Business Expanding B&B Trade International, a leading Tunisian Trading Company establishes a Japanese subsidiary in Kanagawa Prefecture

May 06, 2022


B&B TRADE International, a leading food stuff exporter under the La Rose Blanche Group, a Tunisian flour milling processor with a high market share in Europe and the U.S., established an import base for flour and its processed products and dates in Kanagawa Prefecture in January 2021.

Establishment
2021/01
Destination
Kanagawa

  • Retail
  • Tunisia

B&B TRADE International, a subsidiary of the La Rose Blanche Group, a leading flour milling processor with over 100 years of history in Tunisia, exports processed wheat products such as pasta, bread flour, semolina and couscous, as well as Tunisian Deglet Nour dates, processed pitted dates, Harissa and Canned Tunisian food specialties.

The company has been developing products in the Japanese market for 12 years through distributors, and in January 2021, it established AMILCAR TRADING COMPANY LLC in Kanagawa Prefecture with the aim of expanding the ethnic food market and developing couscous and dates products specifically for the Japanese market. The company is also considering manufacturing products for the Japanese market in Japan in the future.

Semolina, Tunisian Deglet Nour dates, Traditional Harissa

Upon establishing its Japanese base, JETRO's Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC) arranged meetings with the local government (Yokohama World Business Support Center), lent temporary office space, introduced banks, provided consultations by various experts (administrative scriveners, tax accountants, and labor and social security attorneys) for the establishment of a Japanese subsidiary, and provided information on the Japanese market. This is the first time a Tunisian company has entered the Japanese market with JETRO's support.

Mr. Bassem BELKHIRIA, CEO of AMILCAR TRADING COMPANY

Mr. Elyes LOUSSAIEF, Managing Director of AMILCAR TRADING COMPANY

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