Conference | 1st International Meat-Free
11 - 12 October 2007, Cologne (Germany)
 
 
 

1st International Meat-Free Conference
11 - 12 October 2007, Cologne (Germany)

 

dot Reasons to be  
dot Content & Network  
dot Target groups  
     

 

Reasons to be

This conference will bring the meat-free industry together for the first time. The meat-free market has shown considerable growth in the past decades and is ready for future growth in the coming years. PROSOY recorded a category growth of 5% in 2006. The market value is estimated at €1.2 Billion in the EU (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK).

Multi-national companies have entered the meat-free market in the USA and in Europe in the past years. Nestlé (Switzerland) is active in the market through its subsidiary Tivall (Israel), Hain Celestial (USA) with the Yves Veggie Cuisine brand (USA), Haldane brand (UK) and Linda McCartney brand (UK), Premier Foods with the Marlow Foods/Quorn brand (UK) and Cauldron brand (UK), Royal Wessanen (Netherlands) with the Distriborg brand (France), Alpro Soya (Belgium) with the SoFine Foods brand (Netherlands) and Nutrition & Santé (France) with the Nutrition & Soja brand (France).

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Content & Network

This conference will bring together the know-how on consumers, markets, retail channels, brands and innovations. Innovations in the field of taste, format and concept will be presented.

The conference is an excellent platform for networking in and with the meat-free industry. To improve the networking opportunities, a cocktail reception and a complimentary dinner is included for all participants of the Conference.

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Target groups

This conference is designed for senior managers involved in or interested in gaining entry to the meat-free category, including professionals involved in:
dot Retail Category Management
dot Marketing, Sales & Brand Management
dot Business Management
dot New Product Development
dot Research & Development
dot Food Engineering
dot Nutrition

Food and retail industries that can benefit from this conference include:
dot Retail and Health Food Channels
dot Meat-free and Soyfoods Manufacturers
dot Meat Manufacturers
dot Health-food Companies
dot Food Ingredient Suppliers
dot Food Processing and Packaging Manufacturers

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