France: Food Processing Ingredients
The French food processing sector is valued at $191 billion and has over 17,600 food processors from small-scale to some of the largest food companies in the world. Progress in food technology, marketing innovations and exports of finished food products contribute to France’s increasing demand for food ingredients. The value of processed food imports increased by 5.6 percent in 2017. Exports in the food industry sector are ahead of other leading industrial sectors, which places France’s food industry among the top three in the European Union.