Inverse Trade Mission in the Wine and Food Sector to La Rioja Region, Spain.

Japanese wine and food importers are invited to a mission in Spain by our Spanish EEN partner Employers’ Federation of La Rioja.

The mission will be held on the 3 - 4 of June 2015 in Logroño, Spain.

The participation fee, that will include the travel and hotel expenses for three nights for Japanese importers, is 400€ (+/-50,000Yen). Travel expenses from Japan to Spain will be covered by the Employers’ Federation of La Rioja.

The eligible Japanese importing companies should have at least 3 years of experience in trade and be either:
 
- Food chains, supermarkets, delicatessen chains of shops, importers of Spanish food products...
- Distributors of wine
- wine/food imports should be a relevant part of the company business

Importers will meet local producers of extra quality agrofood industry (tinned vegetables, olive oil, Spanish sausages… ) and there will be a lot of wineries - Wine in Denomination of Qualified Origin Rioja.
A list of the participating Spanish companies is available.

Note that the final selection of participant will be made by the Employers’ Federation of La Rioja.
Deadline to identify importers: 21 April.

Japanese companies should contact the EU-Japan Centre to express their interest.