Business Request. Chewing gum sticks. Centimeo SARL au capital social de euros RCS Versailles

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1 Business Request Chewing gum sticks Centimeo SARL au capital social de euros RCS Versailles

2 Abstract Centimeo is a French company, which is retailing chewing gums through an innovative vending system. As we are growing fast, we are looking for a new long term business partner for supplying us good quality chewing gum sticks.

3 Summary Who are we?... 3 The French market is attractive... 4 What are we looking for?... 5 Product specifications... 6 Expected calendar & quantities... 7 Complementary requests... 8 Annex... 9

4 Who are we? Centimeo is a French start-up born in 2011 within the incubator of Sciences Po Paris, a leading French university. We are specialized in chewing gum retailing through vending machines in transit areas and universities, and have been awarded by the MoovJee ( National movement for young entrepreneurs ) as one of the start-ups with the highest potential in France. They are supporting us:

5 Why is the French chewing gum market attractive? France is the second biggest market of the world of chewing gums in terms of volumes, with more than 4 billions pieces chewed every years. The French market is still growing and present a lot of opportunities of expansion.

6 What are we looking for? Centimeo is looking for a chewing gum manufacturer based in Europe, which produces good quality chewing gum stick. We need only one type of chewing gum: a wrapped stick, peppermint or spearmint flavored, sugar free. We require a product for adult, which is refreshing and with a long lasting taste.

7 Product specifications Standard size & weight Width: 19mm Height: 740mm Thickness: 1,5mm Weight: 2,4g Flavor Spearmint or Peppermint Wrapper Aluminum or paper Color & Appearance No requirements

8 Expected calendar & quantities Calendrier Period Monthly quantites May July 2012 Product confirmation 0 July September 2012 Market tests Sept Sept Setting up of the product From September 2013 Expansion

9 Complementary requests In order to strengthen our business in France and Europe, we would be interested by: Developing and selling a chewing gum stick of a smaller size (37mm x 19mm x 1,5mm) Getting the chewing gums manufactured under our own branding

10 Annex

11 Authorized ingredients for chewing gums in European Union Type Nb Name EINECS CAS EU Approved Conditions Quantities Purity criteria - E1519 Benzyl alcohol Yes mg/kg To be confirmed Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agent E900 Dimethyl polysiloxane Antioxidant E310 Propyl Gallate Yes Antioxidant E311 Octyl gallate Yes Antioxidant E312 Dodecyl gallate Yes Antioxidant, emulsifier Antioxydant E551 E322 E319 Silicon dioxide Phosphatidylcholine (Lecithin of soy or tournesol) tert- Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) Yes mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Maximal quantity for the sum of the gallates, the BHT, TBHQ and BHA, mixed or not Maximal quantity for the sum of the gallates, the BHT, TBHQ and BHA, mixed or not Maximal quantity for the sum of the gallates, the BHT, TBHQ and BHA, mixed or not 400 mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC 400 mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC 400 mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Yes - - cf. Directive 96/77/EC Yes Yes In emulsifiers and colourings 5% cf. Directive 96/77/EC Maximal quantity for the sum of the gallates, the BHT, TBHQ and BHA, mixed or not 400 mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Antioxydant E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) Yes Maximal quantity for the sum of the gallates, the BHT, TBHQ and BHA, mixed or not 400 mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC

12 Antioxydant E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) Yes Colouring E140 Chlorophyll Yes Maximal quantity for the sum of the gallates, the BHT, TBHQ and BHA, mixed or not Authorized solvants for the extraction: aeétone, methylethylcetone, dichloromethane, dioxyde de carbone, methanol, ethanol, propanil-2, hexane 400 mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Quantum Satis cf. Directive 95/45/EC Colouring E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 95/45/EC Colouring E142 Green S Yes mg/kg cf. Directive 95/45/EC Bulking agent E170 Calcium Carbonate Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 95/45/EC Colouring E171 Titanium dioxide Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 95/45/EC Colouring E172 Iron oxyde Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 95/45/EC Emulsifier E407 Carrageenan Yes Accepted with normalized sugars - cf. Directive 96/77/EC /07/62 Emulsifier E414 Gum arabic (Gum acacia) Yes - - To be confirmed Emulsifier E415 Xanthan gum Yes - - To be confirmed Emulsifier E418 Gellan gum Yes - - To be confirmed Emulsifier E434 Polysorbate Yes - 1 g/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Emulsifier E436 Polysorbate Yes - 5 g/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Emulsifier E451 Triphosphates To be confirmed - - cf. Directive 96/77/EC Emulsifier E452 Polyphoshpates Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 96/77/EC Emulsifier E405 Propane-1,2-diol alginate (Propylene Yes - 5 g/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC glycol alginate) Emulsifier E416 Karaya gum Yes - 50 g/kg To be confirmed Emulsifier E474 Sucroglycerides - - Yes - 10 g/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Emulsifier E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids Yes - 5 g/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Emulsifier E482 Calcium stearoyl-2- lactylate Yes - 2 g/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Emulsifier E495 Sorbitane monopalmitate Yes - 5 g/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Emulsifier E477 Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids (Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids) Yes - 5 g/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Flavour enhancer E650 Zinc acetate Yes mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC

13 Sweetener E957 Thaumatin Yes Sweetener E959 Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone Yes If E950, E951, E957 and E959 are mixed together, the maximal quantity is reduced according to the proportions If E950, E951, E957 and E959 are mixed together, the maximal quantity is reduced according to the proportions 50 mg/kg cf. Directive 2008/60/EC 400 mg/kg cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Flavouring Menthol Yes - - To be confirmed Flavouring Menthone Yes - - To be confirmed Flavouring Carvone To be confirmed - - To be confirmed Food acid E330 Citric acid /5949 Yes - - cf. Directive 96/77/EC Gelling agent E441 Gelatin Yes - - To be confirmed Wax E902 Candelilla wax Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 96/77/EC Wax E903 Carnauba wax Yes mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Wax E905 Paraffins - - Yes Naturally refined or according to the Fischer Trppsch method ou selon la méthode de Fischer Tropsch Quantum satis cf. Directive 96/77/EC Wax E913 Lanolin To be confirmed - - To be confirmed Agent de charge E1518 Triacetin (Glycerin triacetate) Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 96/77/EC Humectant E965 Maltitol syrup Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Humectant E968 Erythritol Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Improving agent E927b Carbamid (Urea) Yes - 30 g/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Other E408 Baker yeast glycan To be confirmed - - To be confirmed Other E409 Arabinogalactan To be confirmed - - To be confirmed Preservative E200 Sorbic acid Yes Preservative E202 Potassium sorbate Yes Preservative E203 Clacium sorbate Yes Preservative E210 Benzoic acid Yes Preservative E211 Sodium benzoate Yes Maximal authorized quantity for E200, E202, E203, E210, E211, E212 and E213 added Maximal authorized quantity for E200, E202, E203, E210, E211, E212 and E213 added Maximal authorized quantity for E200, E202, E203, E210, E211, E212 and E213 added Maximal authorized quantity for E200, E202, E203, E210, E211, E212 and E213 added 1500 mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC 1500 mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC 1500 mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC 1500 mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Maximal authorized quantity for E200, E202, E203, E210, E211, E mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC and E213 added

14 Preservative E212 Potassium benzoate Yes Maximal authorized quantity for E200, E202, E203, E210, E211, E mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC and E213 added Preservative E213 Calcium benzoate /05/3 Yes Maximal authorized quantity for E200, E202, E203, E210, E211, E mg/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC and E213 added Preservative E392 Extract of rosemary Yes mg/kg To be confirmed Preservative E297 Fumaric acid Yes - 2 g/kg cf. Directive 96/77/EC Raising agent E500 Sodium bicarbonate Yes - Quantum satis cf. Directive 96/77/EC Stabiliser, humectant E1200 Polydextrose Yes - - cf. Directive 96/77/EC Sweetener E420 Sorbitol (Glucitol) Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Sweetener E421 Mannitol Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Sweetener E422 Glycerol (Glycerin) Yes - Quantum Satis To be confirmed If E950, E951, E957 and E959 are Sweetener E950 Acesulfame mixed together, the maximal quantity Yes 2000 mg/kg potassium is reduced according to the cf. Directive 2008/60/EC proportions If E950, E951, E957 and E959 are Sweetener E951 Aspartame Yes mixed together, the maximal quantity 5500 mg/kg is reduced according to the cf. Directive 2008/60/EC proportions Sweetener E952 Sodium cyclamate No - - cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Sweetener E953 Isomalt Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Sweetener E954 Saccharin Yes mg/kg cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Sweetener E955 Sucralose Yes mg/kg cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Sweetener E962 Aspartameacesulfame salt Yes Maximum quantites of aspartame and acesulfame should be respected if they are used with aspartameacesulfame salts 2000 mg/kg cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Sweetener E966 Lactitol Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Sweetener E967 Xylitol Yes - Quantum Satis cf. Directive 2008/60/EC Sweetener E961 Neotame Yes mg/kg To be confirmed Synthetic chicle Synthetic chicle Synthetic chicle Polyvinyl acetate Yes - - Styrene butadiene Yes - - Isobutylene-isoprene copolymer Yes - - cf. Extract of the order of the 25 June 2003 concerning chewing gums cf. Extract of the order of the 25 June 2003 concerning chewing gums cf. Extract of the order of the 25 June 2003 concerning chewing gums

15 Synthetic chicle Synthetic chicle Synthetic chicle Polyethylene Yes - - Polyisobutylene Yes - - Methyl salicylate To be confirmed - - cf. Extract of the order of the 25 June 2003 concerning chewing gums cf. Extract of the order of the 25 June 2003 concerning chewing gums cf. Extract of the order of the 25 June 2003 concerning chewing gums Chicle - - Yes Gum crown - - Yes Nispero - - Yes Venezualian chicle - - Yes Pendare - - Yes Balata - - Yes Massarunduba - - Yes Gutta Hang Kang - - Yes Rosadina - - Yes Jelutong - - Yes Leche caspi - - Yes Leche de Vaca - - Yes Gutta of Niger - - Yes Tunu - - Yes Chilte - - Yes Mc Vaugh - - Yes Terpenic resins - - Yes Ester of vegetal resins Glycerin and pentaerythric esters of natural rosin Pentaerythrol and methylic esters of partially hydrogenated rosin Glycerin esters of rosin Pentaerythrol and glycerin esters of divers pins gums or "gum resin" Pentaerythrol and methyl glycerin esters of partially hydrogenated "gum resin" - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Rosin hydrogenated, partially dimerized or polymerized Yes Yes - - -

16 Glycerin esters of hydrogenated "gum resin" Glycerin esters of resin acids of tail oil - - Yes "Gum resin" hydrogenated, partially dimerized or polymerized Yes Glazing agent Vegetal wax - - Yes Glazing agent E908 Rice bran waxes - - Yes Glazing agent Animal wax - - To be confirmed Glazing agent E901 Bee wax (y Yes Glazing agent E905c Petroleum wax - - Yes Glazing agent E914 Oxidized Molecular wheight between 500 and - - Yes polyethylene wax Bulking agent E504 Magnesium Yes - - cf. Directive 96/77/EC Bulking agent Sources E553 Auxilliaire technologique carbonates Magnesium silicate (Talc) Sodium sulfide Yes - - cf. Directive 96/77/EC Order of th 2nd October 1997 regarding food additives (French government) Order of th 25th June 2003 regarding chewing gums (French government) Yes - - -