EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS TO EUROPE
GATEWAY TO EUROPE
Spearhead your commercial European efforts through a central distribution Hub and sell directly to your European customers with Bemakers.
In Europe, each market is like its own unique ecosystem, with different trends, buying behaviors, and regulations to consider. It takes a lot of effort to find the right partners or build a solid network in such a diverse landscape. <br> <br> In this complex landscape, Bemakers emerges as your ultimate ally. Your all-in-one solution to manage all the behind-the-scenes logistics, distribution, compliance, and infrastructure. And, we offer invaluable per-market expertise, to optimize your sales.
To overcome this, brand owners looking to expand into Europe look towards the importer and/or distributor as their partner to provide the local expertise. It takes a lot of effort to find the right partners or build a solid network in such a diverse landscape, and as a brand owner you must invest in educating your local partners to ensure they have the right premise for representing your brand.
Europe is many individual markets in one continent
Each European market has its own unique ecosystem, legal requirements, consumption trends, and then at the same time the European Union providing some common operational framework. It is complex to navigate.
To overcome this, brand owners looking to expand into Europe look towards the importer and/or distributor as their partner to provide the local expertise. It takes a lot of effort to find the right partners or build a solid network in such a diverse landscape, and as a brand owner you must invest in educating your local partners to ensure they have the right premise for representing your brand.
Bemakers provides an alternative way…
Expand to Europe: Scaling your Craft Beverage Brand
Watch our on-demand webinar on how to scale your beverage brand to Europe.
Gain insights into the European market dynamics as well as the two alternative distribution models.
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KEY EUROPEAN MARKETS
EU ENTRY ENABLEMENT
One of the brands that has chosen to partner with Bemakers to enable their entry into the EU is the Welsh spirits brand In the Welsh Wind.
"Working with Bemakers is perfect as it allows us to easily supply our product range to customers in key European markets and gives us access to markets on the continent," says Dan Jones, Export Manager.
In The Welsh Wind already has a strong, established presence in the UK, but expanding its presence and selling cross-channel in EU markets would have taken time, money and incurred mistakes had Bemakers not been involved.
Read in detail how In the Welsh Wind entered key European markets, with ease, with Bemakers.
BUILD A SUSTAINABLE EUROPEAN BUSINESS WITH ONE PARTNER
Bemakers supports you across the full value chain – from shipment, import and customs handling, warehouse infrastructure, to D2C sales, 3rd party listings and activation.
Network of bonded tax warehouses – ship larger volumes under tax suspension to a central Bemakers EU warehouse hub and store as consignment stock. You can freely move the products around the Bemakers tax warehouse ecosystem to optimize shipping costs and delivery times.
Cross-European carrier network – benefit from an extensive integrated carrier network that can handle everything from single bottle packages to full container shipments. We integrate with the leading European carriers, and have an optimized network of both long-distance and last mile carriers.
Faster time to market - No long in-sale or pitch process to get listed with a distributor. With Bemakers you can enter a European market today and start selling instantly.
Build your D2C experience across countries– spin up localised per country webshops using Bemakers’ ecommerce SaaS or integrate with Shopify to create a unified D2C customer experience. You can decide how you wish to configure your D2C order fulfillment.
Multiply your reach instantly – leverage Bemakers listing possibilities to access new potential buyers and customers. configure and manage it all from your bemakers account. this includes the nordic monopolies, amazon, and b2b distribution outlets like bemakers trade.
Know your customers – you will have full transparency to each customer, their order history, and their consent profile, this is your first-party data. If you work D2C you can also decide how you want to run your Digital Marketing efforts, applying relevant tracking and optimization tools on your shops.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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No, you do not. All of that is taken care of by Bemakers as per the market we operate in. No additional setup or monthly costs will be incurred for legal setup or handling. It’s all part of your monthly subscription.
No, you do not. Bemakers handles all of that in the markets where we operate.
Yes, if you sell alcohol in glass bottles, there is a maximum volume of 700 ml. Therefore, do not ship 750 ml bottles as they cannot be sold. Additionally, there are national rules and requirements for labels, recycling registrations, and fees. All of this is handled by Bemakers.
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