Case Studies

International Trade Centre Geneva

UK cocoa buyers mission to the Solomon Islands. Recruitment of 6 UK bean to bar manufacturers for an ITC sponsored trade mission to the Solomon Islands to discover the cocoa bean production and the Amelonado and Trinitario cacao trees. UK rice and cashew nut buyers mission to Cambodia. Recruitment of 6 UK rice and cashew nut buyers for an ITC sponsored trade mission to Cambodia to discover the Cambodian Jasmine rice which is recognised for it’s fragrant aroma, soft texture and subtly sweet taste. Also gave the invited Cambodian companies a webinar on the UK Rice and Cashew Nut market. B2B meetings at Biofach Trade Fair for Surrey Group from Zimbabwe, who are a producer of organic pecans. A full agenda with some of Europe’s most important nut importers.

CCI Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

Appointed UK and ROI delegate for Gourmet Business Meeting 25 identifying and inviting UK and ROI food and drink buyers to Gourmet Business Meeting in Bordeaux in June 2025. Took a delegation of 10 UK & ROI food and wine buyers.

British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, Portugal

Identified UK trade journals as well as UK Procurement companies in the Smart Manufacturing sector to attend the Produtech conference which took place in July, 2025 in Porto, Portugal. Recruited important publications and procurement personnelin the logistics, packaging, automotive and metal sectors.

Fenavin Wine Fair, Spain

As the appointed UK delegate for Fenavin Wine Fair, identified and invited 18 UK wine buyers to attend this wine fair which took place inCiudad Real, Spain during May 2025.

IDM – South Tyrol, Italy

UK Market introduction study for Blackcamp Trailers. Study involved establishment of a database of potential clients in the UK as well as contacting each company to establish their interest in representing Blackcamp trailers in the UK.

Pacific Trade & Invest

Contracted by Pacific Trade & Invest to undertake EU market study for 3 companies: Frangipani Foods from Papua New Guinea who are a producer of the Galip Nut – a superfood nut indigenous to the rainforests of the Melanesian countries in the South Pacific which includes Papua New Guinea, Nieu Honey from Nieu Island (a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean) who are a producer of raw organic honey, and Down to Earth Fiji from Fiji who are a manufacturer of craft sauces with 100% natural recipes.

B2B MEETINGS AGENDA

SKINERIE are a top selling skincare brand in Portugal and were looking to introduce their brands into the UK market. Xtend2 were asked to assist the company by arranging meetings with important UK buyers in the skincare sector that included Walgreens Boots Alliance, Lloyds Pharmacies and Chemist Direct.

INWARD TRADE MISSION

In March 2019 we were contracted by the Canadian Food Exporters Association to undertake a trade mission to Scotland and Ireland. The remit was to present a market overview session and arrange B2B meetings and retail visits for 8 Canadian companies. All the companies were given tailor made meetings agendas with key buyers chosen for every product offering. We also put together a retail tour which gave a broad overview of the different food & drink retail offering for consumers in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland.