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40 years of expertise serving brands
SITUATION AND STRATEGY
Pre-international expansion analysis of the company’s capacity and capabilities
Development strategy for the selected market
Development strategy for the selected market
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
Market study
Product test
Sales and marketing policy definition
Product test
Sales and marketing policy definition
EXECUTION
Establishment of a subsidiary
Sales antenna
Shared office
Independent company
Partner / joint venture / investment sourcing
Recruitment and training of personnel / representatives
Establishment of contacts with distributors and customers
Processing and logistics
Sales antenna
Shared office
Independent company
Partner / joint venture / investment sourcing
Recruitment and training of personnel / representatives
Establishment of contacts with distributors and customers
Processing and logistics
1980
Herbert Schorn decided to become a consultant to French SMEs in Germany. He put together a comprehensive portfolio of all the services that a French company needs in connection with exporting its products to Germany and vice-versa.
September 1989
Herbert Schorn teamed up with what was at that time the third-largest banking group in France (CIC - Credit Industriel de Commerce) to open a consultancy office in Krefeld. The bank then appointed Herbert Schorn as its authorised representative and his client base was extended to include the bank’s customers.
May 2008
Lecture in cooperation with the German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce, AHK Paris:
"The retail landscape in France"
"The French retail trade - processes and special features".
As part of the event "Sales Market France: Opportunities for Consumer Goods and Food Producers" of the Rhine-Neckar Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mannheim, International Division / Enterprise Europe Network)
"The retail landscape in France"
"The French retail trade - processes and special features".
As part of the event "Sales Market France: Opportunities for Consumer Goods and Food Producers" of the Rhine-Neckar Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mannheim, International Division / Enterprise Europe Network)
April 2009
Table Ronde, Council Chamber of the City of Düsseldorf
Quo Vadis Europe? Significance of Franco-German economic relations
Speakers: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the Republic of France (ret.)
Konrad Adenauer, grandson of the chancellor Konrad Adenauer
Elmar Brok, Member of the European Parliament, Brussels
Jean-Paul Picaper, journalist and author
In cooperation with: City of Düsseldorf, Außenhandelsverband NRW e. V., Düsseldorf
Sponsors: Air France, German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce Paris, French Consulate General Düsseldorf, NRW-Invest, Renault, Société Générale, Total).
Quo Vadis Europe? Significance of Franco-German economic relations
Speakers: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the Republic of France (ret.)
Konrad Adenauer, grandson of the chancellor Konrad Adenauer
Elmar Brok, Member of the European Parliament, Brussels
Jean-Paul Picaper, journalist and author
In cooperation with: City of Düsseldorf, Außenhandelsverband NRW e. V., Düsseldorf
Sponsors: Air France, German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce Paris, French Consulate General Düsseldorf, NRW-Invest, Renault, Société Générale, Total).
1999
Thomas Schorn joined the Franco-German consultancy firm as consultant to Roche Bobois International. From 2000 to mid-2003 his role was Managing Director in Germany.
February 2011
Lecture in cooperation with the German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce, AHK Paris:
"France - the third largest organic market in the EU".
As part of the event "Food Forum - Global Growth Markets for the Food Industry and Food Trade" of the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce, International Department; Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development; Marketinggesellschaft der niedersächsischen Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft e.V.
"France - the third largest organic market in the EU".
As part of the event "Food Forum - Global Growth Markets for the Food Industry and Food Trade" of the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce, International Department; Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development; Marketinggesellschaft der niedersächsischen Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft e.V.
2003
Until Herbert Schorn’s death, father and son worked together on the development of concepts, positioning and marketing of French consumer products in Germany and German consumer products in France.
Today
Today, the SCHORN CONSULTING’s partners’ brands and own labels are stocked by all significant retail companies in Germany and Austria.
February 2007
Presentation of REWE Group to members of the Fédération des Entreprises et Entrepreneurs de France (FEEF) Salon Gabriel, Paris
Presentation: Alain Caparros, CEO REWE Group
Organization: Herbert Schorn, Thomas Schorn, Noelle Bellone (FEEF)
Presentation: Alain Caparros, CEO REWE Group
Organization: Herbert Schorn, Thomas Schorn, Noelle Bellone (FEEF)
June 2007
Contact Meeting REWE - FEEF
REWE Headquarters, Cologne
28 members of FEEF at the REWE Group headquarters
Organization: Alain Caparros, Herbert Schorn, Thomas Schorn, Noelle Bellone (FEEF))
REWE Headquarters, Cologne
28 members of FEEF at the REWE Group headquarters
Organization: Alain Caparros, Herbert Schorn, Thomas Schorn, Noelle Bellone (FEEF))
SITUATION AND STRATEGY
Pre-international expansion analysis of the company’s capacity and capabilities
Development strategy for the selected market
Development strategy for the selected market
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
Market study
Product test
Sales and marketing policy definition
Product test
Sales and marketing policy definition
EXECUTION
Establishment of a subsidiary
Sales antenna
Shared office
Independent company
Partner / joint venture / investment sourcing
Recruitment and training of personnel / representatives
Establishment of contacts with distributors and customers
Processing and logistics
Sales antenna
Shared office
Independent company
Partner / joint venture / investment sourcing
Recruitment and training of personnel / representatives
Establishment of contacts with distributors and customers
Processing and logistics
1980
Herbert Schorn decided to become a consultant to French SMEs in Germany. He put together a comprehensive portfolio of all the services that a French company needs in connection with exporting its products to Germany and vice-versa.
September 1989
Herbert Schorn teamed up with what was at that time the third-largest banking group in France (CIC - Credit Industriel de Commerce) to open a consultancy office in Krefeld. The bank then appointed Herbert Schorn as its authorised representative and his client base was extended to include the bank’s customers.
May 2008
Lecture in cooperation with the German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce, AHK Paris:
"The retail landscape in France"
"The French retail trade - processes and special features".
As part of the event "Sales Market France: Opportunities for Consumer Goods and Food Producers" of the Rhine-Neckar Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mannheim, International Division / Enterprise Europe Network)
"The retail landscape in France"
"The French retail trade - processes and special features".
As part of the event "Sales Market France: Opportunities for Consumer Goods and Food Producers" of the Rhine-Neckar Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mannheim, International Division / Enterprise Europe Network)
April 2009
Table Ronde, Council Chamber of the City of Düsseldorf
Quo Vadis Europe? Significance of Franco-German economic relations
Speakers: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the Republic of France (ret.)
Konrad Adenauer, grandson of the chancellor Konrad Adenauer
Elmar Brok, Member of the European Parliament, Brussels
Jean-Paul Picaper, journalist and author
In cooperation with: City of Düsseldorf, Außenhandelsverband NRW e. V., Düsseldorf
Sponsors: Air France, German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce Paris, French Consulate General Düsseldorf, NRW-Invest, Renault, Société Générale, Total).
Quo Vadis Europe? Significance of Franco-German economic relations
Speakers: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the Republic of France (ret.)
Konrad Adenauer, grandson of the chancellor Konrad Adenauer
Elmar Brok, Member of the European Parliament, Brussels
Jean-Paul Picaper, journalist and author
In cooperation with: City of Düsseldorf, Außenhandelsverband NRW e. V., Düsseldorf
Sponsors: Air France, German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce Paris, French Consulate General Düsseldorf, NRW-Invest, Renault, Société Générale, Total).
1999
Thomas Schorn joined the Franco-German consultancy firm as consultant to Roche Bobois International. From 2000 to mid-2003 his role was Managing Director in Germany.
February 2011
Lecture in cooperation with the German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce, AHK Paris:
"France - the third largest organic market in the EU".
As part of the event "Food Forum - Global Growth Markets for the Food Industry and Food Trade" of the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce, International Department; Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development; Marketinggesellschaft der niedersächsischen Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft e.V.
"France - the third largest organic market in the EU".
As part of the event "Food Forum - Global Growth Markets for the Food Industry and Food Trade" of the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce, International Department; Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development; Marketinggesellschaft der niedersächsischen Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft e.V.
2003
Until Herbert Schorn’s death, father and son worked together on the development of concepts, positioning and marketing of French consumer products in Germany and German consumer products in France.
Today
Today, the SCHORN CONSULTING’s partners’ brands and own labels are stocked by all significant retail companies in Germany and Austria.
February 2007
Presentation of REWE Group to members of the Fédération des Entreprises et Entrepreneurs de France (FEEF) Salon Gabriel, Paris
Presentation: Alain Caparros, CEO REWE Group
Organization: Herbert Schorn, Thomas Schorn, Noelle Bellone (FEEF)
Presentation: Alain Caparros, CEO REWE Group
Organization: Herbert Schorn, Thomas Schorn, Noelle Bellone (FEEF)
June 2007
Contact Meeting REWE - FEEF
REWE Headquarters, Cologne
28 members of FEEF at the REWE Group headquarters
Organization: Alain Caparros, Herbert Schorn, Thomas Schorn, Noelle Bellone (FEEF))
REWE Headquarters, Cologne
28 members of FEEF at the REWE Group headquarters
Organization: Alain Caparros, Herbert Schorn, Thomas Schorn, Noelle Bellone (FEEF))
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