Because they cannot pass on the rising raw material prices, more and more food companies are considering shutting down production lines. This appears to be a survey of the Walloon newspaper ‘L’Echo’, about which ‘De Tijd’ also reports. Some 30 percent of the more than 600 members of Fevia, the food industry trade association, have either reduced production or are preparing to shut down certain lines because their profitability is threatened.
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One in three food companies wants to reduce production: “Food supply threatens to be compromised”
