Meet the Buyer x Compass Group & Bidfood

Our Meet the Buyer sessions are designed to connect passionate food entrepreneurs with potential customers, buyers, and/or category managers. Every month, we invite buyers from different categories of the food scene, such as supermarkets, online retailers, hotel chains, wholesalers, restaurant owners, etc. These sessions offer exclusive sales opportunities, feedback, and/or professional connections that you won’t get anywhere else. In this session, we welcome Compass Group together with Bidfood at KR!

About Compass Group & Bidfood
Compass Group Netherlands provides food and support services for businesses, education, healthcare, government, and events. They focus strongly on sustainability and operate from the strength of an international organization with a local focus. They operate at 550 locations; from stadiums to corporate restaurants. Compass Group recently acquired Vermaat, which also joins our MTB sessions yearly.

Bidfood is a leading Foodservice wholesaler, supplying approximately 25.000 customers in the Netherlands with fresh, frozen and ambient food, as well as beers, wines and spirits. Their customers are food professionals in hotels, restaurants and cafés, and in the healthcare sector. With 17 locations and an extensive distribution network with 350+ trucks, Bidfood is serving locations all over the country.

Requirements 
TBA –  more info will follow later.

Who will you meet during this session?
Ilse Lubberink – Buyer ambient & dkw
Joris Dijkstra – Partnership specialist
Julia Alexandrou – Business development Health & Care
More colleagues from Compass Group will be added.

KR’s requirements:
– Be a member of the KR Community
– Arrive on time, assets prepared (tasting materials/presentation documents prepped) and ready to pitch
– As space is limited and time precious, please understand that KR and the guest buyer will select the most relevant food companies to see during each session as it relates to the buyer/companies focus.
– You can also leave your product(s) behind for the buyer, Kitchen Republic will collect your feedback
– If you’re unable to attend, please let us know at least 12 hours in advance. If you do not cancel in time, you will not be included in the next selection round for an upcoming session.

Open to non-members: 2 spots available
Alongside our 10 Kitchen Republic members, we offer 2 open spots for non-members working on high-impact themes such as innovation and sustainability. Read the briefing above, and if you think it could be a match, apply via the button below. 
Selected non-members pay a participation fee — for this session: €500 — and receive guidance from our Community Manager to prepare for the pitch. The amount is different per session.
– Max. 2 sessions per year per company.
– You only pay when you are selected and get the chance to pitch. 
– You’ll receive all details via email after application, and feel free to reach out to community@kitchenrepublic.nl if you have any questions.

How does it work?
– We offer time slots of 10 minutes per company. This might sound short, but it’s definitely long enough to make a lasting impression.
– Applications for this MTB session will close on February 17. If selected, we will contact you the week prior with time slot details.