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The Hauts-de-France region is a major player in the beverage industry, home to over 130 companies in the sector and generating nearly 2,000 local jobs. Renowned for its quality and expertise, the region stands out as France’s second-largest producer of champagne. It also makes a significant contribution on a national scale, with almost 30% of the country’s beer production. With its recognized diversity and excellence, the Hauts-de-France region is a land of innovation and tradition in the beverage industry.
Renowned international groups such as Coca-Cola or Refresco and companies such as Leroux and Cristaline have set-up in Hauts-de-France.
Northern France has a long history of brewing expertise, and Hauts-de-France is France’s No. 2 beer-making region, producing 600 million liters annually. That’s 30% of the national output.
What is driving this success? Our location plus our abundant supply of pure water and other essential ingredients, including wheat, barley and hops.
Hauts-de-France has over 60 breweries, including many fast-growing craft and microbreweries producing:
And some of these regional beers have won international awards.
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of the French barley production
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of the French malt production
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of the French hop production
Coca-Cola began doing business in Hauts-de-France in 1989, at a site near Dunkirk, and its production unit has never stopped growing. After 30 years of growth and investment, its site in Dunkirk is the most important one of the group, with 8 production lines (including 2 state-of-the-art aseptic lines). Over €150m has been invested for the site to boost its industrial performance and conduct a particularly proactive approach to decarbonization. The figures speak for themselves: 5 million units leave the Dunkirk site every day!
Published on 19.01.2020 
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Choose France: investment projects announced for Dunkirk
Published on 17.07.2019
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Coca Cola, a long-standing presence in Hauts-de-France
Published on 28.11.2018
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Coca-Cola is investing €19M in Dunkirk
Beverages are heavy, which complicates transport logistics and is why your company needs to be close to customers. Hauts-de-France is located in the heart of Europe—an undeniable edge to grow your market share.
Learn more about tapping into our qualified labor pool, leveraging our R&D capabilities and getting started in Hauts-de-France.
