Agribusiness: Lorraine presents on all the tables

With its abundant natural resources, its balanced industrial fabric, associating local SMEs and international groups, the quality of its infrastructure and its dedicated logistics services, Lorraine is one of the leaders for all agri-food chains present in the region.

A region in the forefront of its sectors

With 520 agri-food establishments with almost 12,000 direct jobs and a turnover of € 1 billion in sales, Lorraine is one of the leading regions for the packaging of mineral water, canola production and even more. cheese making.

Milk industry

Largest agribusiness employer in Lorraine with nearly 3,000 employees. 1.2 billion liters of milk produced each year, mainly for the many cheese shops in Lorraine.

Lorraine is the second largest French region for the production of soft cheeses and the fourth for the production of cow’s milk cheeses. Munster, Coulommiers, Brie, Caprice des Dieux, Raclette, Babybel, Saint-Pauline, port-hello … Lorraine is present on all the tables.

The cereals industry

Lorraine is one of the leading rapeseed producing regions, with two major pulping plants, Epilor in Meurthe-et-Moselle and Ineos (biodiesel), which brought its process from Germany back to the Meuse in 2008.

The meat sector

As the leading regional sector by the number of establishments, the meat sector is developing along three complementary lines: quality, tradition, and transformation.

The Beverages sector

Before being the leading mineral water brands of the Nestlé Group, Vittel and Contrexéville are first and foremost towns in the Vosges and Lorraine.

The second regional food industry in terms of employment, the beverage sector shows that regional SMEs with strong identities can develop in France and internationally alongside the largest groups.

70% of world production of Mirabelle plum

And of course, Lorraine is the Mirabelle region: 300 000 mirabelle plums, 80 kg of fruit per tree, 70% of world production … Exceptional qualities that have earned it since 1999 a name “Mirabelles de Lorraine” protected by a Red Label and an IGP.

But Lorraine is not content to be the first producing region in the world: it continues to innovate, as in 2010 a Mirabelle-based care oil.

Companies IAA:
why settle in Lorraine?

Success factors:

– Major agricultural production: 86% of Lorraine’s land is maintained by agriculture and forestry.
– The ‘ Excellence in transport infrastructure including the first-grain river port in France at Metz.
– Specialized training at all levels: from the CAP to the Master, Lorraine offers about thirty specialized training.
– Expert research centers both public (ENSAIA, INRA, INSERM …) and private (Nestlé Waters, IFBM).
– D are support structures such as the AIAL, the AGRIA, the EPL AGRO of Bar-le-Duc or the Agro-Industrie Club 54, which allow the emergence of synergies between the different actors.