Author: Opera Global Business

The Barcelona Wine Week (BWW) was held from February 3 to 5, at the Montjuic site.

This is a new project by Alimentaria Exhibitions, which aims to create a meeting point between Spanish wineries and both national and international buyers offering different activities such as: tastings, new trends, spaces of inspiration among others.

Opera Global Business has supported the Organization in attracting international senior buyers from the wine sector in countries such as: China, Baltic States, Korea, Mexico, France and Italy. Inviting them to participate in the Hosted Buyer program, which offers them numerous advantages to be able to know the Spanish offer.

Opera Global Business organized a business matchmaking program for Panamanian exporters in the PMA Fresh Summit held in Anaheim, California.

The Ministry of Economy of Panama, through the program «Panamá Exporta» whose objective is the promotion of exports in the agricultural and agroindustry sectors, organized the participation of Panamanian agri-food companies in the PMA Fresh Summit, an event that has become a world reference in the agri-food sector. This year the event took place in Anaheim, California, on October 17th-19th.

Likewise, for the second consecutive year, the ministry counted on the support of Opera GB for the organization of a business matching. With this activity, the Panamanian companies had the opportunity to meet North American importers and distributors. More than 30 North American and Panamanian companies got in contact at the Panama stand to strengthen their commercial relations and, above all, enhance the exports of Panamanian products in the North American market.

Together with the Regulatory Council of the DO ‘Jerez Xeres Sherry’, the international consultant has collaborated in the organization and realization of a meeting agenda for the Jerez Chamber of Commerce in the French region of Champagne

Several Jerez wine companies, with some institutional representatives of the Jerez Wine Regulatory Council and the Jerez Chamber of Commerce have carried out a prospecting mission with the aim of improving the international attitude and export fabric of the local sector.

From September 16 to 20, 2019, within the framework of the “International Plan for the Promotion of  SMEs”, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the IEDT of the Diputación de Cádiz, this institutional and commercial action has had place in the Champagne region (France).

For four days, meetings have been held with Interprofessional Organizations, Chamber of Commerce, visits and tastings with small winemakers, as well as large wineries and cooperatives in Champagne. Getting in touch with such a case of success of the sector at international level, has given the opportunity to analyze the “modus operandi” and the clear examples of wine tourism and “wine marketing” in the French region.

Opera Global Business consultants have been responsible for the selection of local institutional bodies, collaborating in the preparation of the agenda. The institutional delegation of Jerez has had personalized support and technical and logistical support in the previous phase and during the mission at destination.

Opera presents the report of the market study of olives carried out in India for Extenda and INTERACEITUNA.

The Director of the Intelligence Department of Markets, Alvaro Espejo, presented on 4 July 2019 in Seville to representatives of Extenda and the sector such as Interaceituna and Asemesa, the main findings of the Indian market investigation carried out.

The presentation presented the main findings of the study carried out to improve the internationalization of the olive sector in India.

The investigation, which lasted 4 and a half months, carried out a thorough analysis on the Indian market for the Spanish olive and the evaluation of the impact of the promotional campaigns carried out in previous years by Interaceituna. To this end, extensive fieldwork was carried out in India, with store check in the main points of sale, meetings with agents of the sector and interviews in depth in the main cities of India with a large sample of consumers.

The results of the work will serve as an informative document both for the entrance to the market of the companies of the Andalusian olive sector, and for the design of their promotional campaigns in the market.

The report is now available for free download. ¡Download the report! Sorry in report only this in Spanish.

Once again, The Institute of Foreign Promotion of Castilla-La Mancha has Opera Global Business in the execution of the direct commercial mission, scheduled in New York and Miami for September.

On Wednesday, June 19, during the registration phase, an informative day was held by the Opera Global Business team, to provide specific information on the destinations of New York and Miami and, in addition, to advise companies interested in participating in them.

This mission, aimed primarily at companies in the contract sector, consumer goods and services, is for the La Mancha companies a first approach to the US market, as well as a consolidation and expansion of their products for those already positioned in the country.