PFP Forum 2025: From Field to Market: Unlocking the Competitive Edge of Primary Food Processing
April 29th, 2025 | 15:00 to 17:00 hrs (CET)
Residence Palace, Brussels
Invitation
Primary Food Processors are a vital link between agriculture and consumers. We transform agricultural raw materials into high-quality food ingredients, animal feed, and bio-based products that support the EU bioeconomy.
As key players in the EU’s food, feed, and industrial value chains, we help safeguard food security, drive innovation, and sustain rural economies.
However, primary food processing sectors face increasing global competition, price volatility, and decarbonisation challenges. By keeping our competitiveness high on the EU agenda, we can ensure a robust, sustainable, and secure food supply chain for Europe.
Join us for a high-level discussion with policy makers and key stakeholders, moderated by Natasha Foote, on how to maintain the competitive edge of EU primary food processing.
The event will be followed by a cocktail reception.
Programme
Tuesday 29 April 2025, 15:00 – 17:00
Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Bruxelles
Moderation by Natasha Foote
| 15:00 | Welcome Christophe Lescroart, Member of the PFP Board |
| 15:20 | Wageningen Research – Results on the PFP competitiveness study Michiel Van Galen, Project Manager & Researcher Virág Szijjártó, Researcher Sustainable & Innovative Value Chains Wageningen Economic Research |
| 15:50 | Introductory Briefs from the European Commission
The competitiveness of primary food processing and the vision for Europe’s agri-food sector How the EU is supporting industrial decarbonisation |
| 16:10 | Panel discussion Patrick Pagani, Deputy Secretary General, COPA-COGECA Christophe Lescroart, Member of the PFP Board Tom Howes, DG ENER Fabien Santini, DG AGRIQ&A with audience |
| 17:00 | Conclusions by the moderator |
| 17:05 | Cocktail reception |