The main objective of the Food & Beverage industry is to provide safe, high-quality and affordable nutrition to consumers worldwide. It plays an essential role in the global food chain by transforming raw agricultural commodities into end products that meet the needs of increasingly sophisticated consumers. The industry is a key contributor to society’s goals of ensuring food security and public health. It is also one of the biggest innovators, a stable source of employment and incomes, and a major driver of socio-economic development.
The Food & Beverage industry involves the processing and transformation of agricultural and livestock goods into products for intermediate or final consumption. The manufacture of meat and dairy products, flour and milling by-products, oils, sugar, chocolate, frozen food, animal feed, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as tobacco products, are all part of this industry. The industry’s products are usually sold to wholesalers and retailers for distribution to consumers.
Argentina is recognised as a leading global player in the production and export of food and beverages, ranking among the 10 biggest global producers of vegetable oils, soybean by-products, pasta and wine. The sector plays a relevant role in ...
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The food and beverage industry is one of the largest sectors in Colombia’s economy. Between 2015 and 2020, the sector’s gross value added (GVA) rose at a CAGR of 1.1% in real terms, boosted by growing domestic demand and rising ...
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Brazil’s food and beverage sector is of great importance to the country’s external trade, employment and GDP. According to the Brazilian Association of Food Industries (ABIA), the sector’s revenues accounted for 10.6% of ...
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Argentina is recognised worldwide as one of the major producers and exporters of food and beverages, ranking among the ten biggest global producers of vegetable oils, soybean by-products, pasta and wine. The sector plays a key role in the ...
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The food and beverage industry is one of the largest sectors in the Colombian economy. Between 2014 and 2019, the sector’s GVA rose at a CAGR of 2.03%, boosted by growing domestic demand and higher household incomes. The best-performing segment ...
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Food and beverage manufacturing is among the leading economic sectors in Mexico. In 2019, it accounted for 21% of total manufacturing output value and 4.5% of domestic GDP. The sector attracted USD 2.5bn in foreign ...
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Argentina is recognised worldwide as one of the major producers and exporters of food and beverages, ranking among the ten biggest producers of vegetable oils, soybean by-products, pasta and wine on a global scale. The food and beverage sector plays ...
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The food and beverage industry is the largest manufacturing sector in Brazil, accounting for about a quarter of its value added and for 2.4% of the country’s GDP in 2018, according to the Brazilian Association of Food Industries (ABIA). ...
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