FoodDrinkEurope is seizing the opportunity of the Single Market’s 25th Anniversary to celebrate the progress it has brought to businesses and citizens at large by publishing its Single Market Manifesto, a short overview of the benefits and outstanding challenges of the Single Market for food and drink products.

FoodDrinkEurope’s report “Implementing the EU Food and Drink Industry’s Ambition for Growth and Jobs”, monitors progress towards the industry’s growth ambition and outlines policy priorities and recommendations for 2018.

This report summarises the food and drink sector’s key learnings at the current stage of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) process. FoodDrinkEurope has carried out a survey among its members, including those who participated in the PEF pilot tests and for those who did not.

There are 289,000 food and drink companies in Europe; 9 in 10 are Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). They are present in every region and stand for both tradition and innovation in our industry.