The voice of the food and drink industry
FoodDrink
Europe
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Food and drink industry
Fact and figures
FoodDrinkEurope is the organisation of Europe’s food and drink industry, the largest manufacturing sector in Europe, a leading employer and a key contributor to the economy
- Members: 300.000+ companies, 4.7 million employees
- Founded: 1982
FOODDRINKEUROPE AISBL
Av. Des Nerviens 9-31
Brussels 1040, Belgium
VAT number: BE0419460266
web: https://www.fooddrinkeurope.eu/ , e-mail: info@fooddrinkeurope.eu
Board members
Dirk Jacobs (Director General), Régine Mynsberghe (Operations Director), Sara Lamonaca (Director, Consumer Information, Nutrition & Health), Evelyne Dollet (Director, Economic Affairs), Katrin Heeren (Director, Environment & Sustainability), Alejandro Rodarte (Director, Food Safety, Research & Innovation), Will Surman (Deputy Director-General & Director, Strategic Communications, Public Affairs and ESG)
Goals
Food and drink is Europe’s largest manufacturing industry, generating millions of jobs and playing an integral part in driving the EU economy.
Here’s a breakdown of the industry in numbers:
- The EU food and drink industry employs 4.7 million people
- It generates a turnover of €1.2 trillion
- It generates €249 billion in value-added
- In half of the EU’s 27 Member States, the food and drink industry is the biggest manufacturing employer
- Around 75% of the EU’s food and drink products are destined for the Single Market
- The EU is the largest exporter of food and drink products in the world with exports reaching €182 billion and a trade surplus of €80 billion
For more information, you can check out the latest data and trends report here.