How Nigerians can explore French business opportunities
Bretagne Commerce International (BCI), the international arm of Bretagne regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry in France, comprising the following chambers Brest, Côtes d’Amor, Morbihan, Morlaix, Quimper Cornouaillle, Rennes, Saint-Malo and Fougères, recently organised the first International Business Open in Rennes, France.
Akin Akinbola, who is Nigeria partner of BCI and CEO of Promosalons Nigeria, represented Nigeria at this first business Open.
The event, which had more than 900 businessmen in the business Open, also had the French Minister of Commerce for Foreign Trade Nicole Bricq in attendance where 473 B2B meetings were held from 320 companies and 35 countries were represented, including Nigeria.
Companies interested in Nigeria
Some of the companies eager to visit Nigeria are Boccard, Tartine, and a division of Nestle.
One of them is a leading French quick restaurant franchise for bakery, pastry, ice-cream, chocolate and confectionery with additional outdoor catering services to cater for oil and gas platforms in Nigeria. This French company is searching for a partner for joint venture for the establishment of the franchise with the possibility of many branches in Nigeria.
Another, a leading player in the implementation of design build processing and storage solutions with broad domestic and international experience of many decades in the sanitary facilities field for food products and agro-allied industries, including the manufacturing of fruit juice, milk products, baby food, food processing, yoghurt and ice-cream, is looking for a representative and companies in the food industries in Nigeria.
The strategy of this French company is to implement your project in accordance with your quality and productivity goals. From remodelling to the design of complete turnkey modular plants, including increasing the production capacity of existing facilities, the experts can offer you the project (including not only the technical solution but also the budgeting and planning) that best suits your production constraints and your new production goals.
Here are some of its clients: Nestle, Unilever, Danone, Bledina, Unifine, Campbell, etc.
One of these is a French company in the high quality livestock industry, and for particularly young animals. The products of this company are ISO 9001 v 2000, and meet every requirements of the GMP B2 norm. This French company intends to visit Nigeria on a trade mission and seeks for a Nigerian partner, distributors or importers for its products. It’s also have offices in Senegal, Egypt and Morocco.
Another, which specialises in the production and commercialisation of certified potato seeds, is searching for a Nigerian partner and preferably in the agricultural sector for the distribution of its high-yield certified potato seeds. These varieties of potato seeds can be adapted to various extremes weather conditions as this French company is already supplying 30 percent of its production to Africa and in the Middle East with offices in Mali and Senegal.
Searching for partners in Nigeria is a French company, which is a software editor and consulting services in IT solutions with a web/cloud technology and a modular solution adaptable to specific needs with dedicated packaged solutions. The following are its five products: A-Information sharing and capitalisation of knowledge, B-Skills management, C-Improvement of the quality system management, D-Management of customer relationship and business portfolio E-Management of projects and actions portfolios in a collaborative way.
Sales agents and distributors are required by a French company for its range of veterinary products for hygiene, vitamins for feed supplement and nutritional drugs for productive animals such as poultry, cattle, pig and aquaculture. Now having offices in Cameroon, Mali, Senegal and in the Maghreb, this company wishes to enter into a partnership with interested Nigerian companies.
Ready to be introduced to the Nigerian market is a French cosmetic private label company delivering full-customised manufacturing services to great beauty and spa brands. Their complete ranges of products are cosmetic powders and organic certified products. This company provides its know-how in three main activity sectors: Peel-off masks, cosmetic powders, and Face and body skin-care. Its products are already being used and are sought after in other parts of Africa. It now seeks Nigerian wholesalers.
With three decades of experience in the production of quality and safety animals’ nutrition and health, this French company offers a comprehensive nutrition to farms accompanied by expert services into the main animal productions. It’s seeking for distributors or agents for its products and preferably those in the distribution for animal feeds for poultry, pig and cattle. This company is currently established in more than 40 countries worldwide. This company will be coming to Nigeria before the end of the year.
Another that specialises in manufacturing of industrial generating sets as genuine industrial tools from 20kva to 1250kva is searching for a Nigerian partner/distributor for the following ranges of its products: Hybrid solar generators from 24kva to 60kva, vegetable oil generators from 20kva to 300kva and diesel generators from 20kva to 1250kva. This company will also be visiting Nigeria soon on a trade mission.
Also, a company with 30 years experience in the manufacturing of hygiene nasal care is searching for partner in Nigeria or a laboratory company for the marketing of its products. This company develops and markets all-natural, safe and effective health care products that utilise the healing properties of marine actives combined with natural, select ingredients. Its products are designed to be well-tolerated, easy and pleasing to use. Safe and do not impact long-term health. A French company is interested in the importation of large quantity of beeswax from Nigeria and interested exporters/partners are also sought for in Nigeria.