Online UK food market: opportunities for NL businesses

23 January 2015

Online food purchases in the UK are rapidly increasing. This is an opportunity for Dutch businesses either as suppliers to the UK food industry or by selling directly to the consumer using e-commerce platforms. A report from Promar International, commissioned by the Dutch Embassy in London, has been prepared in order to brief agri-food businesses in the Netherlands of this growing opportunity.
The online sales channel already supports a large number of independent food retailers and the barriers to entry are low. There are some practical barriers for businesses based in the Netherlands that wish to sell online in the UK, but these are relatively low and should not deter keen entrepreneurs.
Click here for the report (834 kB).

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