FoodDrinkEurope has published its Annual Report 2025, presenting the highlights of its work over the past year. Read more

14 industry associations call on EU policymakers to carefully evaluate options to simplify, clarify and streamline the Green Claims Directive during negotiations, through the lens of the simplification and competitiveness agenda. The introduction of proportionality and legal predictability in the substantiation and ex-ante verification requirements should be a key priority. Adopting a well-designed and simplified framework is essential to align the Directive with the EU&rsquo...

FoodDrinkEurope’s latest Data & Trends 2024 report is now available, providing comprehensive statistics and insights on the EU food and drink industry. Data & Trends 2024 shows that the EU food and drink industry employs 4.7 million people, generates a turnover of €1.2 trillion and €250 billion in value added, making it the largest manufacturing industry in the EU. In half of the EU’s 27 Member States, the food and drink industry is the bigges...

On December 16, 2024, the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) presented the results of its traditional online survey among Association's members, conducted between November 5 and December 6, 2024 among 738 micro, small, medium and large enterprises from all over the country and from all sectors of the economy. The survey is being conducted for the 20th consecutive year, and its goal is to examine the state of business in the current macroeconomic environment. The ma...

FoodDrinkEurope is pleased to announce the appointment of Henrik Samuelson, SVP Customer Brands at Paulig, as its new President. Mr. Samuelson was appointed by FoodDrinkEurope’s Board of Directors, which convened on 8 November. He takes over from Marco Settembri, former Nestlé CEO Zone Europe, who held the position of President at FoodDrinkEurope since 2020. Mr. Samuelson said he was honoured to be taking over the presidency and laid out his hopes for the o...