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- Achieving gender balance - strategies for competitiveness
In a seminar organised for members of its Company Network, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions explored corporate practices leading to a better work-life balance for women and men, while also contributing to enhanced competitiveness and human resource management models in European countries. The seminar ‘Achieving gender balance - strategies for competitiveness’ was held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 18-19 November 2004. Four companies from Portugal, Denmark, France, and the United Kingdom (an SME in publishing and printing, a public/private consultancy firm, a multinational of the food and drink sector and a public health authority) presented both professional and personal experiences to an audience of 42 participants from 14 EU countries.
- Agriculture and the environment in the 10 new EU Member States - implications of applying the common agricultural policy
The report describes the current state of agriculture in the 10 new Member States and three candidate countries (Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey), examining trends and drivers of change and their impact on the environment. It also provides assessments of the consequences that the Common Agriculture Policy may have in terms of agricultural management and environment.
- Agriculture in the Europe of 25 portal
This website of the Directorate General for Agriculture is a portal providing up-to-date information on the agricultural situation in the new Member States. Access is given to documents, studies and reports, fact sheets, country information and conference proceedings. This portal takes over the function of the still existing ‘Agriculture and enlargement’ website that will no longer be updated.
- Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries in Europe
The Brussels based Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries in Europe (CIAA) represents the interests of the European food and drink industry with European and international institutions. Its objective is to ensure industry competitiveness, food quality and safety, consumer and environment protection at European and international level. CIAA members are companies and sector associations of the food and drinks manufacturing industry in the European Union.
- EMCC dossier on the European food and beverage sector - Further sources of information
This document lists further sources of information on the European food and beverage sector that may be of interest to the reader.
- EMCC Anticipatory Workshop - Feeding Europe: The future of the European food and beverage industry
- EMCC dossier on the European food and beverage sector
The European food and beverage sector is faced with an unprecedented number of challenges today, leading to an increase in restructuring activity across the EU. These developments are primarily driven by the need to enhance competitiveness and address local and global changes affecting the industry. This dossier aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the trends and forces shaping the sector. The information is mainly drawn from recent and original EMCC research, including a sector mapping report, company and cluster studies, future scenarios and foresight work.
- Feeling the impact of tough tobacco legislation
This article, based on a Euromonitor study, looks at the effects of enlargement on the tobacco industry in the new Member States. The implementation of EU directives on tax levels and taxation is expected to have a negative impact on all countries’ tobacco industries. Retail prices will increase drastically due to taxation, while disposable income will not rise in a parallel manner, so both a shift to economy brands and an increase in non-duty paid products is expected.
- ICT and eBusiness in the food, beverages and tobacco industry
According to the first eBusiness Market Watch newsletter of July 2002, the EU is the world’s largest producer in the food industry. Major changes in the industry are expected from deregulation, food safety and antitrust laws, biological production and new standards for genetically modified foods. Concerning eCommerce in the industry, company websites are marketing-oriented with a limited interactivity while new eBusiness solutions for the food industry are being enforced backwards from the big retailers.
- Key developments in the agri-food chain and on restructuring and privatisation in the CEE candidate countries
This report provides an overview of recent developments and trends within the food industries of eight new Member States and two candidate countries, Bulgaria and Romania. It is structured into three main parts: a comparative analysis of trends related to the structure and performance of the sector; country profiles; and a tabular presentation of a wide range of indicators, with 1999 values and trends over the period 1995-1999.
- Managing change in EU cross-border mergers and acquisitions
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions organised a company network seminar on November 29–30, 2007, hosted by Santander at its corporate headquarters in Madrid, Spain. In intensive discussions over the two days, 32 representatives from companies, trade unions, universities, research organisations and the European Commission discussed the management of change in EU cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M& A). The context was set by a presentation from Roderick Meiklejohn from the European Commission’s Directorate General of Economics and Finance, giving the latest evidence of trends in M&A in Europe. This was followed by detailed presentations of their M&A strategies by representatives of Air France / KLM (France, Netherlands), Impress (Netherlands, UK), Danske Bank / National Irish Bank (Denmark, Ireland), Schneider Electric (France) and Santander /Abbey (Spain, UK)
- Managing large-scale restructuring: The cases of Danone-Saiwa and Moulinex
Under pressure from economic and financial globalisation, French-based food group, Danone, and electrical household appliance manufacturer, Moulinex, announced large-scale restructuring in 2001. Danone decided to rationalise its European biscuit production facilities which led to the closure of the Saiwa factory in Locate Triulzi, Italy, while Moulinex filed for bankruptcy following an unsuccessful company recovery plan. The two case studies explore the decision-making process accompanying the restructuring, outline the positive aspects and highlight the initiatives underway for economic redevelopment of the regions concerned.
- Managing restructuring: the Vermondoise Group of sugar refineries
In light of the abolition of quotas and the opening up of the European sugar market to poorer sugar-producing countries, EU sugar producers have to readjust their market strategy. The French Vermondoise Group of sugar refineries has tried to anticipate these changes since the end of the 1990s, by announcing a restructuring of its operations. This case study of the Vermondoise Group of sugar refineries outlines the context and details of the closure of its Beauchamps refinery in northern France, including actions taken at local, regional and national level.
- Milk and milk processing industry in Lithuania: An analysis of horizontal and vertical integration
This paper analyses the evolution of the restructuring and re-orientation processes of the Lithuanian dairy sector, focusing on the two aspects of product quality and chain management. Major developments in production, consumption and foreign trade since the beginning of the 1990s are summarised, tendencies towards vertical and horizontal integration of the milk processing industry segment are reviewed and case studies presented.
- Restructuring of large companies in Slovakia
This study investigates how and why the majority of large Slovak companies successfully restructured without the help of foreign investors or a government restructuring programme, despite the fact that many of these companies were initially classified as 'non-viable loss makers'. The study is based on 21 case studies of large Slovak companies.
- The food and drink sector - what future?
Sector Futures provides specialised reports based on the monitoring of existing foresight studies, scenario work, innovation studies and reliable data sources. The third feature in this series on the food and drink sector (January 2005) discusses the future of Europe’s food and drink manufacturing, exploring policy issues that arise from an examination of trends, drivers and scenarios. The landscape for Europe’s food policies for the future will be shaped by the debate on diet, nutrition and health.
- White Paper on food safety
The European Commission's White Paper on Food Safety proposes several measures to be implemented in the food sector. Strong emphasis is given to human health protection. Proposals also include: a review of legislation; the establishment of the European Food Safety Agency; monitoring and control systems; provision of information to consumers and import regulations.
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