Sligro Food Group is a member of the Superunie purchase combine, Centraal Bureau Levensmiddelenhandel (CBL) (the umbrella organisation for the supermarket sector and foodservice companies in the Netherlands) and FoodService Instituut Nederland (FSIN) (the organisation specifically looking after the interests of the foodservice sector in the Netherlands).
Superunie is a combined purchasing organisation representing 13 independent retail chains in the Netherlands. The organisation services over 1,800 stores in total, covering the market and giving it a combined market share of approximately 30%.
Superunie has been operating successfully for more than 50 years. The best explanation for Superunie’s success is the commercial strength of its members in their various local markets across the Netherlands. Many Superunie members are market leaders in the areas where they operate. Professional knowledge of regional and local markets frequently gives members affiliated to Superunie an advantage.
Centraal Bureau Levensmiddelenhandel is an association to which almost all the foodretail companies active in the Dutch market are affiliated. The CBL also lobbies actively in The Hague and Brussels, championing among other things: