FoodDrinkEurope

FoodDrinkEurope has joined 27 other trade association in endorsing the European Commission’s approach to cut administrative burden relief and simplify regulation over the next 5 years. In our joint statement today, we call on the Commission to focus in particular on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) as an essential priority and to this end, policymakers should take 3 key steps: 1. Immediately launch a comprehensive competitiveness assessment of CS3D to identify where simplification, clarification and burden reduction should be achieved within upcoming implementing legislation. 2. Adopt any guidelines or implementing legislation at least two years before compliance with the legislation becomes mandatory otherwise extend the transition period. 3. Make harmonisation and interoperability of rules key pillars in supporting Europe’s competitiveness and ensuring a well-functioning Single Market. See the full statement below ⬇ https://lnkd.in/egCHeaQZ

Ahead of the European Parliament hearings of the Commissioners-Designate of the European Commission, FoodDrinkEurope has written the below open letter to Commissioner-Designate Stéphane Séjourné ⬇

📈 Input costs for the food and drink industry show steady upwards pressure FoodDrinkEurope's latest Economic Bulletin on Input Costs highlights three pivotal trends in 2024 impacting the industry: 🚢 Escalating transport costs: While energy prices show a mix of trends, with crude oil down but gas prices up, global shipping costs have surged by 256% compared to last year, intensifying production challenges. 🌽 Volatile raw material costs: Packaging costs are relatively stable, but agricultural inputs like fertilizers have risen sharply, adding to pressures on farmers and suppliers. 🛒 Consumer prices hold steady: Consumer food prices rose by just 1.7% against broader inflation of 2.4%. See the full bulletin here ⬇ https://lnkd.in/ezE4pFZZ

Meet #TheFoodies finalists! 🏆 🍽️ 🌍 Former Foodies winner Hexagro is back! And this time they've brought AI to the urban garden. 🤖 🏡 With over 4,000 smart gardens sold and a community of urban growers, their AI-driven app is making sustainable gardening a breeze. By decentralising food production, they’re reducing carbon emissions and reconnecting urban communities with nature. - Next-Gen Innovation 💜 See all 15 finalists at thefoodies.eu - winners announced in December ⬇️ Felipe Hernández Villa-Roel

Meet #TheFoodies finalists! 🏆 🍽️ 🌍 Driving sustainability in the food sector! 🚀 Opteinics™ offers an easy-to-use life-cycle assessment tool, to help food and drink makers measure, understand, and act on their environmental impact - Next-Gen Innovation 💜 Food and drink brands are already successfully engaging suppliers with Opteinic's innovative multi value-chain-step and multi-user data to set baselines for sustainability targets and the management of Scope 3 emissions. See all 15 finalists at thefoodies.eu - winners announced in December ⬇️ Irene Rosique Conesa

Meet #TheFoodies finalists! 🏆 🍽️ 🌍 BettaFish 🐠 are transforming European seaweed into plant-based seafood, reducing the strain on our fisheries and offering a sustainable income for fishing communities. Their TU-NAH launch saved 154 tonnes of tuna! 🌊🍃 - for a Greener Planet and sustainability oceans 💚 See all 15 finalists at thefoodies.eu - winners announced in December ⬇️ Deniz Ficicioglu

Meet #TheFoodies finalists! 🏆 🍽️ 🌍 Treberei is making strides in sustainability! 🌾 They’ve saved 2 tons of spent grain by producing fiber and protein-rich pasta. Each pack comes with delicious sauce recipes, elevating mealtime while supporting a greener planet! A true example of Next-Gen Innovation 💜 See all 15 finalists at thefoodies.eu - winners announced in December ⬇️

Meet #TheFoodies finalists! 🏆 🍽️ 🌍 Going beyond baby food, Pumpkin Organics is a movement teaching parents & kids that not everything delicious has to be excessively sweet. With sustainable packaging, climate-neutral certification, and support for food banks, they’re making an impact one snack at a time - for Nutrition Action 💛 See all 15 finalists at thefoodies.eu - winners announced in December ⬇️ Jaclyn Schnau

Regenerative agriculture is good for carbon storage and hence for soil health, drought resistence, resilience and yield security. That's why FoodDrinkEurope and its members invest in and support the transition to regenerative agriculture and are happy to cooperate with Soil Capital. Thank you Chuck de Liedekerke and Andrew V. for hosting us and thanks Caroline Ploux for sharing Mars experience in this field! Thank you also to all the participants from European Commission, European Parliament and Permanent Representations!

It's already Q&A time in Soil Capital's barn in Perwez. We have developed a list of common asks on the agricultural transition ⬇️