Europe’s primary food processors are ready to lead but we need the right framework to keep investing, innovating and delivering sustainable, secure food systems.

📘 Read the Wageningen study 👉 bit.ly/4kTOjbp

#EUpolicy #Agrifood

🌿How do primary food processors drive the bioeconomy?

From plant-based proteins 🥦 to bioplastics 🧪, climate-smart farming 💧, digital traceability 💻 & new global markets 🌐, the sector is transforming the EU #AgriFood landscape.

For more info 👉 bit.ly/4kTOjbp

📢 Primary food processors support 140K direct jobs & 1.2 million indirect jobs across Europe! 🌾

From farmers to food factories, they power the EU food system & economy 🦾

#AgriFood #Jobs #PrimaryProcessing #EUFoodSystem

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Primary food processors are the backbone of EU food supply 💪

⚙️ Driving efficiency, innovation & flexibility
🌍 Local sourcing & sustainable practices
✅ Top-notch food safety & quality
♻️ Leading the way in circular economy & zero waste

#FoodProcessing #Sustainability

EU food processing is changing 🏭

📉 Companies: ~4,000 (2015) → ~3,100 (2024)
🥖 Flour milling: SMEs closing, top 12 = 39% capacity
🌱 Veg protein: booming with plant-based innovation

⚖️ Fewer firms, more innovation.

📢 Giovanni Tamburini, CEFS President & VP of Italia Zuccheri – COPROB, will represent Primary Food Processors at the 11th EU Conference on EAFRD Financial Instruments 🇪🇺🌍

📅 9 Oct 2025 | 📍 Milan
🔗 Info & registration: bit.ly/42jlca8

🚜 In 2024 EU primary food processors handled nearly 250 million tonnes of raw agri materials – that’s 550+ kg per EU inhabitant!
Top players: sugar beet (110.7M tonnes) & oilseeds (50.6M tonnes).
📘 For more info: bit.ly/4kTOjbp
#Agriculture #FoodProcessing #EUIndustry

🆕 New study out: why primary food processing matters more than ever?

Wageningen’s 2015 landmark study highlighted its value. Now, 10 years later, PFP updates the facts to reflect new challenges 🔄

Read it here 👉 bit.ly/4kTOjbp

#PrimaryProcessing #EUAgri