Markant for start-ups
With the «voilà! – the start-up arena» service, we offer start-ups the ideal platform to present themselves to retailers in Germany and Europe. Over 200 of Markant's retail partners are behind the range, creating an ideal basis for young companies to get their products onto the shelves of retailers.
Put your products on the shelf
Benefits for you
- Over 200 Markant retail partners support voilà! – the start-up arena
- Exclusive pitches to decision-makers of major and national retailers
- Chance to get a wildcard for the Markant trade forum including free trade show stand as well as exclusive purchasing talks
- Over 1200 national and international start-ups are already attending
- Start-ups with products from all sectors: food, near-food and nonfood
- Online portal for efficient communication
Joerg Hauke, Co-FounderSATUROThe pitch put us in direct contact with decision makers – to put it another way, it put us in the fast lane.The pitch put us in direct contact with decision makers – to put it another way, it put us in the fast lane. [less]
Joshua und Jan van Dijk, Managing DirectorsMatchachinThis has opened so many doors for us! These are just the contacts we've been looking for!This has opened so many doors for us! These are just the contacts we've been looking for! [less]
voilà! – the start-up arena by Markant
The consumers are constantly searching for new, innovative products and food trends. This prompted Markant and its retail partners to find ideas to bring retailers and start-ups together quicker. This is how the start-up portal voilà! – the start-up arena came about.
With voilà! – the start-up arena, start-up founders have the opportunity to make an exclusive pitch to the biggest decision-makers of Markant retail partners. These partners record total external turnover of approximately 110 billion euros in over 6,500 outlets. Together over 150 retail companies from the entire network of Markant Group support voilà! – such as Kaufland, Rossmann, dm, Müller, RTG, Globus, Bartels-Langness, Bünting, Tegut, V-Markt and many more.
More than 1200 start-ups have already registered with voilà! – the start-up arena and the number is continuing to increase. These include new companies with products from all sectors: food, near-food and nonfood. The companies have various ideas for new products in the beverage, cosmetics, pet food and food supplement product range.
The pitches and the online portal voilà! – the start-up arena enable a constant exchange of ideas between retailers and consumers. Registration and further information at:
Become a partner
Better planning ability in production, constant protection of liquidity and high-quality uniform data: Our services offer you these advantages. We ensure that all payments are received on time, take over all billing tasks and support you at any time when investments are pending.
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