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Formation | 1982 |
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Legal status | Non-profit organization |
Purpose | Represents the interests of the European food and drink sector [1] |
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Region served | Europe |
CEO | Dirk Jacobs (since 2022) [2] |
Website | https://www.fooddrinkeurope.eu/ |
Founded in 1982, FoodDrinkEurope is a Food industry confederation in the European Union. It was formed by 26 national food-related federations, including 3 observers, 25 EU sector associations, and 19 major food and drink companies, all grouped in a Liaison Committee. [3]
The organization was founded in 1982 as Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU ( French: Confédération des Industries Agro-Alimentaires de l'UE; CIAA).
In 2002, it lobbied to guarantee that new countries joining the EU first subscribe to most of EU's food policies before being accepted into the union. [4]
The CIAA was renamed as FoodDrinkEurope in June 2011. [5] In 2014, it launched a website to explain how the new Reference Intake system works. [6]
In 2021, the advocacy group Foodwatch criticized FoodDrinkEurope for lobbying against the Nutri-Score (colour-coded nutrition label at European level) at the EU level for the past decade. [7]
FoodDrinkEurope develops the Guideline Daily Amounts pictograms displaying nutritional values on food packaging.
It lobbies the EU on agri-food economic plans [8] and works on standardizing industry-funded research. [9]
The organisation supports the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, arguing that it will reduce regulatory barriers, increase employment and encourage industry investment. [10] [11]