The center piece of the Europe Food & Agribusiness Seminar are case studies researched and written exclusively for this forum. The case studies portray current and top-of-the-agenda strategic challenges faced by the leadership of a company.  Through discussion of these cases, the participants gain fresh perspectives on the industry and experience the company`s challenges through the viewpoint of its leaders, many of whom will be present at the forum.

Discussions of these cases  amongst peers in the industry provides valuable insights that participants can transfer to their own business situation. The cases presented are selected from across the entire agribusiness value chain and sectors. In total we will discuss eight such case studies, in addition to a case-study oriented future technologies research report.

Pablo Perversi, Chief Innovation, Sustainability and Quality Officer, explains the challenges of sustainability in the Cocoa market, and how Barry Callebaut proceeds to implement its sourcing strategies.

www.barry-callebaut.com

Two technology giants are entering the global food system and are changing it rapidly in the most advanced retail market in the world: in China. A case discussion from the frontier where the tech world meets the food world.

Agrial is a French Cooperative with EUR 5.2 billion of sales, 180 subsidiaries and 21,000 employees. Among them is the French leading Apple Cider brand Écusson. The case will discuss how an iconic brand is repositioned to meet new consumer tastes, and internationalize in order to increase value for the cooperative members.

www.agrial.com

Headquartered in Austria, ERBER Group is a leading group of companies in the field of food and feed safety, with a focus on natural feed additives, feed and food analysis and plant protection. Erber Group comprises four divisions, BIOMIN, ROMER LABS, SANPHAR and EFB. Including its partners, Erber Group is represented in more than 120 countries worldwide. Erber`s international focus and in-house research and development are important success factors for its annual growth. The company would like to optimize the synergies between its divisions, to increase value and growth prospects.

www.erber-group.net

Vion is Europe’s third largest meat processor. After some years of consolidation and restructuring, the company is well-positioned for growth and innovation. The company started far-reaching transparency initiatives to promote excellence to prevail throughout the entire supply chain for the company. It returned to being a pioneer in the industry. 
 
www.vionfoodgroup.com

Farmboek`s vision is to become the online risk management platform for farmers, and by farmers. Their goal is to improve the sustainability of commercial and small-scale farmers in Africa by reducing and removing one their main obstacles: high transaction costs. Farmboek achieves this through the use of big data, technical information, and blockchain technology.

www.farmboek.com

Gantenbein is the highest rated winery of Switzerland and regularly rated among the best in the world, producing merely 30.000 bottles a year. We will enjoy a horizontal wine-tasting there with suitable food, prepared by a case background discussion. As a rare occasion, we will meet the owner and wine-maker Daniel Gantenbein and discuss his philosophy with him in person.

www.gantenbeinwein.com

Foodward is a food business academy aiming to reinvent, rethink and reengineer food for better taste, better health and better sustainability. How can foodward be more attractive for industrial partners?

foodward.ch

Cocoa beans are known for chocolate. But Cocoa pulp is also an exquisitely tasting juice, like a cross between mango, lychee and raspberry. The start-up company CocoA developed the necessary machinery for on-farm processing in Ghana, and delivery of this new taste experience to Europe.

www.tastecocoa.com