B2B distribution model supporting local food sector in Baltic Sea region rural areas

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Date of latest update: 2023-06-16

Description

Description (EN):

Local food producers still rely mostly on direct contacts to consumers as they often have difficulties in reaching catering, food processing and retail sectors that tend to rely on large food supply chains. The project aims to establish a business to business distribution model that supports local food networks in rural areas of ten countries in the Baltic Sea region and to ensure smooth and short supply chains, opportunities for growth, and improved business performance. Local food producers need a better distribution solution for selling their product: Local food producers and farmers in rural areas of the Baltic Sea region are mainly small family businesses, who prefer to organise their sales through face-to-face contact and by phone. They are often not able to sell their products to big wholesale companies or supermarket chains because of limited production volumes and higher price compared with large producers. Therefore, their access to catering, food processing and retail sector is rather limited. The market area of local food producers is usually their own home region. However, in many regions they have established local food networks to cooperate for marketing and information exchange. Why don´t restaurants and caterers buy produce from local farmers? The initial analysis of current situation in Baltic Sea countries shows that local farmers and food producers are used to selling their products to end consumers. At the same time, it is more convenient for catering businesses to buy food products from one distribution company instead of having contacts with several farmers and producers. Baltic Sea Food creates a solution for getting the local products to shops and restaurants: Baltic Sea Food designs a business model for local food distribution applicable to local food networks, which are established by local food producers and providers in the Baltic Sea rural areas. In other words, a cost-efficient distribution solution ensures delivering food products from farms to local restaurants, rural accommodations, shops and small industries. The Baltic Sea Food project includes 15 partners from 10 countries responsible for the development and promotion of local food and culinary sector at national or regional level.

Achievements (EN):

With the partners’ input from ten countries, the project mapped the existing situation in local food distribution in the Baltic Sea region. A comprehensive analysis is complemented by conclusions and suggestions for improvements. The project has created the first version of the business model for business-to-business (B2B) distribution of local food. It explains different aspects of local food distribution to be considered when planning or updating the distribution system. Additionally, more than 300 SMEs, food networks, NGOs and other stakeholders have received information about new business opportunities in the context of the food distribution model. The partners involved ca. 250 SMEs mainly from rural areas (local food producers and farmers, restaurants, cafes, farm shops, tourism farms etc.) in capacity building events. During workshops and practical seminars the development of platforms to improve food distribution has been driven together with relevant stakeholders from the field. http://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltic-sea-food/

Website: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Delivered Outputs (EN):

Sustainable business model applicable for planning and organizing B2B distribution of local food in BSR area Recommendations for using e-platforms.One e-platform developed further, 4-7 existing e-platforms modified. Practical handbook for local food nets. Operational plans created for each pilot region

Thematic information

Rural and peripheral development Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Specific Objective: ‘Non-technological innovation’: To advance the Baltic Sea Region performance in non-technological innovation based on increased capacity of innovation actors

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (15)

Lead Partner: Maaeluministeerium

Department: Trade and Agro-Food Department

Address: Lai tn 39 // Lai tn 41, 15056 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.agri.ee

Total budget: EUR 142 153.00

ERDF budget: EUR 120 830.05

Lab-ammattikorkeakoulu Oy

Name: Lab-ammattikorkeakoulu Oy

Department: Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management

Address: Mukkulankatu 19, 15101 LAHTI, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lab.fi

Total budget: EUR 108 582.70

ERDF budget: EUR 81 437.02

Lahti University of Applied Sciences ltd., SUCCEEDED by PP16 (01.01.2020)

Name: Lahti University of Applied Sciences ltd., SUCCEEDED by PP16 (01.01.2020)

Department: Faculty of Business and Hospitality

Address: Niemenkatu 73, 15140 LAHTI, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lamk.fi

Total budget: EUR 198 088.30

ERDF budget: EUR 148 566.22

Biedrība “Lauksaimnieku organizāciju sadarbības padome”

Name: Biedrība “Lauksaimnieku organizāciju sadarbības padome”

Address: Republikas laukums 2, LV-1010 Rīga, Latvia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.losp.lv/

Total budget: EUR 66 831.00

ERDF budget: EUR 56 806.35

Latvijas lauku tūrisma asociācija “Lauku ceļotājs”

Name: Latvijas lauku tūrisma asociācija “Lauku ceļotājs”

Address: 40, Kalnciema street, LV-1046 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.countryholidays.lv

Total budget: EUR 144 687.00

ERDF budget: EUR 122 983.95

Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.

Name: Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.

Address: Konrad-Zuse-Strasse 2, 18057 Rostock, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.auf-nach-mv.de

Total budget: EUR 199 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 149 250.00

Ystad kommun

Name: Ystad kommun

Department: Southeast Scania Committee of Cooperation, Regional Culinary Heritage Europe

Address: Tobaksgatan 11, 271 41 Ystad, Sweden, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.culinary-heritage.com

Total budget: EUR 252 525.00

ERDF budget: EUR 189 393.75

Business Region Esbjerg

Name: Business Region Esbjerg

Address: Niels Bohrs Vej 6, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sydvestjylland.com

Total budget: EUR 308 202.00

ERDF budget: EUR 231 151.50

HANEN – næringsorganisasjonen for bygdeturisme, gardsmat og innlandsfiske I Norge

Name: HANEN – næringsorganisasjonen for bygdeturisme, gardsmat og innlandsfiske I Norge

Address: Hollendergata 5, Postboks 9354 Grønland, N-0135 Oslo, Norway

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.hanen.no

Total budget: EUR 288 908.00

Estonian Rural Tourism Organization

Name: Estonian Rural Tourism Organization

Address: Vilmsi 53G, 10147 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.maaturism.ee/

Total budget: EUR 109 900.20

ERDF budget: EUR 93 415.17

Eesti Põllumajandus-Kaubanduskoda

Name: Eesti Põllumajandus-Kaubanduskoda

Address: Pärnu mnt.141, 11314 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.epkk.ee/

Total budget: EUR 167 880.15

ERDF budget: EUR 142 698.12

Государственное бюджетное профессиональное образовательное учреждение Псковской области «Псковский агротехнический колледж»

Name: Государственное бюджетное профессиональное образовательное учреждение Псковской области «Псковский агротехнический колледж»

Department: International Relations Department

Address: 24 Leningradskoe shosse, 180005 Pskov, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.psksht.ru

Total budget: EUR 70 882.00

ENI budget: EUR 60 249.70

Комитет по экономическому развитию и инвестиционной политике Псковской области

Name: Комитет по экономическому развитию и инвестиционной политике Псковской области

Department: Department of the external economic relations

Address: 23, Nekrasov str., 180001 Pskov, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://economics.pskov.ru/

Total budget: EUR 35 564.00

ENI budget: EUR 30 229.40

Lietuvos kaimo turizmo asociacija

Name: Lietuvos kaimo turizmo asociacija

Address: K. Donelaičio g. 2 - 202, LT-44213 Kaunas, Lithuania

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.atostogoskaime.lt

Total budget: EUR 140 053.00

ERDF budget: EUR 119 045.05

Fundacja “Natura Polska”

Name: Fundacja “Natura Polska”

Address: Lubomyśl 23b, 68-200 Żary, Poland

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.naturapolska.com

Total budget: EUR 198 427.00

ERDF budget: EUR 168 662.95

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Summary

Project name (EN): B2B distribution model supporting local food sector in Baltic Sea region rural areas

Project acronym: Baltic Sea Food

Project start date: 2017-10-01

Project end date: 2021-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 431 683.35

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 714 719.23

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 70.50%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 624 240.13.
ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 90 479.10.

Third-country contribution: 189 693.55

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Websites / webtools / webforums / cooperative platforms

Project - BALTIC SEA FOOD « Baltic Sea Culinary Routes

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltic-sea-food/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment link: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

B2B distribution model supporting local food sector in Baltic Sea region rural areas - Interreg Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://projects.interreg-baltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltic-sea-food/

Brochures / magazines / manuals

HOW TO DISTRIBUTE LOCAL FOOD BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS - A SHORT GUIDE FOR START-UPS AND NETWORKS

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

LOCAL FOOD BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS DISTRIBUTION MODEL

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

OPERATIONEL PLAN TIL DISTRIBUTIONSLØSNING AF LOKALE FØDEVARER I FØDEVARENETVÆRKET ’SYDVESTJYSKE SMAGSOPLEVELSER’

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-11-30

Languages: da

Attachment file: Download

Forretningsplan - Hardangersmak SA

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: da

Attachment file: Download

Baltic Sea Food: distributionsmodeller b2b för lokal mat och dryck i Skåne - Operationell plan: Inspiration & rekommendationer

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: sv

Attachment file: Download

LPKS „KULDĪGAS LABUMI” DARBĪBAS ATTĪSTĪBAS PLĀNS

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

VERSLO MODELIS B2B (verslas-verslui)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

ОПЕРАЦИОННЫЙ ПЛАН ДЛЯ ПИЛОТНОЙ ПЛОЩАДКИ АНО «ЦЕНТР ЭФФЕКТИВНОГО СЕЛЬСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВОВАНИЯ И САДОВОДСТВА» В РАМКАХ ПРОЕКТА «BALTIC SEA FOOD»

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: ru

Attachment file: Download

ОПЕРАЦИОННЫЙ ПЛАН ДЛЯ ПИЛОТНОЙ ПЛОЩАДКИ «СОДРУЖЕСТВО ИЗБОРСКИХ МАСТЕРОВ» В РАМКАХ ПРОЕКТА «BALTIC SEA FOOD»

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: ru

Attachment file: Download

ОПЕРАЦИОННЫЙ ПЛАН ДЛЯ ПИЛОТНОЙ ПЛОЩАДКИ АССОЦИАЦИЯ КРЕСТЬЯНСКИХ (ФЕРМЕРСКИХ) ХОЗЯЙСТВ И СЕЛЬСКОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННЫХ КООПЕРАТИВОВ ПСКОВСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ «ПСКОВСКИЙ ФЕРМЕР» В РАМКАХ ПРОЕКТА «BALTIC SEA FOOD»

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: ru

Attachment file: Download

PLAN OPERACYJNY dla pilotażu nowych rozwiązań dystrybucyjnych dla żywności lokalnej w ujęciu B2B, realizowanych w ramach projektu Baltic Sea Food

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Businessplan

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

Presentation: Summary of Baltic Sea Food project achievements (Mrs Silja Lehtpuu)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2021-04-05

Languages: en

Presentation: Conclusions from piloting of local food B2B distribution model (Mr.Niclas Fjellström)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2021-04-05

Languages: en

Presentation: Distribution solution from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region (Mrs.Dörte Wollenberg)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2021-04-05

Languages: en

Presentation: Network and online market ""From Farm to Home"" from Estonia (Mr.Kristjan Peäske)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2021-04-05

Languages: en

Presentation: Expectations of Culinary traveller to the food offer in rural areas (Mrs.Silja Luide)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2021-04-05

Languages: en

Presentation: Trend and vision in the Culinary tourism sector (Mr.Nick Hall)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2021-04-05

Languages: en

Cheezy Way by Culinary Heritage - English Subtitles

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2020-08-07

Languages: en

Presentations

COOPERATION OF FOOD NETWORKS AND PRODUCERS IN BALTIC SEA REGION AREA IN 2017-2021

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Lõuna-Eesti kohaliku toidu tarnimise tegevusplaan

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-12-31

Languages: et

Attachment file: Download

Saaremaa kohaliku toidu tarnimise tegevusplaan

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-12-31

Languages: et

Attachment file: Download

Reports

Beratungsbericht

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2020-07-09

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

EVALUATION REPORT OF BUSINESS MODEL PILOTING

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Report of the piloting evaluation - GERMANY

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC SEA FOOD PILOTING REPORT - Hardangersmak SA - Norway

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC SEA FOOD PILOTING REPORT - Bondens Skafferi - Sweden

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC SEA FOOD PILOTING REPORT - Pilot organization: Cooperative “Taluturg”, Estonia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC SEA FOOD PILOTING REPORT - Cooperative “EHTNE Saaremaa”, Estonia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC SEA FOOD PILOTING REPORT, LATVIA

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC SEA FOOD PILOTING REPORT - Piloting organization: Culinary Heritage network Wielkopolska

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC SEA FOOD PILOTING REPORT - AKKOR - Association of Farmers and Agricultural Cooperatives of the Pskov Region “Pskov Farmer”»

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project Baltic Sea Food

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC SEA FOOD PILOTING REPORT - Center for Effective Agriculture and Horticulture

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC SEA FOOD PILOTING REPORT - «The Community of Izborsk Masters».

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.balticseaculinary.com/baltic-sea-food-project

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-06-16

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200 / 200 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

2 025 / 2 025 (100%)

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B2B distribution model supporting local food sector in Baltic Sea region rural areas

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