International food sourcing: how Martigane secures your supply chain

In a context marked by successive supply crises and geopolitical tensions, mastering the food supply chain has become a decisive competitive advantage. Distributors who fare best share one common point: reliable partners with diversified sources.

Risks of an unmanaged chain

Sunflower oil shortage 2022, post-COVID container disruptions, tensions on cocoa and rice: these crises concretely translate into stockouts, revenue losses and deterioration of your reliability image with your own customers.

Post-COVID lesson

Distributors who best weathered the 2020-2023 crises worked with partners having buffer stocks and diversified supply sources.

The Martigane 5-step process

1. Supplier qualification (IFS, HACCP certifications, documentary audits). 2. Sampling and accredited laboratory analysis. 3. Contractual negotiation with quality guarantees and revision clauses. 4. Complete import and customs clearance (food safety, phytosanitary control). 5. Lille storage and delivery with complete documentation at every order.

Quality documentation: your protection

Each Martigane delivery includes: official certificate of origin, batch number allowing complete traceability, minimum durability guaranteed at 60% residual life, technical data sheet and laboratory analysis sheet for sensitive products.

Your peace of mind

At Martigane, you don't manage imports: you place an order and receive your delivery with all documents needed for your quality audits.

Choosing the right importer-distributor partner is not a luxury, it's a necessity. Martigane offers you structured, traceable procurement compliant with European regulatory requirements.

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About Institut Martigane

Institut Martigane is the professional resource centre of Martigane SAS, a B2B food distribution specialist based in Lille. Our guides are intended for wholesalers, purchasing groups and retail buyers in France, Belgium and the United Kingdom.

Our themes

→ Beverages (Coca-Cola, Red Bull...) → Confectionery (Mars, Milka, Ferrero) → Dry grocery (Rice, Oils, K-Food) → International distribution → B2B Expertise & Supply Chain

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253, Boulevard de Leeds
59777 Lille — France

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