Agriculture and food production in East Flanders
With an agricultural history as rich and proud as that of East Flanders, it’s no surprise that Agriculture and Food Production is the final pillar in our Innovation Playground. The province is internationally renowned in agriculture. Whether it’s traditional and long-standing agricultural companies or innovative, modern floriculture and greenhouse horticulture, we know what we’re doing. The province is home to a variety of food companies that combine the historical traditions of their trade with cutting edge technology to drive the production of food forward.
The food industry employs 14.000 people across 900 companies. Their expertise ranges from bread and pastry baking, chocolate and sugar production to meat production and processing. A few leading companies are Lotus Biscoff, Guylian and Vandemoortele
