Business Summary excerpt from SEC filing dated: March 20, 2007
G. Willi-Food International Ltd. was incorporated in Israel in January 1994 under the name G. Willi-Food Ltd. and commenced operations in February 1994. It changed its name to G. Willi-Food International Ltd. in June 1996.
The Company’s principal executive offices are situated at 3 Nahal Snir St., Northern Industrial Zone, Yavne, 81224 Israel. The Company’s telephone number is 972-8-9322233, its fax number is 972-8-9322299.
The Company is an Israeli-based company engaged, directly and through subsidiaries, in the design, import, marketing and distribution in Israel of a wide variety of over 400 food products. The Company sells products with widespread demand in the Israeli marketplace, as well as products which cater to more select groups. The Company distributes certain of its products on an exclusive basis. Some products are currently also sold in insubstantial volumes in the areas administered by the Palestinian Authority. The Company has occasionally sold, in insubstantial volumes, to importers in the U.S. and in Europe (mainly, France). The Company intends to continue its marketing efforts outside of Israel – mainly in the U.S. and Europe – and is seeking additional distribution channels and other ways in order to sell products into these markets.
The Company purchases food products from over 100 suppliers located around the world, including from the Far East (China, India, the Philippines and Thailand), Eastern Europe (Hungary, Poland and Bulgaria), South America (Argentina, Ecuador and Costa Rica), the United States, Western and Northern Europe (The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and France) and Southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus).
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