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SMAF- Export Activation

3.7.2025

OUR BUSINESS PLAN

A new era is coming; our company is developping new skills, avaling of our matue expertise. This is an introduction, we are actively searching partners and clients.

Business Name: “SMAF- Export Activation”
– Developed by SMAF Ltd, Society for Mediterranean Authentic Food –

Our aim is transforming the current export company into a new distinctive asset, scalable and customizable according to each client producer.

A. “Secure Export” Project – Integrated Food & Legal Offer. Its Objective:
– To provide Italian producers, whether Calabrian or from other regions, with comprehensive legal coverage, reducing risks and facilitating entry into new markets.

– Offer Structure (3 Modular Levels)

LevelContentTarget Segment
Basic– Legal export checklist- Support with customs codes- Labelling consultationSmall businesses just starting out
Advanced– Contract review and analysis- NDA, licensing, distribution, and agency support- Trademark registration in Italy/EUCompanies with active exports
Premium– Due diligence on foreign partners- Trademark registration in USA/Asia- Compliance monitoring + litigation supportProducers with established markets
meeting of team of business people

B. Included Legal Services
(Provided within SMAF Ltd by the partner law firm)

  1. Export Contracting
    • Distribution, licensing, and agency agreements
  2. Trademark Registration
    • Italy, EUIPO, WIPO (for USA, China, etc.)
  3. Due Diligence
    • Reliability and solvency checks on foreign distributors
  4. Legal Protection & Disputes
    • Assistance with international legal disputes
  5. Compliance
    • Food labeling in accordance with EU and non-EU regulations
    • Compliance with safety and traceability standards

C. Law Firm – Export Company Collaboration Model

AspectDetails
PartnershipLaw firm acting as outsourced legal partner
BrandingCo-branding of the mixed consultancy “SMAF Export-Activation”
Revenue SharingFixed fee or % for each activated service
TrainingWebinars and free introductory consultations for export clients
Ongoing SupportOn-demand legal service upon request

D. How to Present the Project to Producers

  • Dedicated landing page: “Export Safely with Our Legal Experts”
  • PDF informational brochure
  • Case Study: “How a Calabrian company registered its trademark in France and signed a deal with a French importer”
  • Project showcased at trade fairs or during meetings with buyers

E. How we help you

  • LOGISTICS: SMAF Associates LTD uses or searches conveyors to achieve the best shipping. In particular, SMAF Associates LTD organizes food transportation by air, sea, road and combined transport.
  • CUSTOMS: Practical customs clearance by means of competent shippers both via sea and land. SMAF Ltd is able to quickly customs clear your goods to and from abroad thanks to our customs service that takes care of all customs procedures:
  • Definitive export;
  • Definitive import;
  • Entry into free circulation;
  • Temporary exportation;
  • Temporary importation;
  • Introduction customs warehouse;
  • Introduction VAT deposit;
  • Assistance for the issue of an approved exporter certification.

Through the domiciled procedure and the AEO certification issued by the Customs and Monopoly Agency, customs clearance takes place in a rapid and direct manner. Our partners manage, on request, a private customs warehouse and an IVA deposit and are ready to provide you with an attentive advice on your customs practices thanks to the competence and the multi-year experience of our customs department which will give you the best way to customs operations of your business.

  • INSURANCE: Insurance coverage through insurance agencies established in the industry, in the following fields:
  • Civil Liability or contractual obligations incumbent upon the forwarder, Carrier, Logistic Operator, Depositary.
  • Rates and conditions are the best in the international market and are a real competitive advantage.

Our work allows you to outsource the burden of:

  • Identifying insurable risks and describe the insurance interest
  • Treating the insurance conditions and support the customer in evaluating the most appropriate proposal
  • Fulfilling contractual obligations
  • Acting to get the liquidation of the claim.

We also offer concrete help in correctly assessing and covering the liability risks assumed by law or by contract in respect of:

  • Errors / omissions committed during execution of the mandate
  • Loss or damage suffered by the goods taken for shipment / transport / storage
  • Insurance for account.
  • EXPERTISE: In order to carry out transport we may need insurance inquiries, our company uses authorized experts who also solves this specific problem.

Savuto DOC, the wine of a pleasant valley

27.11.2023

The valley where the vines of Savuto lie is to the south of Cosenza, one of the largest towns in Calabria. Most of the wines made here are blends, likely of grapes such as Gaglioppo (or Arvino as it is known here), Greco Nero, Aglianico or Magliocco, cultivated on old bush vines.

The starring of the area is, anyway, Savuto DOC, an honest, hearty Calabrian country wine with plenty of dark, cool cherry fruit, some herbs and animal leather.  The taste is juicy and long, with very fine tannin maturity and scents of forest floor and mushrooms.

THE LAND OF THE WINE

The vines are grown in the Savuto valley, which is situated in the municipality of Marzi near Cosenza, but the Savuto River begins high up on La Sila, a mountainous plateau that descends towards the Tyrrhenian Sea. The mountainous topography around Savuto helps to channel the air movements up and down the valleys, giving rise to breezes that are very useful for a healthy production.

The Savuto Valley is home to many towns (Aprigliano, Parenti, Rogliano, Santo Stefano di Rogliano, Marzi, Carpanzano, Malito, Scigliano, Pedivigliano, Altilia, Grimaldi, Aiello Calabro, Martirano, San Mango d’Aquino, Savuto, and Nocera Terinese known collectively as “towns of the Savuto”. They are, all together, the so-called “Paesi del Savuto”.

The Savuto Valley takes its name from the river that lies at the intersection of the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro. The name of Savuto River comes from the Latin “Sabutus” and the Greek “Ocinaros” (meaning “that flows quickly”). Savuto is also the name of a small village near the river.

The river originates in La Sila and descends to Tyrrhenian Sea at the Gulf of Sant’Eufemia, after a run of 48 kilometers (30 mi).

Savuto DOC wine takes its name from the vineyard that lies on the delta of the Savuto River facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. The hilly area is well ventilated and produces perfumed wines that are light but rustic. In the delta area, there are 21 hectares of vineyards, located at approximately 500 meters above sea level. The keynote of the vineyards is that they lie in a humid delta, which is preceded by beautiful and majestic mountains, where the river descends the fertile valley to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Therefore, vineyards are well ventilated (the method of cultivation is Guyot), and allow the grapes to develop expressive perfumes.

FEATURES

The Savuto DOC title was introduced in 1975, along with the titles of its neighbors Pollino and Donnici, and its area also lies to the north up the Crati River Valley.

The grapes of Savuto are carefully selected and handpicked, then gently pressed. The grapes are: 45% Gaglioppo (locally called ‘Arvino’), 25% Aglianico; 20% Magliocco Canino, 5% Greco Nero, and 5% Nerello Cappuccio.

Those grapes, used to make the Savuto wines, give rise to red (rosso) and rose (rosato) wines. The fermentation happens in stainless steel tanks, while aging requires steel vats for 4 months.

The impressive blend of Savuto is described as a dark red wine, full of tobacco aromas and dark flavors, medium bodied, with sweet tannins, and unoaked.

Others say that it shows a young expression of berries (blackcurrant and blackberries), some thyme on the nose, soft fruit and spices (cinnamon and pepper on the finish).