
doors of their Bathgate depot to producers from across
Scotland. Food & Drink producers heard an insightful and
informative briefing from the head of Scottish buying and met
senior members of the HQ team, attended one-to-one meetings with
category buyers and were treated to a guided tour of ALDI's
distribution depot.
For further information about upcoming Buyer Briefings and Meet
the Buyer events, please visit our events pages.
A full events listing is available here
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