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Great business opportunities in the food and agrifood sectors
Bank on an efficient food industry value chain
Join Atlantic France’s top sector: 24% of the workforce is employed by the food industry. The region counts on many farms, world leading manufacturers and innovative start-ups, but also the newly built wholesale market MIN Nantes which is the second largest in France and provides an optimal efficiency to the agrifood value chain and logistics.
Grow your ideas and make your business flourish, bringing new value propositions to the food industry. Atlantic France offers fantastic business opportunities to all kinds of agriculture and food specialists, from those providing raw material to those transforming it into ready meals (meat, dairy, bakery, snack, etc.), including final packaging and food safety & control.
Explore new markets and meet the challenges of tomorrow
Take part in inventing the future of the food industry! In Atlantic France, we are exploring new markets, in particular in health & wellness nutrition. For example, if your company is in the microalgae and spirulina production, you can join our “blue cluster” and obtain financial or technical support to boost your development.
The demand for food is greater than ever, and innovation is key. If you are an innovative startup confronting the challenges of tomorrow, you can join the foodtech accelerator FuturaGrow. You will benefit from dedicated support with the help of global food-processing companies based in Atlantic France such as Petitgas (300 foodies), Sodebo (more than 2,500 employees), Brioche Fonteneau (30 million buns produced per year), etc.
Follow the move to smart and healthy eating
Adapt your business to new consumer trends in seeking a better quality of diet and eating smart. In Atlantic France, you can count on top-quality expertise in food processing, safety & traceability, and also eco-friendly packaging with the food packaging industrial cluster Ligepack.
The food and agrifood sector also offers great business opportunities because it opens doors to other sectors: be part of our success in smart manufacturing, industrial automation and digital transformation. Come join us in Atlantic France and take the food industry to the next level!
Leading names
Powerful networking and the right connections
Innovation clusters
Vegepolys Valley
The reference cluster for plants production respecting both environment and health, and fostering new technologies.
NovaChild
An innovation network for childhood well-being with links to the food industry.
Business clusters
Ligeriaa
A support organisation for the development of regional food industry businesses.
Innovation platforms
Ligépack
Provides a platform for manufacturers and researchers to collaborate on designing ecological solutions for tomorrow’s food packaging needs.
Proxinnov
An organization serving manufacturers, bringing together companies in the robotics sector
www.proxinnov.com/en/
Technocampus Alimentation
Mutualized technological research platform dedicated to food industry
Research platforms
Ifremer
A pioneer in ocean science, IFREMER’s cutting-edge research is grounded in sustainable development and open science.
Tecaliman
a key player in the industry and interface between scientists, industry and administration in support of trade unions
Accelerators
FuturaGrow
Start-up accelerator at the service of a fairer, more sustainable and more responsible food industry
Academic resources
Academic resources
- Oniris: Engineering school specializing in veterinary medicine, agrifood and food science – Nantes
- ESA: Prestigious international institution specialized in the fields of Agriculture, Agronomy, Food Science, Viticulture, Environment, Supply chain and Marketing located in Angers, the principal agricultural and agri-food city.
- ISTOM: Engineering school in Angers specialized in Agrifood project management in Africa, Asia and Latin America.