GUIDES & TOOLS FOR B2B BUYERS
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Practical knowledge for ordering, importing and selling Italian food.
Buyer guides
Italian ingredients for restaurants and pizzerias
Choose ingredients, compare pack sizes and check product information before preparing your next B2B order.
Mixed-pallet Italian food orders
Plan carton quantities, storage requirements and delivery details for a mixed-pallet quotation.
B2B Trade Credit for Wholesalers
Understand Horefood B2B trade credit and Net 14/30 conditions. Compare available payment options for eligible buyers before requesting your quotation.
How to Buy Wine & Alcohol from Horefood
Horefood supplies Italian wine and beer to trade buyers across the EU. Because alcohol is an excise good, ordering it works a little di...
How to Choose a Reliable Italian Food Supplier
The B2B checklist to vet a reliable Italian food wholesale supplier: VAT/VIES, traceability, HACCP, DOP/IGP, MOQ, shipping and references.
Importing Italian Food into the UK After Brexit
UK buyer guide to importing Italian food after Brexit: customs, the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), SPS checks, health certificates, duty and import VAT.
Food Traceability & Article 18 EU Law Explained
What EU food traceability and Article 18 (one step back, one step forward) require, and which documents a compliant Italian food supplier should give you.
Importing Wine in the EU: Excise Duty & EMCS Explained
How excise duty and the EMCS work when buying Italian wine wholesale in the EU: duty suspension, e-AD, and excise due in the country of consumption.
How to Buy Italian Food Wholesale Across the EU
Buying Italian food wholesale in the EU is an intra-community acquisition, not a customs import: no duties, 0% reverse-charge VAT, box or pallet.
Prosciutto di Parma vs San Daniele: DOP & IGP Guide
DOP vs IGP explained, plus Prosciutto di Parma vs San Daniele: region, salt, shape, ageing and consortium seals for buyers and resellers.
Prosecco vs Champagne: Real Differences for Buyers
Prosecco vs Champagne for buyers: method, grape, region, price and why Prosecco isn't generic sparkling. Plus frizzante vs spumante, explained.
Italian Wine Classification: DOCG vs DOC vs IGT
DOCG, DOC, IGT or Vino da Tavola? Understand the Italian wine quality pyramid and EU PDO/PGI rules before you buy Italian wine wholesale.
Parmigiano Reggiano vs Grana Padano: the real difference
What really separates Parmigiano Reggiano from Grana Padano — region, ageing, cattle feed and additives — and how to choose the right Italian hard cheese to stock.
EU reverse-charge VAT explained: buying Italian food across the EU
How reverse-charge VAT works when you buy Italian food wholesale across the EU — 0% invoicing, VIES and Article 196 in plain terms for B2B buyers.
How to order from Horefood: a B2B buyer’s guide
From registration to delivery: how to buy Italian food and beverage wholesale from Horefood.
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