Food Industry
in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Economical production, processing and distribution are today's business. Innovative and ecological potential are the success parameters for tomorrow. There is a whole country behind it - today and tomorrow. Make it your advantage. Welcome to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern supplies New York City
The food industry is one of our most important industries. And one of the most successful. Around 17,000 employees currently generate annual sales of a good 5 billion euros, one-third of the total sales in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's manufacturing sector. Growth rates are rising steadily, even in times of crisis. Did you know that the annual food production in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is enough to feed 11 million people and thus the entire city of New York City?
The entire value chain of this economic sector is represented in modern locations: primary production through agriculture and fishing, the processing industry, refinement into premium products as well as marketing in retail and gastronomy, far beyond the state's borders. Large companies such as Cargill, Dr. Oetker, Nestlé, Arla and Unilever are already here, and some of them have established their centers for research and development in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. When will you be one of them?
Locational advantages in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Take advantage of our future-proof capacities - space, research, business, logistics, skilled workers. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, you will find space in numerous, fully developed industrial parks with excellent transport and supply infrastructure. Efficient regional construction trades, technical service companies and service providers of all kinds are included. Or you can opt for new production areas that will grow with you. Already established suppliers such as ingredients manufacturers and processing industries (such as convenience companies) in the vicinity offer themselves as an efficient production network. Or become your new neighbors.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's high-yield agricultural areas, fishing grounds and efficient animal husbandry cover important parts of your raw material requirements flexibly and sustainably. Other raw materials reach you via short routes through the ports, by rail or truck, reducing your carbon footprint and contributing to a holistic sustainability strategy.
The advanced fiber optic network and 5G expansion is the basis for digitization and Food Industry 4.0 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. And for your location.
Logistics in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Its central location in northeastern Europe makes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern an ideal logistics hub. You benefit from the proximity to metropolises such as Hamburg, Berlin, Copenhagen and Szczecin. Exciting markets are right on your doorstep or waiting to be tapped.
Excellently developed road and rail networks to important transport hubs open up short transport routes over land, on water or in the air:
- direct access to Scandinavian, Eastern European and Baltic countries as a Baltic Sea bordering state
- quickly accessible Baltic Sea ports such as Rostock, Sassnitz/Mukran, Stralsund, Greifswald and Wismar as well as proximity to Germany's largest seaport in Hamburg
- proximity to the airport Rostock/Laage and to the international airports in Hamburg and Berlin
- well-developed highway network in all directions, between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea
- modern European north-south rail network
- Research and Development
In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, you can expect a food industry with future potential. Competent training companies, universities and colleges as well as public and private research institutes stand for a generation of specialists who are already working on the nutritional concepts of tomorrow - for a rapidly changing world, its people - and companies like yours.
- Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Food Technology
- University of Rostock, Aquaculture and Sea Ranching
- University of Greifswald, Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation
- University of Wismar, Energy, Environmental and Biotechnology
- Stralsund University of Applied Sciences, Health Economics
Beyond these exemplary study programs, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is present in research projects, initiatives, networks and public relations beyond Germany.
- ZELT Center for Nutrition and Food Technology, focus on sensory analysis
- BioCon Valley, strategy group "Nutrition for Health
- AMV Marketinggesellschaft der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e. V., network of the food industry
- Food Academy e. V., recruitment/retention of young talent and employees in the food industry
- Fraunhofer Center for Biogenic Value Creation and Smart Farming
Food, feed and proteins from beet leaves, gluten-free bakery products and the development of high-quality vegetable proteins from domestic legumes are just some of the moving research results from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. What innovations would you like to see realized in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?
- Life in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern offers employees in the food industry inviting living conditions - in the countryside, on the coast or in the city:
- young generations moving in
- a wide range of leisure and cultural activities
- modern infrastructure
- short distances to European metropolises
- comprehensive educational opportunities
- free daycare facilities
- "fresh Baltic Sea air
A healthy work-life balance and secure career prospects are essential aspects of the success of the food industry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Also for your company.
- Business development in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
For more than 30 years, our experts have been advising and supporting companies that want to locate or invest in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. We have answers to your location questions. We accompany all formal procedures. We provide you with access to everything that Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has to offer in terms of advantages for the food industry and your company:
- Arranging favorable financing
- Application for attractive subsidies
- Implementation of individual infrastructure requirements
- Initiation of useful synergies
- Integration into relevant business networks
- Participation in forward-looking research projects
- Support in training and acquisition of skilled workers
- Participation in the creation of living space
Your investment will find fertile ground in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Invest in MV team provides the fertilizer. Together we create growth and make it easy for you to make forward-looking decisions. For your success with a location in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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The supply of regional or international raw materials as well as the logistics for your products are on a secure footing - with convenient alternatives. You achieve an exemplary CO2 balance, save considerable costs and a lot of time, ideal for products with limited shelf life or necessary cooling.
Bioeconomy & Sustainability in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Living more environmentally consciously, producing more resource-efficiently, acting more ecologically - these are the demands of our time. Join us on our journey to position Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as one of the most sustainable regions in Europe. We are convinced that economic growth and sustainability are not mutually exclusive, but rather mutually stimulating.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a pioneer in the use of renewable energies and, at 170%, now generates more green electricity than it consumes itself. The focus here is primarily on natural resources such as wind power or geothermal energy. Locations where companies and municipalities implement special measures in the areas of renewable energies and environmentally friendly production can be awarded the label"G3 - Green Business Park" and thus receive a quality mark for commercial and industrial areas.
In the field of bioeconomy, i.e. the transformation from a petroleum-based economy to production through various renewable raw materials, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is also one of the pioneers and is home, for example, to the Fraunhofer Center for Biogenic Value Creation and Smart Farming or the Bioeconomy Center in Anklam.
The food industry in particular is challenged by the increasing demand for healthy, high-quality and ecologically responsibly produced food. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, you will find excellent conditions and activities for this:
- sustainable energy industry, especially through wind energy & geothermal energy
- resource-saving, low-pollution production processes
- short transport routes reduce the CO2 footprint
- innovative local suppliers to the food industry
- numerous raw materials from the region
- above-average share of organic farming
- species-appropriate animal husbandry and organic feed cultivation
- intelligent packaging solutions
- active water, soil and immission protection
- targeted research by regional institutions
Measures such as the "EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region", adopted by the European Council, participation in the "17 Sustainable Development Goals", signed by 193 UN member states, and other initiatives demonstrate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's supraregional commitment to our environment. Your new site will benefit greatly from this.
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