Upcoming events & sessions
Throughout the year Kitchen Republic organizes interesting business-related events for starting and growing food entrepreneurs. We organize trainings, workshops and 1-on-1 meetings so that you can continue working on your business in an informed and inspired way. Keep an eye on our calendar for the latest updates, workshops and speakers.
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Meet the Buyer x DekaMarkt
Our Meet the Buyer sessions are designed to connect passionate food entrepreneurs with possible customers, buyers, and/or category managers. Monthly, we invite buyers from all different categories of the food scene, like; supermarkets, online retailers, hotel chains, wholesale, restaurant owners, etc. These sessions offer exclusive sales opportunities, feedback, and/or professional connections, you won't get anywhere else. In this session, we welcome retailer DekaMarkt!
About DekaMarkt
The family business DekaMarkt owns 101 locations in Gelderland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Flevoland, Noord-, and Zuid-Holland. Next to that they offer a delivery service, via their online grocery platform. At DekaMarkt they believe that "good living" should be easy and accessible to all. Everything they do is focussed on making the "good living" affordable and available to their costumers instore and online. Convenience is also very important.
The 3 promises from DekaMarkt:
1 . Always a great deal!
2. Good & responsible
3. Surprisingly easy
Requirements DekaMarkt
- EDI or delivery through wholesaler
- Minimum of 5 SKUs with direct delivery
Other than that they are interested in seeing new products from all categories.
Who will you meet during this session?
Nico Bart - Category Manager coffee, tea, preserves
Michael Boek - Category Manager candy, cookies, snacks (cookie related), seasonal sweets
Miriam Leijen - Category Manager chips, nuts, healthy food, cereals, breakfast products
Carline Zandstra - Category Manager pasta, rice, soups, sauces, world cuisine
Noor Veenstra - Category Manager vegetarian and convenience
Sean Peters - Category Manager beers, sodas, juices and functional drinks
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) for the buyer, Kitchen Republic will collect your feedback.
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.
- This session was rescheduled from Nov 18 2024, please note that the selection has already been made.
