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    "title": "Walloon chocolate company signs Turkish distribution deal during Belgian trade mission",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-12 10:50:00",
    "published_at": "2026-05-12 10:48:00",
    "url": "https://www.belganewsagency.eu/maison-galler-signs-turkish-distribution-deal-during-belgian-trade-mission",
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    "body": "<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>The Belgian chocolate maker Galler, which was rescued from bankruptcy last month by a Walloon consortium, has signed a distribution agreement with Turkish supermarket chain Migros during the Belgian trade mission to Istanbul. </strong></p><div id=\"bookmark-7cff0d2b-51ac-4033-95d4-531200b0ffe6\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-and-turkey-seek-closer-trade-ties-during-economic-mission\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F824a945a-b7e6-48ac-bb79-e5ea4bca0359%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=37e59f3cd70d39f8e9782f8e9c7cf0ff)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-and-turkey-seek-closer-trade-ties-during-economic-mission\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"7cff0d2b-51ac-4033-95d4-531200b0ffe6\"\n           >\n                Belgium and Turkey seek closer trade ties during economic mission            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                Belgium and Turkey have signed a joint statement aimed at strengthening trade relations during Belgium\u2019s economic mission to Turkey, led by Queen...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fbelgium-and-turkey-seek-closer-trade-ties-during-economic-mission&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The company is being relaunched under the name Maison Galler after a consortium of Walloon shareholders, including CEO S&eacute;bastien Descl&eacute;e, stepped in to save the business. The restructuring nevertheless comes at a high cost, with 70 of the company&rsquo;s 170 jobs set to disappear.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&ldquo;The recovery is going well overall, but we remain vigilant due to the tense market situation,&rdquo; Descl&eacute;e said. &ldquo;We thank customers and suppliers, because so far everyone has been served well as they should be, and sales continue. The employees are showing remarkable resilience.&rdquo;</p><h4 id=\"cautious-international-expansion\" >Cautious international expansion</h4><p style=\"text-align: left\">Belgium remains Maison Galler&rsquo;s core market, accounting for nearly 80 per cent of sales. The agreement with Migros marks a first step towards renewed international expansion following the restructuring.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">According to Descl&eacute;e, the Walloon export agency AWEX played a key role in securing the deal during the economic mission. &ldquo;Awex has played a fantastic role in this matter. And the fact that the Queen is with us during this mission opens doors,&rdquo; he said.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">In the medium term, however, Maison Galler intends to prioritise stabilising turnover in Belgium, particularly in Flanders, before looking further abroad. 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