Want to sell your products to a major UK retailer and a major UK brewer?

  • Thursday 12th August 2010

    InCrops is working with a multi-award winning brewer and a major retailer - 21 million shoppers each week, 2000 suppliers and over 600 stores - to improve the sustainability of their multi-million pound supply chains.

    Both companies are looking to replace conventional products in the following areas:

    •    packaging of:
    Food
    Flowers
    Toys
    Clothing
    Furniture
    •    shop fitting
    •    bottles
    •    pub fittings
    •    signage
    •    stationery

    By using sustainable materials to replace their conventional products, both companies are looking for materials that are cost effective, scalable and provide significant carbon savings from cradle to grave.

    InCrops have been asked to put forward up to 10 companies to present their sustainable solutions to the retailer and brewery. Both companies are looking for products that are ready for market, within 1-3 years of commercialisation and innovations that won’t be ready for up to 3 years.

    Interested?
    InCrops can help your company access these supply chains by:

    •    Helping your team create or develop a sustainable alternative
    •    Preparing your presentation and plan
    •    Providing data on the sustainability of the product using Life Cycle Analysis.

    Please note that InCrops offers up to 14 hours free consultancy to SMEs in the East of England and this can be used to support your pitch. If you are based outside of the East of England, we can work with you on a consultancy basis or will involve a regional company to work with you on delivery of the innovation.

    What do I need to do?

    1.    Decide which product you want to put forward or to develop
    2.    Contact us to discuss your idea, innovation or product as we may be able to offer up to 14 hours free consultancy on accessing new materials, providing market research or undertaking a basic LCA.
    3.    Develop a pitch which includes:
    a.    Presentation -  5-7 min long
    b.    A Life Cycle Analysis
    c.    Current cost (and future costs with scaleability)
    d.    Readiness to market
    e.    Sample or prototype product
    4.    The deadline for entries is 30th September 2010.
    5.    InCrops will select up to 10 companies to be put forward based on price, sustainability and readiness to market.
    6.    Successful companies will then pitch to the brewer and retailer at the end of October 2010.

    For more information, please contact Liliya at l.serazetdinova@uea.ac.uk  or call 07776301718

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