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Agri-food in Dunkirk area

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Frances’s leading agricultural region

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Agri food companies in the region

45,000

Jobs in the food industry in Hauts-de-France region

78

Millions of consumers with high purchasing power within a radius of 300 km

Agri-food in Dunkirk area

A sector with a long-standing history in the Dunkirk Area

The agri-food industries sector on the Hauts-de-France coastline boasts 14,000 jobs and many of the sector’s biggest stakeholders. This strong industrial focus plays a part in the employment of 102,500 workers in the territory, representing almost 28% of the region’s jobs (a figure higher than the national average).

Excellent companies in this sector based in the territory:

Dunkirk’s panorama is marked by the presence of major groups, such as Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the Avril group which owns Lesieur Coudekerque-Branche and Générale Condimentaire, Cémoi, Barry Callebaut and Délifrance… but also SMEs that have seen huge growth over the years such as Goëland Marée, Biscuiterie Dunkerquoise, Flandr’œufs, Novepan, Espitalier Garcia and Appétit Marine (Sofipêche).

It is also home to foreign-funded companies such as HSWT (the Netherlands), Ryssen Alcools (Germany) as well as Pomuni France and Agrifreez, Charcuterie des Flandres (Locks).

Browse this page to discover all the expertise you can find in the Hauts-de-France region and the ADVANTAGES the Dunkirk territory offers when it comes to setting up your agri-food business.

Dunkirk goes bananas!

Did you know? At present, 100% of the French West Indies banana production goes through Dunkirk.

That’s 4,500 tonnes of bananas from Guadeloupe and Martinique arriving at the port of Dunkirk every week, representing around 24 million pieces of fruit.

As the banana is a particularly fragile fruit, this highlights the undeniable expertise of the port platform’s stakeholders, particularly when it comes to transport and logistics.

AN “AGRI-FOOD READY” LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT SECTOR

Explore some of the main local stakeholders in the agri-food sector.

  1. Coca-Cola
  2. Lesieur
  3. Cémoi
  4. Délifrance
  5. Novepan
Agri-food in Dunkirk area

Coca-Cola

Located in Socx since 1989, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is an important site for the group:

> It employs around 400 people.
> It is the most important of Coca-Cola’s 5 production sites in France.
> The group’s most versatile site, it produces multiple formats for 10 brands.

DISCOVER THE AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRIES IN DUNKIRK AND MARITIME FLANDERS

DRINKS, CHOCOLATE, CONVENIENCE FOOD, SAUCES, BREAD, SNACKS… YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT BUT YOU’VE DEFINITELY EATEN PRODUCTS MADE HERE. CLICK ON THE DIFFERENT POINTS OF INTEREST AND CHECK OUT THE GOODS THEY PRODUCE.
Agri-food in Dunkirk area

The Hauts-de-France, France’s leading agricultural region

With its diverse agriculture, range of training courses (unique in France) and even its lead in the development of agro-resources, the Hauts-de-France region has firmly taken its place as France’s leading agricultural region.

Take a look for yourself:

  • 2.1 million hectares of useful agricultural surface area
  • 27,400 farming businesses
  • Larger farming businesses (78.5 ha on average) than the national average (55 ha on average)
  • 67% of the regional territory is used for agriculture,
  • 130,000 jobs, including 53,000 salaried jobs in the agri-food industry.
Agri-food in Dunkirk area

The potato kings

In this region, the potato reigns supreme! Almost 2 out of 3 potatoes are produced in the Hauts-de-France region.

Here are some facts about the sector in the region:

  • 5,800 producers 
  • 15 to 20 tonnes of French fries are produced every hour at McCain in Harnes (Pas-de-Calais)
  • Almost 200 different varieties
  • Internationally recognized expertise which exports very well, particularly to the United Kingdom.

In the Dunkirk area, you will find:

  • Pomuni, a potato supplier and producer of frozen potato goods for retailers, wholesalers and catering services.
  • Agrifreez, a specialist in frozen vegetable production and packaging.
  • Clarebout Potatoes, a family business producing French fries and other frozen potato goods, will soon open a new production site near Dunkirk.

Qualified transport and logistics partners to store potatoes (fresh or frozen) such as 24H Frost or Conhexa that are ready to work with other sector activities in the future

AN AGRI-BUSINESS DESK TO BOOST THE SECTOR

In the Hauts-de-France, a regional agri-business desk got off the ground in 2022. The aim of this Agri-Hub is to boost the development of the sector’s companies and create 1,200 extra jobs by 2025. A priority for the region, which already has 800 active companies, ranks number one in terms of agri-exports and third in the number of employees. With 45,000 employees, the Hauts-de-France enjoys a comprehensive range of training and an ideal logistics situation: at the heart of networks, with suitable infrastructures and a long coastline.

THE ADVANTAGES OF DUNKIRK FOR THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR

REASON No. 1

Une localisation idéale en Europe du nord

The access to a vast catchment area

  • At the heart of the Paris-Brussels-London triangle, Northern Europe and the United Kingdom 
  • Five European capitals in a 300 km radius and 78 million consumers with a strong purchasing power
  • At the heart of networks with a long coastline  
  • At the heart of France’s third agri-food region (the Hauts-de-France) and France’s leading foodstuff exporter

Agri-food in Dunkirk area

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