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08/12/2015
Dungannon Firm To Supply Petfood Product To Albert Heijn
Mackle Petfoods in Dungannon has signed a deal to supply its Naturo petfood product to Dutch supermarket giant Albert Heijn.
The deal is estimated to be worth over £1.5 million over the next two years.
Welcoming the deal, estimated to be worth £1.5million over the next two years.
Enterprise Minister Jonathon Bell said: "One of my core priorities is to help local businesses grow and develop through export success and innovation. Local companies are continuing to broaden their horizons and explore new horizons. Mackle Petfoods is an excellent example of a home grown family business which takes export as seriously as its domestic business, and is building on its success to date by exploring and grasping the opportunities out there to develop its business abroad. I am pleased Invest NI’s Trade Advisory Service were able to support the company enabling them to carry out essential market research and identify and set up meetings with key buyers in the Netherlands."
Managing Director John Mackle said: "We quickly realised through intensive market research, storechecks and market visits that there was nothing quite like Naturo on the Dutch supermarket shelves. In a pet loving country like the Netherlands, with 4.5 million cats and dogs, we saw an opportunity for Naturo, especially as the Dutch prefer quality natural products."
The deal is estimated to be worth over £1.5 million over the next two years.
Welcoming the deal, estimated to be worth £1.5million over the next two years.
Enterprise Minister Jonathon Bell said: "One of my core priorities is to help local businesses grow and develop through export success and innovation. Local companies are continuing to broaden their horizons and explore new horizons. Mackle Petfoods is an excellent example of a home grown family business which takes export as seriously as its domestic business, and is building on its success to date by exploring and grasping the opportunities out there to develop its business abroad. I am pleased Invest NI’s Trade Advisory Service were able to support the company enabling them to carry out essential market research and identify and set up meetings with key buyers in the Netherlands."
Managing Director John Mackle said: "We quickly realised through intensive market research, storechecks and market visits that there was nothing quite like Naturo on the Dutch supermarket shelves. In a pet loving country like the Netherlands, with 4.5 million cats and dogs, we saw an opportunity for Naturo, especially as the Dutch prefer quality natural products."
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