The opportunities of the civil nuclear energy
La Seyne Sur Mer July 1st, 2010
VAR ITER ACTIONS gathers the Var Chamber of Commerce and Industry (industry department and Var Accueil Investisseurs), the Var Chamber of jobs and Crafts, Toulon Var Technologies Innovation and the Var Departmental Council. On July 1st, this network will organize in the office of CNIM (Brégaillon – La Seyne sur mer) a meeting on the following subjects: the opportunities of the civil nuclear energy, ITER and the CEA of Cadarache for the var industry. Program and registration on: http://variteractions.tvt.fr/ for further detailsEUROSATORY Exhibition
Paris 14-18 June 2010
Var Accueil Investisseurs participates to the EUROSATORY exhibition – land, Airland, Homeland Defence Week in order to promote the defense and safety sector in the Var- HALL 5 - S440. for further details81st “Foire de Brignoles”
Brignoles 10 – 18 April 2010
Var Accueil Investisseurs will be present to the 81st “Foire de Brignoles” (45 000 visitors) at the stand of the Var Chamber of Commerce and Industry. At this occasion a company which was accompanied by the agency will be presented. for further details
Food processing
Food processing - one of France's national and regional flagship industries
No.1 industry in France
- An international top-ranking position - the world No. 1 exporter of processed food products.
- A country with a reputation for the quality of its gastronomy and products steeped in the traditions of their regions.
- 13 competitiveness clusters with food processing or agrifood sector ties in France.
- A very buoyant sector: a multitude of different products- constant need for innovation (flavour, presentation, processes, product positioning) - use of advanced technologies (processing, preservation, food safety).
2nd most important industrial sector in the PACA region
- Some 800 food processing plants - 30 000 jobs - sales of over €6 Bn of which €1 Bn goes to export.
- A flourishing fruit and vegetables activity: Le Cabanon (canning), Campbell (soup), Soleco Florette (salads),... and many other heavyweights in a great variety of segments: ABC (meat packing), AGIS (convenience meals), BCS (industrial bakery), Coca-Cola (beverages), Ferico (couscous), Fralib (tea), Gyma (sauces and condiments), Haribo Ricqles Zan (confectionery), Kerry ingrédients France (candied fruit), Malongo (coffee), Mc Cormick France (spices), Orangina Schweppes (beverages), Panzani and Pastacorp (pasta), Ricard SA (beverages), Rousselot (ingredients and additives, texturizers) ...
- Specialised, highly effective counselling organisations; FRIAA for product and company promotion – sector coordination, CRITT for technological support, IFRIA for training and human resources management.
- A competitiveness cluster... PEIFL - The European Fruit and Vegetables Innovation Cluster www.peifl.org
The Var's strengths
- In the lead for several types of produce:
- World's No.1 producer of rosé wine.
- French No. 1 producer of cut flowers, honey, truffles, figs and cork.
- Two major agricultural segments: wine-growing and horticulture.
- The wide diversity of raw materials that symbolise Provence:
- From the land: wine, olive oil, figs, chestnuts, truffles ...
- From the sea: fish, aquaculture et mussel farming.
- A segment that is just taking off - the production of spiruline, a high-energy ingredient.
- The importance of organic farming, in particular for organic grape-growing.
- Industrial breadmaking (Var bakery group Soufflet, Nouvelles Boulangeries), convenience foods (Madern), mineral water (Source Beaupré at Signes), distilleries (Saint-Maximin Distillery, La Varoise at La Crau)…
Download the Executive summary of the Ernst & Young Study on the Food Processing sector in PACA