The manufacturing and conservation of meat and derivate products was the most valuable sector of the Italian food industry in 2021, with a total revenue of just under 26.3 billion euros, followed by the manufacturing of beverages that generated a total revenue of approximately 23.2 billion euros.
Annual revenue of the food industry in Italy in 2021, by sector
(in 1,000 euros)
Characteristic
Revenue in thousand euros
Manufacturing and conservation of meat and derivate products
26,297,265
Manufacturing of beverages
23,241,109
Manufacturing of other food-goods
22,476,809
Manufacture of dairy products
21,796,102
Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products
20,781,702
Manufacturing and conservation of fruits and vegetables
13,244,978
Different manufacturing and production of fruits and vegetables
11,025,162
Manufacture of of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products
8,685,526
Manufacturing and production of oils and vegetable and animal fats
8,501,430
Manufacturing of oils and fats
7,592,128
Manufacturing of bread, fresh pastry goods and cakes
7,165,254
Manufacturing and production of cocoa, chocolate and sweets
6,769,112
Manufacturing of soft drinks, production of mineral waters and bottled waters
5,423,855
Processing of tea and coffee
5,107,760
Production of rusks and biscuits, manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes
4,930,922
Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
3,077,894
Manufacturing and preserving of poultry meat
2,852,870
Manufacture of homogenised food preparations and dietetic food
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Istat. (December 14, 2023). Annual revenue of the food industry in Italy in 2021, by sector (in 1,000 euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531525/annual-turnover-of-the-italian-food-industry/
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Istat. (2023). Annual revenue of the food industry in Italy in 2021, by sector (in 1,000 euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531525/annual-turnover-of-the-italian-food-industry/
Istat. "Annual Revenue of The Food Industry in Italy in 2021, by Sector (in 1,000 Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531525/annual-turnover-of-the-italian-food-industry/
Istat, Annual revenue of the food industry in Italy in 2021, by sector (in 1,000 euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531525/annual-turnover-of-the-italian-food-industry/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Annual revenue of the food industry in Italy in 2021, by sector (in 1,000 euros) [Graph], Istat, December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531525/annual-turnover-of-the-italian-food-industry/
