|  |  | Sector covered 
        in the first phase 2002/03:Food, Beverages and Tobacco
 This sector consists of two major activities within the
        NACE Rev. 1 classification, the manufacture of food products and beverages
        (15) and the manufacture of tobacco products (16). Food and beverages
        are further subdivided into nine groups covering meat, fish, fruit and
        vegetables, fats, dairy products, grain mill and starch products and beverages
        and finally a group for animal feed. Food is more than 75% of the total
        production value of the sector, whilst beverages represent about 15%.
        Tobacco represents about 8% of total production.   
        
          | Code | Activity |  
          | 15 | Manufacture of food products and beverages |  
          | 15.1 | Production, processing and preserving of meat and
            meat products |  
          | 15.2 | Processing and preserving of fish and fish products |  
          | 15.3 | Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables |  
          | 15.4 | Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats |  
          | 15.5 | Manufacture of dairy products |  
          | 15.6 | Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch
            products |  
          | 15.7 | Manufacture of prepared animal feeds |  
          | 15.8 | Manufacture of other food products |  
          | 15.9 | Manufacture of beverages |  
          | 16.0 | Manufacture of tobacco products |    The food industry is highly concentrated. There are a few
        large multinationals, sometimes vertically integrated and producing a
        vast array of products, which play a significant role in the international
        performance of the industry. On the other hand, there are a large number
        of dispersed firms responsible for local production specialising in one
        or two sub-sectors. The production share of the four largest countries in Europe
        is well below (about 65%) their corresponding share in the manufacturing
        output (more than 70%). This depends, on one hand, on the fact that the
        food industry processes fresh products with a relatively low production
        value which often remain within national markets and, on the other hand,
        on the fact that regional preferences reinforces local productions. This dichotomic structure of the industry takes in account
        for the construction of the sample and for the evaluation of impacts indicators
        on the industry. European associations 
        CIAA - Confederation of the food and drink Industries of the EU; 43,
          avenue des Arts, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium, Phone: ++32-2-5141111, Telefax:
          ++32-2-5112905, www.ciaa.beA.I.J.N. - Association of the Industry of Juices and Nectars from
          Fruit and Vegetables of the European Union, Rue de la Loi, 221- Box
          5, 1040 Brussels, Belgium, Phone: ++32-2-2350620, Telefax: ++32-2-2829420,
          www.aijn.orgEABC - European Association for Bakery and Confectionery, rue Jacques
          de Lalaing 4, B-1040 Brussels, BelgiumFEDIMA - European Federation of the Intermediate Products Industries
          for the Bakery and Confectionery Trades, FEDIMA, www.fedima.orgCBMC - The Brewers of EuropeEBC- European Brewery ConventionCAOBISCO - Association of chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industries
          of the European UnionAssifonte - European Association of Manufactures of Processed CheeseEDA - European Dairy Association A.I.P.C.E.E. - Association des Industries du Poisson de la CEEUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF FISH PRODUCERS ORGANISATIONSCIAA - Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EUUNESEM-GISEMES - Groupement International et Union Européene
          des Sources d´Eaux Minérales NaturellesGAM - Groupement des Associations Meunieres des Pays de la UE ESA - European Snacks AssociationUNESDA - Union of EU Soft Drinks AssociationsCEPS - European Confederation of Spirits Producers C.E.F.S. - Comité Européen des Fabricants de SucreCECCM - Confederation of European Community Cigarette ManufacturersOEICTO - Organisation Européenne des Industries de la Conserve
          de Tomates |  | 
 
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