As one of France’s leading food industry regions in terms of companies and workforce, Nord-Pas de Calais has long been recognized for the quality of its products, the expertise of its companies, the extent of its infrastructures and the development of its logistics.    

A major exporting region 

Nord-Pas de Calais lies at the heart of an economic area that includes 100 million inhabitants within a 300-km radius. More than one-third of its agricultural and food industry production is exported, with Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom as its main partners.  

High-performance companies

Nord-Pas de Calais is the birthplace of large regional companies that have become European or world leaders in their fields:

• Bonduelle, Leroux, Roquette, Tereos, Lesaffre, etc.

It is also home to some of the biggest names in the French food industry:

• Danone, Doux, Stalaven, Cecab Daucy, Pasquier, Soufflet, etc.

And internationally:

• Unilever, Nestlé, McCain, Cadbury Schweppes, Cargill, Häagen-Dazs, Coca-  Cola, Heineken, etc.  

Not to mention a dense network of innovative and dynamic SMEs.