Why should you set up your company in Lyon?

Setting up your food company in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

As the second-best economic development hub in France after Paris, the city of Lyon has many strengths which makes it an attractive place both domestically and internationally, as shown by the 17,137 new companies created in 2016.

An economic centre at the heart of a large region where the agro-food industry is flourishing:

  • 9.7 billion turnover in 2016
  • 40,300 jobs (11% of all jobs)
  • 1,860 companies (11.5% of all companies)

Lyon, the City of Gastronomy, is home to more than 93 award-winning chefs and 2000 restaurants.

Infrastructures dedicated to the food industry in Lyon

  • Clusters: Paul Bocuse Institute, food hub IRE, Rhône-Alpes Gourmand
  • Competitive clusters: Céréales Vallée, Terralia
  • Higher education institutions in the food sector: Isara Lyon, Agrapole

Companies set up in Lyon

Companies in the food industry currently set up in Lyon:

In 2016, 730 foreign-owned companies of more than 20 employees and 81,500 jobs in foreign-owned companies. For the most part these foreign investors come from Europe (Germany, Switzerland, the UK and Italy), from the USA and from China.

 

Leading companies include: Nespresso, Lustucru, Alpes Biscuits, Foodora, Vandemoortele, Chocolat Voisin, Vitacuire, Sofrapain.

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