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Food industry in NRW

In a nationwide comparison, the food industry in NRW occupies an outstanding position. The large number of efficient and mainly small and medium-sized enterprises plays a particularly important role. The strengths of the food industry in NRW lie in the region's proximity to millions of customers in Germany and abroad, a broad mix of industries and the presence of highly efficient suppliers of all kinds. These location advantages are maintained and supported by product and process innovations, as well as new market strategies. More than 850,000 people in over 110,000 businesses work in NRW along the food value chain, which ranges from the input sectors of agriculture to the various consumer interfaces in the food retail trade or the food service industry. Renowned global players in the food industry based in NRW include Dr. Oetker, HARIBO and Zentis.

 

Number of companies * NRW's share of German companies	1,029 17.6 %
Employees * NRW's share of German employees	97,347 17.9 %
Sales * Thereof foreign sales NRW's share of German sales	34.7 Mrd. EUR 17.0 % 20.4 %
Average monthly earnings	2,457 EUR
Exports ** NRW's share of German exports	7.6 Mrd. EUR 17.7%
Imports ** NRW's share of German imports	10.1 Mrd. EUR 26.0 %

Source: IT.NRW; data: as of 2008
* the figures refer to NACE Code 15+16 (food and beverage industry) and companies with 20 and more employees
** the figures refer to foreign trade statistics North Rhine-Westphalia

 

The most important buyer countries (in %)

The most important supplier countries (in %)

Source: IT.NRW, Foreign trade statistics North Rhine-Westphalia; data: as of 2008

 

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