Tailor-made inspiration at the Rijk Zwaan Retail Center
Over the years, Rijk Zwaan has gained substantial knowledge and experience about retailers’ fresh produce departments and the keys to success for new product introductions and consumer acceptance. This expertise forms the basis for the Rijk Zwaan Retail Center.
Inspiration
Grocery retailers can use the fresh produce category to set themselves apart. Visit the Retail Center to gain inspiration from the extensive product range, various on-shelf product displays, inspiring demos, workshops and meetings.
Customised research
We offer members of the international food retail sector a specialised test area for research. Although it is a compact space, it offers endless possibilities. You can submit your own research questions, such as about consumer buying behaviour or on-shelf product presentation. We have also created several mock-ups of typical fresh fruit and vegetable departments from around the world.
Tailor-made programme
You can attend various tailor-made workshops and utilise opportunities for shopper/consumer studies, conducted by specialised researchers:
- Test shopping: Cameras or eye-tracking glasses monitor consumers’ movements as they shop.
- Sensory research: Sensory experiences and expectations related to buying behaviour
- Love My Salad events: Inspirational sessions with consumers or bloggers related to vegetable consumption.
- Shelf-life tests: Research into in-store spoilage in various realistic store situations under variable conditions.
- Shelf design: Research into the ideal product layout and on-shelf presentation.
- Creating category growth: research into the ideal assortment of products based on Rijk Zwaan’s specialist knowledge of key categories such as lettuce, melon, tomato, cucumber and pepper.
- In-depth interviews: One-on-one conversations with consumers to discover their preferences.
- Focus groups: Discussions with groups of approx. eight consumers, e.g. to test concepts.
- Retail staff training: Transfer of knowledge to fresh produce employees.
Opening hours and appointments
Due to the Covid-19 situation, customer visits to the Retail Center are currently not possible. For this reason, we have arranged an attractive range of online seminars for professionals. In addition to product innovations, product range discussions and trend reports, we also continue to offer customer-specific services. Please direct inquiries to your product consultant or chain manager.
For any enquiries or to make an appointment, please contact:
Mareike Neumann | retailcenter@rijkzwaan.de | T +49 30 24 72 18 23
