FOOD INDUSTRY

The 4th French Region in the food industry, Northern France has many assets: a wide variety of food industries, an abundance of top-quality produce, direct access to the northern European market, outstanding infrastructure and logistics, 100 million consumers in a 300 km radius and businesses serving the food industry (packaging, marketing, printing, distribution).

Main companies27,000 jobs€9 bn salesAlmost 300  facilities with over 20 employees
Strong branchesProcessed vegetablesBreads, biscuits and pastriesMeat productsSeafood

Ideal environmentDecision-makers for key European distributorsSpecialized logistics in agrifood

Education & trainingRecruitment facilitated by a large pool of qualified graduates.Comprehensive courses in agrifood for ongoing professional training

Research & Development21 public-sector research teams35 private-sector teams500 researchers The Nutrition, Health and Longevity clusterThe Aquimer cluster