10th, 2015 - Refrigerated Foods Association

REFRIGERATED FOODS ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL TOUR
OCTOBER 4 t h – 10 t h , 2015
RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 Product Development In-­‐store Execu9on Commercial Management Product Suitability Technical Compliance Logis9cs Solu9ons Consumer Sa9sfac9on For over 15 years NPD Direct have worked with the Refrigerated Foods Association and
provided International Tours for members to gain an insight into the UK and European
food industry.
Working with both manufacturers and retailers in the UK, Europe, America & Australasia
NPD Direct are able to share and discuss with the RFA members all aspects of the
chilled food chain.
Robert Kedzlie – NPD Direct Ltd
This years RFA tours takes us to Spain!
The Spanish food manufacturing industry is now seen as one of the most
advanced producers of chilled and frozen foods across Europe.
Our tour this year will take us to Madrid and Barcelona and a number of
stops in between looking at prepared salads, ready meals, fresh pasta and
prepared vegetables. We will visit chilled and frozen producers who sell both
domestically and internationally across Europe and beyond. To bring the tour
into context, we will meet one of Spain’s largest retailer, Mercadona, they
will bring the group up to speed with the latest retail insights from both sides
of the counter. Putting this in perspective and starting off our week in Madrid
there will be a market and insight presentation that will take a look across
the Spanish retail and manufacturing scene.
At the other end of the week, we will end our trip in Barcelona, the ultimate
home of tapas and some of the best snack foods on the planet.
This will be one of the best tours from the RFA, come on! Sign up today!!
RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 Navarra October 4th – 10th, 2015 RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 Manufacturing Plants:
•  Prepared Produce – Vegetables
•  Prepared Produce – Salads
•  Speciality Ingredients
•  Delicatessen & Cooked Meats
•  Entrées
•  Desserts
•  Dairy
RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 Some of the manufacturers and retailers we shall be visi5ng www.precocinadosfuentetaja.com/en/ Since 1990 Fuentetaja manufactures ready meals in the best tradiAon and variety of Mediterranean cuisine. Fresh, pasteurized or frozen products, always keeping intact the taste, aroma, and all its culinary and nutriAonal properAes. Dressed Salads / Pizza / OmeleNe www.verdifresh.info/ Major fresh salad supplier to retailer Mercadona Bagged Leaf / Prepared Salad www.congeladosnavarra.com Congelados de Navarra, in just 12 years, is one of the top 10 frozen vegetable producers in Europe. With a state of the art facility in Navarra. CerAfied for quality and food safety systems. IFS (InternaAonal Foods Standards), BRC (BriAsh Retail Council) PrevenAve system for danger analysis and HACCP criAcal point control. KOSHER cerAficaAon. Prepared Vegetables / SAr Fries www.mercadona.es/ns/index.php?nidioma=5 Mercadona also has an automated distribuAon center, located in the outskirts of Madrid, where computer monitors keep track of orders, while robot arms do all the work.[7] The modern adaptability of Mercadona has been a posiAve model for increasing producAvity, and growing with the needs of the consumer. Major Retailer hNp://www.tu`pasta.com/en/ Since 1987, Tu` Pasta produces delicious ready-­‐made dishes whose target are food service and the retail sector as private label. Pasta / RisoNo / Rice Dishes / Oven Ready Dishes RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 Some of the manufacturers and retailers we shall be visi5ng www.berlys.es/en/ Berlys is a modern foods enterprise specialised in the producAon and markeAng of pre-­‐cooked bread and frozen bakery, pastries and paAsserie products. A front-­‐line company thanks to its 7 producAon plants with cu`ng-­‐edge technology, 2 large logisAc centres, 31 regional offices and 700 distribuAon points, able to supply more than 300 different products every morning throughout the country and to more than 20,000 clients Bakery Products www.pastasgallo.es/ Creators of Fine Italian Pastas and Italian Meals, Gallo has a market share of 45%. The latest innovaAons have revoluAonised the chilled foods market with the introducAon of a wide variety of fresh filled pastas and sauces and ready-­‐made “Gallo Cuisine” meals. Gallo is today a benchmark company for quality and good food in many countries. It exports to four conAnents and sells Gallo products in more than 30 countries. Chilled Pasta / Italian Meals www.roler.es/en/ The origins of the company go back to the 1970s when tradiAonal butchery laid the foundaAons for Roler’s unique experAse in handling meat, which is sAll evident in all its products today. Prepared Value Added Meats / InnovaAve Packaging formats www.casamas.com/es Casa Mas Alimentacion SL is headquartered near Barcelona. The Company's line of business includes manufacturing chilled prepared foods, soups and dressed salads. Chilled Dressed Salads / Soups / Ready to Eat Meals RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 •  Retail Stores
•  Delicatessens
•  Markets
•  Restaurants
•  R&R !
RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 For those members who would like their Partners to accompany
them to Spain, we have set up an itinerary of City Sightseeing,
Rioja Winery Tour, Flamenco Dancing and a lot more:
RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 By way of introduction, and to
show our appreciation for
inviting the RFA members into
the food plants, we would like to
offer our Spanish colleagues a
brief insight into US trends and
practices.
It is requested that each
company provides a brief
presentation covering category
trends, practices and culinary
insights relevant to your region in
America.
RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 § 
Hosted tour from Madrid to Barcelona, Spain
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Exclusive plant tours viewing all processes
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Store and market visits
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Networking with food specialists
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Partners itinerary
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Quality accommodation with breakfast & dinner
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Cost: $4,950 per person
Please note this does not include international flights
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Limited spaces, so please register with the RFA office as soon as possible
to avoid disappointment
RFA European Tour – Fall 2015 Following on from our tour in Spain you may wish to travel onto
Cologne, in Germany, to visit Anuga, the world’s largest and
most important food and beverage fair — for new markets and
target groups, for all the trends and themes and, above all, for
first-rate contacts and business deals. The fair occupies the entire
exhibition centre, which is the fifth largest in the world.
NPD Direct Ltd
The Flaxmill ▪ Flaxmill Lane ▪ Pinchbeck ▪ Spalding ▪ Lincolnshire ▪ PE11 3XQ ▪ UK
Tel: +44 1775 711117 ▪ Website: www.npddirect.com ▪ Email: moira@npddirect.com