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Ask HN: How to Look for Manufacturers in Europe?
I am building a startup in the personal care / oral care sector, and I need to find manufacturers that can make tablets / toothpaste. In the US it was easy for me to look for manufacturers because there lots of websites/directories that list these companies such as Thomson. But in Europe, theres nothing like it. The directories that I've tried are a mess, with incorrect listings and whatnot. The language barrier is also a problem because I assume every country has their own directory pages? I even considered hiring a procurement specialist, similar to the ones they have in China for Alibaba etc., but I cant even find them! So, how do I do this?
- RGamma 2y agoQuick search for Germany yielded https://www.industrystock.de/de/unternehmen/Hygiene/Zahnpflegemittel/Zahnpasta https://www.industrystock.de/de/unternehmen/Hygiene/Zahnpfle... Web browser translators should be good enough for this. Edit: perhaaaps not the best results, I see what you mean
- quotz 2y agoI've tried a few of these directory pages but the results are really not good. I've even emailed the chambers of commerce for each country and no one replied..
- RGamma 2y agoThen I'm out of ideas myself, sorry.
- quotz 2y agoIts pretty crazy that theres no Thomson.net competitor in the EU. Why is that the case? Maybe new startup idea?
- mmdesignsldn22 2y agoHave you tried searching via Google search results? I use to get some good ones via there.