Average expenditure in R&D: 0.32% of turnover (1% of turnover for those that have a R&D department…) with high annual fluctuations which is not compatible with a long term strategy.
Research is not widespread in the European food industry and only represents 2% of all industry R&D in France.
Food R&D related to health is being managed more and more as in the pharmaceutical industry which means the same type of resource is required.
Food R&D is mainly short term driven and has to be very operational.

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