Bulk olive oil from Spain: grades, formats, documents
A buyer’s guide to sourcing extra virgin olive oil in bulk from Spanish suppliers: grades, lab parameters, flexitanks and IBCs, Incoterms and the documents to ask for.
Private label olive oil from Spain: a buyer’s guide
How to source private label olive oil from Spanish packers: bottle formats, labelling rules, artwork, quality specs, lead times and documents.
Olive pomace oil suppliers: a buyer’s guide
Buyer’s guide to olive pomace oil for food service and industry: categories, specifications, formats, labelling and how to compare supplier offers.
How to import porcelain tiles from Spain
A practical guide for distributors and contractors importing porcelain and ceramic tiles from Spanish manufacturers: EN 14411 classes, formats, shade and calibre, containers and documents.
Clay and terracotta roof tiles from Spain: a buyer’s guide
How to source clay and terracotta roof tiles from Spanish manufacturers: tile types, EN 1304, frost resistance, colours, accessories, packing and shipping.
Bulk honey suppliers: how to buy honey in bulk
A buyer’s guide to bulk honey: EU honey rules, moisture and HMF, authenticity testing, drums and IBCs, origin labelling and the documents to request.
Private label honey: how to source it from European packers
How private label honey works: choosing the honey, jars and closures, labelling and origin rules, quality testing and what to agree with the packer.
Chickpeas wholesale: how to source them by specification
A buyer’s guide to sourcing chickpeas in bulk or bags: kabuli and desi types, calibre, moisture and defects, packaging, phytosanitary documents and Incoterms.
Durum wheat: how to source it for milling and pasta
How mills and traders source durum wheat: protein, vitreousness, test weight, falling number, mycotoxin limits, packaging and documents.
Green coffee for roasters: how to source it in Europe
A guide for roasters buying green coffee: origins and processing, grading and defects, moisture, samples and cupping, packaging, EU rules and documents.
Spanish smoked paprika wholesale: a buyer’s guide
How to source Spanish paprika (pimentón) in bulk: smoked and unsmoked types, PDOs, ASTA colour, moisture, contaminants, packaging and documents.
How to write a product specification for suppliers
A practical guide to writing a sourcing request for any food or industrial product: specification, quantity, packaging, destination, documents and target price.