METRO is a leading international wholesaler of food and non-food products, specializing in the needs of hotels, restaurants and caterers (HoReCa) and independent retailers. METRO's approximately 24 million customers worldwide can choose to shop in one of the company's large-scale stores, pick up goods ordered online or have them delivered. With digital solutions, METRO also supports the competitiveness of entrepreneurs and the self-employed and thus contributes to cultural diversity in the retail and gastronomy sectors. Sustainability is a key pillar of all METRO's activities. For four years now, METRO has been the industry leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. The company is active in 36 countries and employs more than 150,000 people worldwide. In fiscal year 2017/18 METRO generated sales of €36.5 billion
Founded in 1963
150,000 employees
Registered office in Düsseldorf
METRO is taking off! Together with you we want to expand our product portfolio or optimize internal processes! Join in and apply!
Join in and apply now!
As part of our digitization strategy, we want to invest in new, innovative solutions (products, business models or process improvements). This is exactly why we are looking for you!
You are a start-up and have an innovative idea that you would like to realize with us? Then get in touch with us and give us suggestions what you would like to achieve together with us!
About Energieloft, please send us a few details about your company, but above all a cooperation idea. With the most suitable ideas we will start a paid pilot project. METRO becomes your customer! If the pilot is successful, we will consult together about a long-term cooperation.
customer relationship
cooperation
investment
younger than 10 years
Any
Worldwide
Submit your application through Innoloft on an ongoing basis.
After the successful submission of your cooperation idea, we will select the most suitable ideas and move on to the next phase with them.
You discuss your idea with a Metro employee in Düsseldorf for half a day and then present it to a committee. This committee will decide on the start of a paid pilot project.
Scaling and, if necessary, area-wide market launch
Feel free to talk to us about the procedure or the other topics
Innoloft GmbH
Sven Pietsch
managing director
s.pietsch@innoloft.com
The Innoloft network promotes innovation by connecting the most innovative players from all technology sectors. As a digital two-sided market, Innoloft supports providers of innovative, technology-related products and services (companies, start-ups, institutes) in lead generation and partner acquisition. On the other hand, companies use the platform for efficient innovation and technology scouting and for evaluating the opportunities offered by new solutions. The USP is a proprietary matching algorithm that calculates suitable partners and presents them to each other automatically via the digital platform.