Lobby organisation
FoodDrinkEurope
Business group · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, FoodDrinkEurope appears in 83 declared MEP meetings (61 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“The purpose of FoodDrinkEurope is servicing the horizontal interests of the European food and drink manufacturing industry from the commercial, technical, economic, legal and scientific points of view, and in particular : a) the defence and promotion of the products of the food and drink industries, in full transparency and in complete independence vis-à-vis the members of the Association; b) […]”
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“[…] the study of problems of concern in the scientific, technological, economic and legislative areas related to the European food and drink manufacturing industry, as well as the search for and carrying out of relevant solutions; c) the cooperation with any organisation established in the context of the European Union and with any other international organisation, as well as with the federations of food and drink industries in the Member States of the European Union and beyond. In order to fulfil its mission, FoodDrinkEurope participates pro-actively in the development of an environm (...)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 83 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (32 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | Veronika Vrecionová | Future of CAP |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Dario Nardella | CAP2028-2034 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Piotr Müller | Unfair trading practices |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Peter Liese | Austausch |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Elena Nevado del Campo | Europe's Beating cancer plan |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Pietro Fiocchi | BECA, Circular Economy Act |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Kristian Vigenin | Cardiovascular health plan |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Michalis Hadjipantela | Circularity Act |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Pietro Fiocchi | BECA |
| 20 May 2026 | Elena Nevado del Campo | Cardiovascular disease action plan |
| 20 May 2026 | Pietro Fiocchi | Food and drinks |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Sebastian Tynkkynen | Ruokaketjut |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Maria Guzenina | Exchange of views on Circular Economy Act |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Jérémy Decerle | UTP |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Jan-Christoph Oetjen | Austausch zu Unfair Trading Practices und Landwirtschaft |
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