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This sector consists of two major activities within the NACE Rev.
1 classification, the manufacture of food products and beverages (15) and the
manufacture of tobacco products (16). Food and beverages are further subdivided
into nine groups covering meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, fats, dairy
products, grain mill and starch products and beverages and finally a group for
animal feed. Food is more than 75% of the total production value of the sector,
whilst beverages represent about 15%. Tobacco represents about 8% of total
production.
| Code |
Activity |
| 15 |
Manufacture of food
products and beverages |
| 15.1 |
Production, processing and
preserving of meat and meat products |
| 15.2 |
Processing and preserving
of fish and fish products |
| 15.3 |
Processing and preserving
of fruit and vegetables |
| 15.4 |
Manufacture of vegetable
and animal oils and fats |
| 15.5 |
Manufacture of dairy
products |
| 15.6 |
Manufacture of grain mill
products, starches and starch products |
| 15.7 |
Manufacture of prepared
animal feeds |
| 15.8 |
Manufacture of other food
products |
| 15.9 |
Manufacture of
beverages |
| 16.0 |
Manufacture of tobacco
products |
The food industry is highly concentrated. There are a few large
multinationals, sometimes vertically integrated and producing a vast array of
products, which play a significant role in the international performance of the
industry. On the other hand, there are a large number of dispersed firms
responsible for local production specialising in one or two sub-sectors.
The production share of the four largest countries in Europe is
well below (about 65%) their corresponding share in the manufacturing output
(more than 70%). This depends, on one hand, on the fact that the food industry
processes fresh products with a relatively low production value which often
remain within national markets and, on the other hand, on the fact that regional
preferences reinforces local productions.
This dichotomic structure of the industry takes in account for
the construction of the sample and for the evaluation of impacts indicators on
the industry.
European associations
- CIAA - Confederation of the food and drink Industries of the EU; 43, avenue
des Arts, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium, Phone: ++32-2-5141111, Telefax:
++32-2-5112905, www.ciaa.be
- A.I.J.N. - Association of the Industry of Juices and Nectars from Fruit and
Vegetables of the European Union, Rue de la Loi, 221- Box 5, 1040 Brussels,
Belgium, Phone: ++32-2-2350620, Telefax: ++32-2-2829420, www.aijn.org
- EABC - European Association for Bakery and Confectionery, rue Jacques de
Lalaing 4, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
- FEDIMA - European Federation of the Intermediate Products Industries for the
Bakery and Confectionery Trades, FEDIMA, www.fedima.org
- CBMC - The Brewers of Europe
- EBC- European Brewery Convention
- CAOBISCO - Association of chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industries of
the European Union
- Assifonte - European Association of Manufactures of Processed Cheese
- EDA - European Dairy Association
- A.I.P.C.E.E. - Association des Industries du Poisson de la CE
- EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF FISH PRODUCERS ORGANISATIONS
- CIAA - Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU
- UNESEM-GISEMES - Groupement International et Union Européene des Sources
d´Eaux Minérales Naturelles
- GAM - Groupement des Associations Meunieres des Pays de la UE
- ESA - European Snacks Association
- UNESDA - Union of EU Soft Drinks Associations
- CEPS - European Confederation of Spirits Producers
- C.E.F.S. - Comité Européen des Fabricants de Sucre
- CECCM - Confederation of European Community Cigarette Manufacturers
- OEICTO - Organisation Européenne des Industries de la Conserve de
Tomates
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