As one of the world’s most innovative, efficient, productive and sustainable agrifood locations, Brabant is home to 25% of the top 40 global agrifood companies. Ideally located as the gateway to Europe, the region is able to offer companies the full agrifood value chain, from agriculture, breeding, food processing and equipment through to specialized packaging and food grade logistics.
“Our business model is based on year-round supply. We invest in natural breeding to make sure we always deliver the best quality possible. There are a lot of soft fruit growers near Breda and it’s important for us to be close to them. Both for selling and producing fruit, it’s a convenient location.”
Keeping your company up to date with the endless stream of new technologies can be tough, so access to new talent is a must! In Brabant, 81,200 people are working in Agrifood. Within this group 18% has a higher education and 50% has a medium education. This means that no less than 14,600 highly educated people are active in agrifood in Brabant.
Brabant hosts a large number of international agrifood companies and a high density of OEM’s – including Mars, Unilever, LambWeston, Heineken, Heineken, Danone – that exceed a €1 billion turnover. These companies are leading in many different segments, such as:
“In Breda there are several universities of applied sciences, including NHTV and Avans. The HAS University of Applied Sciences in Den Bosch has excellent higher education courses in agriculture and we regularly hire graduates from this highly specialized school.
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Mieke Pulles, Corporate Communications Supervisor EMEA - Driscoll's
Teamleader foreign investments Life Sciences & Health