Meet the Buyer x Jumbo

Our Meet the Buyer sessions are designed to connect passionate food entrepreneurs with potential 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 that you won’t get anywhere else. In this session, we welcome Jumbo!

About Jumbo
The first Jumbo supermarket opened its doors in 1996, following the and-and-and formula of the family-run business: a large assortment, and the best service, and a better deal. Today, Jumbo is one of the biggest supermarket chains in the Netherlands, operating more than 700 stores. 

Requirements Jumbo
Jumbo is interested in the following products:
– Fresh meal convenience (fresh meals, salads, snacks, etc.)
– Bread and pastry
– Borrel snacks/tapas 
– Alcoholic beverages (or non-alc for that shelf)
If your product is not listed above, feel free to sign up anyway – the Jumbo team is open to seeing new and innovative products beyond these categories. 

Who will you meet during this session? 
TBA

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.

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.
– Application for this MTB session closes on January 12. If selected, we will contact you the week prior with time slot details.