1. FOOD AND DRINK SECTOR
IN SLOVENIA

2. Made in Slovenia 

3. FACTS ABOUT SLOVENIA

4. MAIN FACTS ABOUT SLOVENIA
Area: 20,273 km2
Population: 2 million
Language: Slovenian, Italian and
Hungarian (in ethnically mixed regions)
Member of: EU, NATO & OECD
Currency: EURO
More information:
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Capital: Ljubljana ( pop.)

5. EASILY ACCESSIBLE

6. Characteristics of Food and Drink sector in Slovenia
Number of companies:  
Number of employees:
Revenues (in €): mio
Exports (in €): 501,2 mio
Key export/import markets: Italy, Croatia, Austria, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Source: AJPES, 2016; SURS 2016

7. IMPORT by commodities Increased import of BEER, WINE and MEAT.
Decrease in DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Source: AJPES, 2016

8. EXPORT by commodities
Increased export of BEER, PASTRY AND BAKERY PRODUCTS and MEAT.
Decrease in DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Source: AJPES, 2016

9. EXPORT and IMPORT by countries

10. FOOD SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES
Organic Foods on rise
Less sugar, fats and salt;
Organic grown foods
Snacks
Luxury
Sweets and confectionery
Biggest retailers:
Mercator 34%
Spar 23%
Hofer 17%
Lidl 17%

11. DRINK SECTOR 119.8 mio sector revenue
Wine production the biggest in sector – 46%
The rise of VAT (2013) and sugar tax (?) increased the competition
80% market share companies agreement:
No advertisment for children -12
Energy information on 60% of products
Sponsoring
OPPORTUNITIES in drink sector: low energy drinks and well-known spirit brands

12. Beverages 87% population drinks juices
TOP MINERAL WATER BRANDS:
ZALA
DANA
COSTELLA
Beverages
87% population drinks juices
More than 50% at least once a week
Importance of marketing and branding:
Coca Cola 35%
Atlantic Grupa 16%
Fructal 12%
Source: Nielsen research, 2015
PACKING SHARES:
92% Plastic bottle
6% Can
2% bottle

13. Current Export Opportunities
Spices and frozen foods
Sweets, spreads, cakes and biscuits
Distributor looking for organic food products
A distributor seeks a range of spices and frozen foods for the catering industry.
Distributor wants well established and premium sweets, biscuits and food brands.
A Slovenian company would like to find UK independent manufacturers of natural and organic food products.

14. Top Retail and Distribution Company Managers
BSCC FMCG Forum 2017
Distributors‘ Conference focusing on FMCG, escpecially on Food and drink
- the future of retail
- the future of distribution
- the future of customer experience
B2B meetings with UK-SLO (CRO) companies
Top Retail and Distribution Company Managers
9 March 2017

15. Event Program 08:00 Registration
The program might change.
Event Program
08: Registration
08:45 – 08:50 BSCC presidents‘ and British Ambassadors‘ to Slovenia welcome speeches
08:50 – 09:30 Ocado speech: The future of online retail
09:30 – 10:00 The global food & grocery experts (IGD) Future of premium customer experience
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 11:00 Mercator Premium and online retail experence (topic TBC)
11:00 – 11:45 Round table: The impact of high customer experience on retail chain:
Ocado
Atlantic group
Mercator
Evrosad
11:45 – 12:00 Exporting is Great, Kenny Leg Export Opportunities Manager at DIT
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 17:00 B2B meetings (UK&Slovenian (Croatian) companies)

16. Packages for UK companies
£340
£150
STANDARD
2 nights with breakfast in single room Radisson Blu Hotel
Transfer from LJ Airport to the hotel and back
Business Breakfast & Lunch
Registration fee and organisation of up to 5 meetings
SAMPLES
Showcase of samples on a joint stand
Presentation of products to the interested guests
Please book your seat at the FMCG Forum by 28 February, 2017:
£400
EXCLUSIVE
2 nights with breakfast in double room Radisson Blu Hotel
Transfer from LJ Airport to the hotel and back
Business Breakfast & Lunch
Registration fee and organisation of up to 5 meetings

17. Venue Description Event venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Ljubljana
OPTIONAL for UK companies: touristic weekend package in Kranjska Gora Ski Resort or Bled

18. How can this event help your company?
Learn from our key speakers on how to enter the UK or Slovenian market
Learn from best practice cases on how to succeed in Slovenia
Meet your future partners through match-making meetings
Use this event for networking
Prolong your stay in Slovenia

19. BSCC
DIT Overseas Delivery Partner – a UK Government project set up to help British companies to do business in overseas markets – we share standards and procedures with DIT and function as a business consultancy. Our team of professional export consultants helps British exporters to find opportunities in Slovenia.
Over the past three years, BSCC Trade Team have supported close to 500 British exporters with relevant information about the Slovenian market and information about export opportunities via the Exporting is GREAT platform.
Our mission is to increase trade and cooperation between UK and Slovenian businesses through innovative projects and member events.
Our vision is to make the chamber innovative, reliable and active on the business scene in Slovenia and the UK, and increase trade by 25 % by 2020.

20. ENTER THE SLOVENIAN MARKET
BSCC can provide you with:
1. Analysis of your industry sector in Slovenia
2. Direct contact details of your potential business partners
3. Follow-up of the chosen contacts
4. Organising the meetings in Slovenia

21. SERIES OF BSCC WEBINARS
22 November
Doing Business in SLOVENIA
14 December
Automotive Industry in SLOVENIA
12 January
Food Sector in SLOVENIA
25 January
Healthcare Sector in SLOVENIA
14 March

22. Please contact us for further information
British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce
Vošnjakova 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Aleksandra Barič T: Martin Retelj T: