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Building capacities of business support organisations in Southeast Asia
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Building capacities of business support organisations in Southeast Asia

profound2020-01-17T12:58:50+00:00January 16th, 2020|Tags: Laos, Market access, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, tea, trade fair preparation, Vietnam|

Last year, in our work for the Regional BioTrade programme from Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation we focused on building capacities of business support organisations in Southeast Asia. Our consultant Jolanda van Hal travelled to Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam in October and December last year. She worked with these business support organisations to develop their market access service portfolio. They have strong ambitions and ProFound is helping them to reach those. Myanmar Tea Association's ambitions: Take the example of the buisness support organisation such as the Myanmar Tea Association. Their aim is to put Myanmar on the map as a quality [Read more]

Now online: European market opportunities for tea, coffee, cocoa, spices and herbs
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Now online: European market opportunities for tea, coffee, cocoa, spices and herbs

profound2017-05-31T11:49:09+00:00March 16th, 2017|Tags: CBI, coffee, market intelligence, tea|

Are you looking for opportunities on the European market for tea, coffee, cocoa, spices and herbs? Our work for CBI in these sectors can now be downloaded from the CBI website. Here, you can find information on market trends, requirements and competitive sources. The analyses also identify opportunities in specific countries, such as Italy and Germany, and for specific products, such as specialty tea and coffee, vanilla, pepper and cloves. Looking for opportunities for other natural ingredients? On the CBI website, you can also download our analyses for: Honey and Sweeteners, Natural Food Additives, Natural Ingredients for Cosmetics, Natural Ingredients for [Read more]

Championing Vietnamese tea and honey
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Championing Vietnamese tea and honey

Aafke van Sprundel2016-11-01T16:28:08+00:00June 2nd, 2015|Tags: CBI, Honey, tea, Vietnam|

Thinking of Vietnam, most people picture beautiful country sides, rice fields, mountains and cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Tea and honey hardly come to mind. ProFound is taking up the challenge to find the opportunities for these lesser known Vietnamese products on the European market. Vietnam produces high quality tea, but the country’s reputation has not yet spread to Europe. The case is different for Vietnamese honey. In 2007, Vietnamese honey was banned from the European market. Since the ban lifted in 2013, Vietnam has been working to re-establish its key position in the global honey trade. To [Read more]