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FOOD INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS R & D - THE DRIVER

Explore the significance of research and innovation in the food industry, focusing on enhancing competitiveness, ensuring food safety, promoting healthy choices, and sustainable production. Learn about challenges and solutions for R&D growth. Discover key trends and initiatives in Europe to support innovation.

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FOOD INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS R & D - THE DRIVER

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  1. FOOD INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESSR & D - THE DRIVER Beate Kettlitz CIAA Director Food Policy, Science and R&D

  2. The voice of the European food and drink industry The F&D Industry in Europe • First EU manufacturing industry 14% of total EU manufacturing turnover 13% of manufacturing jobs • More than € 840 billion of sales • 3.8 million employees • Purchases and transforms 70% of agricultural raw material • A fragmented sector: 99% of food companies have less than 250 employees, they contribute 50% of the overall turnover

  3. Labour Productivity in Euro, 2004 (Value Added/Employee) Source: US Census Bureau, Chinese Yearbooks, National Bureau of Statistics of China, Statistics Bureau japan, Statistics Canada, Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Eurostat. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

  4. Research and Innovation in the F&D Industry

  5. World-wide trends R &D and Innovation R&D in the EU: 0.24%; in the US 0.35%; in Australia 0.4%; in Japan 1.21%

  6. Medium-sized companies: a promising group for food & drink innovations

  7. Core R & D Challenges for the Food and Drink Industryto boost Competitiviness Ensuring: • The production of safe foods that consumers can trust • An efficiennt Managing of the Food Chain Facilitating: • That consumers make the healthy choice the easy choice • The delivery a (more) healthy diet Commitment to: • The developementof value-added innovative food products fulfilling consumer requirements for superior product quality, convenience, availability and affordability • Achieving a sustainable food production • Training & Technology Transfer to smaler and medium sized enterprises

  8. Regulatory constraints • Insufficient linkage between research efforts and regulatory responses where necessary • Unjustifiable lengthy and complicated approval procedures; therefore especially preventing innovation in SME sector • excessively long time span for a return on investment act as disincentives to R&D investment and to innovation

  9. R&D and innovation: Novel Foods

  10. ConclusionsHow to increaseR&D / Innovation ? EU • Recognition of the contributions of the ETP « Food for Life » to the Strategic Research Agenda • Access to EU funds in particular for SMEs • Reduce administrative burden • administrative / regulatory help Member States • Alignment of national R&D programmes

  11. Where to find more information about CIAA CIAA Public Websitehttp://www.ciaa.be Access to news and positions Access to ETP Food 4 Life

  12. THANK YOU

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