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.

drinks
Walsh Whiskey Distillery at Royal Oak: passion for attention to detail
40% of our sales are within the EU. Being a member...
Walsh Whiskey Distillery at Royal Oak: premium handcrafted Irish whiskeys
Innovation is very important in order to different...
Back in 1980, when there were more than 700 soda d...
Algama: the unique nutritional potential of microalgae
The EU has significantly encouraged our business b...
Licor Beirão : the liquor of Portugal
With the financial crisis hitting hard in Portugal...
The Biercée distillery : the distillery, nature, fruit and men
Selling our products in EU Member States is a proc...
Exports account for a small number of our turnover...
Open Up Farm Distillery: 100% handcrafted natural dry gin
Funding is the most difficult challenge. For examp...
KATLENBURGER Winery : personal engagement
What I really hope for is consistent and stable re...
Loux – Marlafekas SA : energy & wellness
We were never able to get help from the European U...
Modern distribution networks are also a challenge....
Joseph Cartron : creator of flavours since 1882
For our company, export is a key area for growth. ...
Open Up Farm Distillery: small batch dry gin, distilled from raw materials
Together with my wife we bought an old farm and st...
Joseph Cartron : family business with a strong brand identity
Cartron is a family company that was founded back ...
Algama: driving product innovation
Today, we have 12 employees and we are launching q...
KATLENBURGER Winery : product variety in superior quality
We have around 100 employees. And as we are locate...
Antwerpse Brouw Compagnie : region’s growing brewery
Tradition, combined with creativity, innovation an...
The Biercée distillery : top quality eaux-de-vie and liqueurs
The quality of our products and the expertise of t...

condiments
Terra Creta SA : natural products
Since 2007, in keeping with our philosophy of prov...
ACESUR is innovative by tradition. Since its birth...
ACESUR: our tradition is innovation
The EU should develop stable regulatory frameworks...
Terra Creta SA : superior olive oil
Our company has a very close relationship with the...
Papadimitriou – exporting the Corinthian currant
Craving a taste of ancient times? Then look no fur...

dairy
Lightfood OÜ/ Pureline Product OÜ: refreshing icecream
We sell ayran in Turkie, the US and all EU countri...
Lightfood OÜ/ Pureline Product OÜ: innovation is everything
We are a very small company in a very big EU marke...
Glenisk : organic dairy and goats milk products
For any company to be successful, you need to have...
Glenisk : for an organic Ireland
I think for most SMEs on a day-to-day basis you ma...
Lightfood OÜ/ Pureline Product OÜ
We have two companies working together: Lightfood ...
Zanetti SpA : traditional Italian cheese production
The family that eats together stays together, but ...

snacks and sweets
AS Balsnack International Holding : Estonian start-up
The German market was especially difficult to ente...
Nairn’s Oatcakes Ltd : Scottish oats
Nairns was founded over 100 years ago in 1896 by J...
Croc’In : ready-to-fill premium pastry shells and nougatine
The European Union is a big facilitator and opport...
Nairn’s Oatcakes Ltd : naturally energising
Nairns is one of the region’s main employers and...
AS Balsnack International Holding : a new line of snack foods
Estonian start-up AS Balsnack was formed just one...

fruits and vegetables
Ici & Là : steaks of vegetables
The two founders studied agribusiness together in ...
Ici & Là : meatballs & nuggets of vegetables
Our start-up has three full time employees, one tr...
Scelta Mushrooms – dare to share !
Think that there are limited options for a single-...

specialities
ARVANITI: proud of our farmers
What needs to happen for sure is a truly unified f...
ARVANITI: respecting the consumer
We attended two visits, one in Vietnam and one in ...
Micronutris : fine edible insects
The first big challenge for our company was to evo...
Micronutris: fine insect-based deli products
Innovation plays an important role in our business...
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