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German Food Manufacturers × Japanese Food Industry Symposium 2024

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September 18th, 2024 | Symposium | City Lab Tokyo

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We have invited top-selling food manufacturers in each category from Germany to introduce the latest trends and products of the German food industry. We will connect German manufacturers with Japanese distributors and supermarkets for product presentations, opinion exchange, and tasting.

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  • Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 | 11:00 - 15:30* JST

  • City Lab Tokyo | Tokyo Square Garden 6F

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Participating Companies

NameIntroduction
Brezelbäckerei Ditsch GmbHAn independently run company, Ditsch has been part of the Swiss Valora Group since 2012. The wide range of premium pretzel products, pizza snacks and croissant specialities are delivered to Ditsch shops in Germany and to Brezelkönig shops in Switzerland, Austria and France and to retail customers both in Germany and further afield. Ditsch is also active in the food retail sector internationally, where our ready-to-bake frozen pretzels, pretzel sticks and pretzel rolls are sold in selected supermarkets.
Franz Simmler GmbH + Co. KGIn our family business in the Black Forest/Germany, we prepare all of our products with a special ingredient: passion. We use only the best, sun-kissed fruits, which we purchase from regional suppliers whenever possible. In the case of fruit types that are not locally available, we work with long-standing partners from nearby countries and regions. To us at Simmler, sustainability has always been the highest priority. Our production facility is at the heart of it all – and we only use renewable energies here. That makes us truly environmentally friendly. That allows us to create true culinary treats for you. They are not only fruity and delicious, but have also won several awards, e.g. from the International Taste Institute.
German Classics GmbHGerman Classics is a distinguished wine trading company with profound roots in the wine industry. The co-founders bring unparalleled expertise, blending extensive knowledge of wine with a deep understanding of business in Japan. Dr. Yvonne Fritzsche-Sterr boasts over 30 years of experience in Japanese business relations, while Friedrich Kern is a fifth-generation wine grower. German Classics offers meticulously handcrafted, exceptional, and unique German wines, thoughtfully selected from diverse grape varieties and renowned wine-growing regions across Germany.
KATLENBURGER Kellerei GmbH & Co. KGWe are the Fruit Wine Makers. KATLENBURGER has become the leading German quality brand for fruit and honey wine thank to long tradition, trend affinity and above all our passionate cellar masters. We turn the best fruit juices into various fruity lifestyle drinks. As family business we now produce in 4th generation, since 1925. We are certified to a high level according to the international standard DIN EN ISO 22000 and IFS FOOD. In addition, many of our products are awarded for their longstanding premium quality by the German Agricultural Society (DLG) and in 2023 we received the highest award “Bundesehrenpreis 2023”.
Max Ladenburger Söhne Heimatsmühle GmbH & Co. KGMax Ladenburger Söhne Heimatsmühle GmbH und Co KG has a long tradition. The Ladenburger family has lived and worked at the mill for six generations. The company is successful on the market for milled products in both the organic and conventional sectors, with the organic segment accounting for around 80%. Heimatsmühle supplies the food industry, bakeries, wholesalers and retailers. Large, well-known German retail chains are also amongst the long-standing customers. Heimatsmühle supplies customers throughout Europe and worldwide and is also very experienced in the private label sector.
Weingut Paul ClaussOur winery is located in the Württemberg wine-growing region in the south of Germany in Ostfildern near Stuttgart. Here we cultivate 14 hectares of vines according to Bioland (organic) guidelines. We grow Riesling on around half of the area, as well as Pinot Noir, Muscat-Trollinger (also known as Muscat de Hamburg), Trollinger, Lemberger, Pinot Gris and some fungus-resistant varieties. Since 2019, we have been growing more vines in new, cooler vineyards in response to climate change.

Important Notes and Conditions for Participation

  • Registration will be closed, once the maximum number of registrants has been reached.
  • Admission to the symposium might be denied in the in case the relationship to the industry is not clearly evident.
  • We reserve the right to inquire more details about the interests of the registrant.  
  • Please bring two business cards and your registration mail for registration.
  • We do not admit participation to the networking lunch only.

Organizers

Organized by

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
DIHK DEinternational GmbH
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (AHK Japan)

Supported by

National Supermarket Association of Japan (NSAJ)

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