FoodDrinkEurope
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
FoodDrinkEurope has 111 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2024-09-18 to 2026-07-08: 54 with the European Commission and 57 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 75818824519-45, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-02-13- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- AISBL
- Declared lobbying cost
- €400,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 2.75
- Members
- 9
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Agriculture and rural development · Business and industry · Climate action · Communication · Competition · Consumers · Customs · Economy, finance and the euro · Education and training · Employment and social affairs · Environment · Food safety
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Claire Bury4
- Gijs Schilthuis2
- Nicolo Brignoli2
- Luis Planas Herrera2
- Fabien Santini2
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 111. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- BECA, Circular Economy Actsource ↗
- Circularity Actsource ↗
- BECAsource ↗
- Food and drinkssource ↗
- 2026-05-12ECMarta Caruda · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenExchange of views on trade diplomacy agenda and HLMsource ↗
- 2026-04-30ECPhilippe Chauve · Head of UnitExchange of views on the European food and drink supply chain industrysource ↗
- 2026-04-24ECClaire Bury · Deputy Director-GeneralTo discuss more targeted aspects of FoodDrinkEurope’s prioritised areas on Food Safetysource ↗
- 2026-04-21ECGijs Schilthuis · DirectorExchange of views on ultra-processed foods (UPF)source ↗
- 2026-04-20ECPetra Nemeckova · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera RodríguezCompetitiveness in the agri-food sectorsource ↗
- 2026-04-17ECEmmanuelle Maire · Head of UnitPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).source ↗
- 2026-04-14ECNicolo Brignoli · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulationsource ↗
- 2026-04-09ECLuis Planas Herrera · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallMeeting with FoodDrinkEurope on the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.source ↗
- 2026-04-09ECHenri Delanghe · Head of UnitExchange of views on the role of European Technology Platforms in the next Horizon Europe and MFFsource ↗
- 2026-04-09ECDiego Canga Fano · Acting Deputy Director-GeneralExchange of views on the role of European Technology Platforms in the next Horizon Europe and MFFsource ↗
- Ruokaketjutsource ↗
- 2026-03-11ECBrigitte Misonne · Acting DirectorOrigin labellingsource ↗
- 2026-03-11ECFabien Santini · Head of UnitOrigin labellingsource ↗
- 2026-03-10ECElisabeth Werner · Director-GeneralFuture MFF, competitiveness of the EU’s food processing sector, revision of the UTP Directive and trade missions.source ↗
- Exchange of views on Circular Economy Actsource ↗
- UTPsource ↗
- Austausch zu Unfair Trading Practices und Landwirtschaftsource ↗
- Agricultural Policysource ↗
- Unfair Trading Practicessource ↗
- 2026-02-16ECClaire Bury · Deputy Director-GeneralMax levels of vitamins,minerals and other substances;SafeHearts Action Plan:ultra-processed foods;Biotech Act;simplification pathways beyond the Food &Feed Simplification Package; evaluation of EFSA; origin labelling; French emergency measure MRLssource ↗
- Health Policysource ↗
- 2026-01-29ECPatricia Reilly · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenIntroductory meeting FoodDrinkEuropesource ↗
- 2026-01-29ECIsabelle Perignon · DirectorMeeting with EU Business associations on Empowering Consumers for the green transition directive and old stock productssource ↗
- 2026-01-29ECDaniela Bankier · Head of UnitMeeting with EU Business associations on Empowering Consumers for the green transition directive and old stock productssource ↗
- Exchange of viewssource ↗
- Unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chainsource ↗
- Meeting with FoodDrinkEuropesource ↗
- Echange sur les pratiques commerciales déloyalessource ↗
- Unfair trading practicessource ↗
- Discussion regarding Unfair Trading Practicessource ↗
- Competition policysource ↗
- 2026-01-15ECJames Morrison · DirectorImportance of food and beverage industries in the European R&I ecosystem. FoodDrinkEurope first meeting with new DG RTD Directorate B Directorsource ↗
- 2026-01-15ECPeter Wehrheim · Head of UnitImportance of food and beverage industries in the European R&I ecosystem. FoodDrinkEurope first meeting with new DG RTD Directorate B Directorsource ↗
- Priorities in the field of Agricultural sectorsource ↗
- UTPsource ↗
- Introductory Meetingsource ↗
- Pratiche commerciali sleali nel settore della filiera alimenatare in vista dell'attività legislative 2026source ↗
- Politischer Austausch zu UTPssource ↗
- Incontro conoscitivosource ↗
- Unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chainsource ↗
- tematiche ambientalisource ↗
- Trading practices in the agri-food supply chainsource ↗
- 2025-11-27ECDavid Boublil · Head of UnitFood and sugar taxationsource ↗
- EU health legislation, nutritionsource ↗
- Field Visitsource ↗
- 2025-11-13ECChristian Holzleitner · Head of UnitCatch-up on climate policy developmentssource ↗
- Healthsource ↗
- 2025-10-29ECFabien Santini · Head of UnitRetail alliances workshopsource ↗
- 2025-10-29ECJan Ceyssens · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallRoundtable- closing the Loop : Addressing the Plastic Recycling Crisis in Europesource ↗
- 2025-10-10ECAlexandra Nikolakopoulou · Head of UnitFDE’s recommendations for the food and feed simplification omnibussource ↗
- Meeting with FoodDrinkEuropesource ↗
- 2025-09-17ECAlexandra Nikolakopoulou · Head of UnitEFSA’s performance evaluationsource ↗
- 2025-09-17ECKlaus Berend · DirectorEFSA’s performance evaluationsource ↗
- 2025-09-17ECClaire Bury · Deputy Director-GeneralEFSA’s performance evaluationsource ↗
- Pratiques commerciales déloyalessource ↗
- Unfair Trade Practicessource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has FoodDrinkEurope disclosed?
FoodDrinkEurope (EU Transparency Register no. 75818824519-45) appears in 111 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-09-18 and 2026-07-08: 54 with the European Commission and 57 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does FoodDrinkEurope lobby on?
FoodDrinkEurope's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Agriculture, Trade, Technology, Energy. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does FoodDrinkEurope meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, FoodDrinkEurope has met Commission officials including Claire Bury, Gijs Schilthuis, Nicolo Brignoli, and MEPs including FIOCCHI Pietro, TYNKKYNEN Sebastian, WALSH Maria. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.
Primary sources
Every meeting above is a public disclosure by the European Commission or a Member of the European Parliament; counts are of disclosed meetings only and are not a measure of influence. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.
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