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Food, Beverages and Tobacco
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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