Explore the universe of Europe’s Food and Drink SMEs
Small Size, Big Impact is an initiative of FoodDrinkEurope, the organisation of Europe’s food and drink industry. 9 in 10 of Europe’s food& drink companies are Small and Medium-sized Entreprises. Small size, Big Impact initiative is possible with the support of several SMEs who shared their stories.
austria
belgium
The Biercée distillery : the distillery, nature, fruit and men
Selling our products in EU Member States is a process that has been simplified by the EU. Without th...
Croc’In : ready-to-fill premium pastry shells and nougatine
The European Union is a big facilitator and opportunity in terms of free trade and business within t...
Open Up Farm Distillery: 100% handcrafted natural dry gin
Funding is the most difficult challenge. For example whisky or aged Genever, after distillation from...
Open Up Farm Distillery: small batch dry gin, distilled from raw materials
Together with my wife we bought an old farm and started a small distillery 3 years ago. After 2 year...
Antwerpse Brouw Compagnie : region’s growing brewery
Tradition, combined with creativity, innovation and an open mind have been the winning ingredients b...
The Biercée distillery : top quality eaux-de-vie and liqueurs
The quality of our products and the expertise of the production make up our profile. Consumption of ...
bulgaria
croatia
czech republic
denmark
finland
france
Algama: the unique nutritional potential of microalgae
The EU has significantly encouraged our business by offering funding opportunities to support the de...
Ici & Là : steaks of vegetables
The two founders studied agribusiness together in Lyon. At the end of the programme, our project won...
Micronutris : fine edible insects
The first big challenge for our company was to evolve in the confusing system of European regulation...
Joseph Cartron : creator of flavours since 1882
For our company, export is a key area for growth. Currently we export to 45 different countries and ...
Joseph Cartron : family business with a strong brand identity
Cartron is a family company that was founded back in 1882. It’s always been managed by a member of...
Ici & Là : meatballs & nuggets of vegetables
Our start-up has three full time employees, one trainee and one student-apprentice. More inform...
Algama: driving product innovation
Today, we have 12 employees and we are launching quite an intensive recruitment phase. We plan to hi...
Micronutris: fine insect-based deli products
Innovation plays an important role in our business. Firstly, there is technological innovation, as w...
italy
Zanetti SpA : traditional Italian cheese production
The family that eats together stays together, but when it comes to Zanetti, it’s more a case of th...
germany
KATLENBURGER Winery : personal engagement
What I really hope for is consistent and stable regulation and legislation so that we can continue w...
KATLENBURGER Winery : product variety in superior quality
We have around 100 employees. And as we are located in a very rural region, I would say we are the b...
estonia
Lightfood OÜ/ Pureline Product OÜ: refreshing icecream
We sell ayran in Turkie, the US and all EU countries except Romania, Bulgaria and Balkan countries. ...
Lightfood OÜ/ Pureline Product OÜ: innovation is everything
We are a very small company in a very big EU market, which means we need enough funds to invest and ...
AS Balsnack International Holding : Estonian start-up
The German market was especially difficult to enter into, and it took 9 months to finalise contracts...
ACESUR is innovative by tradition. Since its birth in the 19th century, the company continued to inn...
Lightfood OÜ/ Pureline Product OÜ
We have two companies working together: Lightfood OU produces ayran, whilst Pure Line Product OU pro...
AS Balsnack International Holding : a new line of snack foods
Estonian start-up AS Balsnack was formed just one year ago with a new line of snack foods. Brimmin...
ireland
Walsh Whiskey Distillery at Royal Oak: passion for attention to detail
40% of our sales are within the EU. Being a member of the EU has made it easier to expand our busine...
Walsh Whiskey Distillery at Royal Oak: premium handcrafted Irish whiskeys
Innovation is very important in order to differentiate one’s product in a very crowded market plac...
Glenisk : organic dairy and goats milk products
For any company to be successful, you need to have a strong foothold domestically. Exporting food pr...
Glenisk : for an organic Ireland
I think for most SMEs on a day-to-day basis you may not think Europe plays much of a role in your bu...
greece
Terra Creta SA : natural products
Since 2007, in keeping with our philosophy of providing total transparency and maximum information, ...
Back in 1980, when there were more than 700 soda drink companies in Greece, the big multinational co...
Exports account for a small number of our turnover, it’s currently around 5-7%, coming mostly from...
Loux – Marlafekas SA : energy & wellness
We were never able to get help from the European Union because we do not even know what the EU has t...
ARVANITI: proud of our farmers
What needs to happen for sure is a truly unified framework of operations for all SMEs in Europe, tha...
ARVANITI: respecting the consumer
We attended two visits, one in Vietnam and one in South Korea. Thanks to the Vietnam visit we were a...
Terra Creta SA : superior olive oil
Our company has a very close relationship with the olive producers. We work with 1000 producers and ...
Papadimitriou – exporting the Corinthian currant
Craving a taste of ancient times? Then look no further than Papadimittiou, who has built a successfu...
spain
ACESUR: our tradition is innovation
The EU should develop stable regulatory frameworks providing the legal security needed to further de...
cyprus
latvia
lithuania
luxembourg
hungary
malta
netherlands
Scelta Mushrooms – dare to share !
Think that there are limited options for a single-product company? By sticking to the motto “dare ...
poland
portugal
Licor Beirão : the liquor of Portugal
With the financial crisis hitting hard in Portugal, Licor Beirão is focusing on new markets outside...
Modern distribution networks are also a challenge. Large retailers have a huge negotiation power whi...
romania
slovenia
slovakia
sweden
united kingdom
Nairn’s Oatcakes Ltd : Scottish oats
Nairns was founded over 100 years ago in 1896 by John and Mary Nairn in a small bakery in Lanarkshir...
Nairn’s Oatcakes Ltd : naturally energising
Nairns is one of the region’s main employers and the company consists of approximately 240 employe...
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