The food industry represents 25% of employment and 10% of sales in manufacturing and processing industries in the Vaucluse. This sector has 240 businesses with 8,154 permanent employees and realizes annual sales of 1.5 million euros (2007).


Growing businesses and global leaders

Ducros-McCormick, Gyma, Fuchs, Groupe Soufflet, Grands Moulins de Paris, Neuhauser, Florette-Soleco, Agis, Liebig-Campbell, Les Délices du Luberon, Midi-Conserves(Maison Rivière), Raynal&Roquelaure, Faraud SA, Christian Potier, Louis Martin,Conserverie Davin, Conserverie Raynault, Cristaline, Schweppes, Naturex, Kerry, Rousselot,…


Abundant natural resources: fresh produce

Fruit and vegetable processing is the main activity of the food industry in the Vaucluse (25% of businesses) with 3 main branches: candied cherries from Provence, the industrial tomato, and packaged salad.


Business clusters working around the food industry

• The European Innovation Cluster for Fruit and Vegetables aims to double the consumption of fruit and vegetables in France, create more than 1,000 direct jobs in the fruit and vegetable sector and sustain production and farm jobs.
• The PASS Cluster focuses on the preparation and the evaluation of ingredients, fragrances and flavors for the cosmetics and food industries.
• The TRIMATEC Cluster develops industrial processes based on chemistry and physics decomposition processes for transformation in Bio-industries (biopharmaceutical, cosmetics, perfume, food and environment industries)
• The global cluster Secured Communications Solutions (SCS) represents 41,000 jobs in the PACA region in the field of Information and Communications Technologies.

Important Industry events

• TROPHELIA: 1st national innovation awards for the food industry
• SECUR’FOOD: business convention on the safety and traceability of goods
• MIFFEL: fruit and vegetable fair for the greater Southeast region
  
  

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