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FoodDrinkEurope
Formation1982
Legal statusNon-profit organization
PurposeRepresents the interests of the European food and drink sector
Location
  • Avenue des Nerviens, 9-31, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Region served Europe
CEODirk Jacobs (since 2022)
Websitehttps://www.fooddrinkeurope.eu/

Founded in 1982, FoodDrinkEurope is a Food industry confederation in the European Union. It was formed by 26 national food-related federations, including 3 observers, 25 EU sector associations, and 19 major food and drink companies, all grouped in a Liaison Committee.

History

The organization was founded in 1982 as Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU (French: Confédération des Industries Agro-Alimentaires de l'UE; CIAA).

In 2002, it lobbied to guarantee that new countries joining the EU first subscribe to most of EU's food policies before being accepted into the union.

The CIAA was renamed as FoodDrinkEurope in June 2011. In 2014, it launched a website to explain how the new Reference Intake system works.

In 2021, the advocacy group Foodwatch criticized FoodDrinkEurope for lobbying against the Nutri-Score (colour-coded nutrition label at European level) at the EU level for the past decade.

Activities

FoodDrinkEurope develops the Guideline Daily Amounts pictograms displaying nutritional values on food packaging.

It lobbies the EU on agri-food economic plans and works on standardizing industry-funded research.

Policies

The organisation supports the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, arguing that it will reduce regulatory barriers, increase employment and encourage industry investment.

See also

References

  1. "Interview with Laura Degallaix from FoodDrinkEurope". Foodcircle. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. "Un Néerlandais pour diriger FoodDrinkEurope". RIA (in French). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. "Role and Mission". FoodDrinkEurope. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. "Le secteur industriel souhaite que les lois de l'UE sur les produits alimentaires soient mises en oe". www.euractiv.fr (in French). 2002-06-26. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  5. FoodDrinkEurope (2011-06-23): ‘FoodDrinkEurope’ - opens a dynamic new chapter for Europe’s Food and Drink Industry. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  6. Sam (2014-12-12). "What's on a label? FoodDrinkEurope launches new Reference Intakes website". UNESDA. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  7. "Protest in Brussels: foodwatch calls on industry lobby group FoodDrinkEurope to stop fighting the Nutri-Score". Foodwatch EN. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  8. "FoodDrinkEurope calls on EU to invest in "largely ignored" agri-food sector". .foodingredientsfirst.com/. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  9. "FoodDrinkEurope Launches Research Priorities and Principles". .foodingredientsfirst.com/. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  10. "Agri-food chain reps call on negotiators to resolve non-tariff measures in TTIP negotiations". FoodDrinkEurope. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  11. Scott-Thomas, Caroline (6 July 2015). "European organisations urge MEPs to reject TTIP resolution By +, 07-Jul-2015". William Reed Business Media. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

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