Navigator Global helps food and beverage brands scale globally. Fast.

Created by Santander, our platform helps established and smaller F&B brands to find overseas demand, reach buyers, and simplify the path to overseas markets.

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Key challenges we solve for F&B brands

Find markets with real demand

We help you identify market demand and validate your product fit before you invest.

Get in front of the right buyers

We connect you with interested buyers actively seeking products like yours. (Premium only)

Simplify compliance and shipping

Ship efficiently across borders by avoiding costly paperwork or labelling errors. (Premium only)



One platform. Three paths to growth.

Our unique approach brings together three ways to grow into one platform.

Find markers with real demand

Personalised coaching tools

Our personalised coaching tools help you cut through complexity, structure your goals, and scale with fewer setbacks.

Exclusive intelligence

Exclusive intelligence

We turn trade news, local knowledge, and proprietary content into actionable insights that keep you ahead of the competition.

Expert connections

Expert connections

Growth is faster with the right people. We connect you to 250+ providers and local experts who drive your expansion. (Premium only)


Services that land you on global shelves sooner


Don’t guess product demand. Prove it. 

Forget using broad or outdated data. We help you confirm real overseas demand and flag any product changes needed before exporting. 


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DESTINATION FINDER

Tools to pinpoint your perfect markets

Our Destination Finder tool lets you analyse and compare 41 markets in depth to understand what it takes to sell effectively there.


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MARKET DISCOVERY

Speak to an in-market F&B expert

Make a free call to a local F&B specialist to assess market fit, potential retail routes, and if your product needs adapting to compete overseas.

A scaling toolkit that covers all angles

Compliance a maze? We’ll guide the way. 

Regulations increase as you scale. That’s why we connect you with F&B providers who make sure your products meet all global standards.


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COMPLIANCE GLOBAL SERVICE

Avoid costly labelling mistakes

Connect with regulatory specialists who make sure your labelling, ingredients, and certifications meet each market’s requirements.


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COMPLIANCE GLOBAL SERVICE

Protect shipments from regulatory risk

Access customs, tax, logistics, and legal providers to be sure your documentation, registrations, and filings are correct before shipments.

A scaling toolkit that covers all angles


Can’t find F&B buyers? We help in two ways.

Skip the costly cold outreach and connect with buyers who influence grocery and specialty markets.


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MARKET MATCH

Curated introductions to verified buyers

Through our 22 specialist F&B partners, we introduce you to retail, private label, and HORECA buyers actively reviewing new suppliers.


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MEET THE BUYER EVENTS

Meet active buyers at global F&B events

Be in a room with verified F&B buyers at leading trade shows, giving your products exposure to people who can fast-track them onto shelves.

A scaling toolkit that covers all angles


Struggling with shipping? We simplify every stage.

Avoid late deliveries, damaged products, and extra costs with our services that streamline your entire shipping journey.


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SHIPPING GLOBAL SERVICE

Cut costs and speed up delivery

Use freight data, smarter shipping routes, and logistics providers to cut costs, avoid delays, and improve delivery to your markets.


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SHIPPING GLOBAL SERVICE

Build a stronger global supply chain

Work with shipping and warehousing providers who manage delivery and returns, keeping your cross-border operations running smoothly.

A scaling toolkit that covers all angles

Created by Santander.
Powered by 250+ providers.

 

Navigator Global is created by Santander, giving growing businesses access to its international network, trade expertise, and team of providers who deliver the services that help you grow abroad.

Created by Santander, Powered by 250+ Providers
Hundreds of specialists to help you grow

Hundreds of specialists to help you grow

Our provider network can help with everything from logistics and labelling to buyer matching and compliance.

World-class providers to drive your success

World-class providers to drive your success

We verify providers for proven SME export expertise, transparency, and scalable services.

We’re independent by design

We’re independent by design

Our platform neutrality means providers can’t buy recommendations – they’re shortlisted purely on suitability.


Insights to guide your F&B exports. Connections to grow them.

 

Access free F&B expert articles on global trends, consumer behaviour, and market opportunities while connecting with buyers and fellow exporters at our in-person events.


Fewer red flags. More savings.

Insight

How tapping into nostalgia and focusing on quality can help food and drink exporters thrive in South America

Navigator Global’s ecosystem development director for South America spotlights areas for growth in the region’s food and drink sector

Fewer red flags. More savings.

Events

Major Retailer Roadshow: Connect with buyers in the UK, Ireland & Canada

Navigator Global in action

Real stories of how ambitious brands are expanding smarter with Navigator Global.


How our golden touch helped Hilltop Honey

How our golden touch helped Hilltop Honey

Hilltop’s challenge

Welsh honey producer Hilltop Honey had already gone from local hives to a nationally loved brand. But stepping into the global spotlight wasn’t as easy. Getting into their ultimate target – the USA market – meant navigating logistics, funding hurdles, and unfamiliar regulations. That’s when Hilltop tasked us with finding a way through.

Hilltop’s challenge

Our solution

With our help, Hilltop tapped into a powerful support network to help them buzz beyond borders. We connected them with legal, logistics, and marketing experts, helping to unlock £10m in funding. With this sweet funding deal, they landed in major US retailers like Walmart and Amazon, transforming this local honey producer into a £50m global success.


Our winning formula for Vow's global growth 

Our winning formula for Vow's global growth

Vow’s challenge

Already stocked in Boots and Holland & Barrett and proud partner of Team GB, Vow Nutrition had a bold vision: take their 100% vegan protein products beyond Britain. But with unfamiliar regulations, new dietary preferences, and a need for verified partners abroad, there were too many roadblocks on their global journey. They turned to us to help them clear the way.

Our Solution

We soon identified the best way forward for Vow. From market insights to compliance support, our platform helped fuel a confident global launch. Vow was soon introduced to a major Middle East distributor, resulting in their first international deal. This connection, combined with relationship-led support and action from our experts, gave them the momentum to step into international business.

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From your first export to global growth — pick the support that fits your business




* Please note: attendance at trade missions, exhibitions, and events may incur travel or entry costs. Any commercial engagement with verified trade solution providers is agreed and paid for directly by the client.




FAQs

Some key answers on how our services work and how to pick the right one for you.

Get access to our expert reports, insights and global intelligence.

Create Action Plans – step-by-step guides, tailored to your business, showing you how to achieve your specific goals.

Connect with our global network of verified companies - specialists in every aspect of international trade. Premium membership only.

But that’s just a quick summary – go to our homepage to get the full details.

Our verified list of global experts. These are companies who support in an area of international trade, with deep sector and market expertise.

We’ve found and verified the best service providers who give ambitious business like yours the attention needed to help you move further, faster.

Global services is a catalogue of experts who specialise in every aspect of international trade - areas such as legal, labelling, logistics, and more – your own global black book of problem-solvers. Premium membership only.

Log in to Navigator Global and go to Global services in the menu.

To create your Navigator Global account, make sure you have:

  • A valid business email address.
  • A registered company name and key details ready.
  • Internet access and an updated browser.

Go to the Navigator Global sign-up page and follow the instructions.

We’ll ask you about your business, as well as your company name and contact details.

After that, you’ll be able to choose your membership, with the options and features available.

Once you’re registered, we’ll ask you some more detailed questions about your business so we can tailor the content and services available to you.

If you need any help, just contact our support team.