Food industry

One of strategically important directions for development of agro-industrial complex of Leningrad region is development of food industry. In 2018 Leningrad region initiated creation of the cluster of food industry and biotechnologies. The cluster is aimed at provision of all necessary local food products of high quality to the population of Leningrad region and Saint Petersburg, assistance to the participants in establishment of efficient cooperation, and at substitution of imported food products with domestic ones.

	Dairy industry		Meat industry
	Bread baking industry		Confectionery industry
	Food canning industry		Production of soft drinks
	Mixed feed industry

Dynamics of production of the main types of products by food, processing industry of Leningrad region: 

Volume of investments in fixed assets (million rubles):

Key development directions

• cooperation of intellectual, technological, financial, scientific, marketing resources of agricultural enterprises
• resolving issues of innovative development of the branch with introduction of innovative biotechnologies at all stages of food products manufacture  
• development and solving issues concerning implementation of joint projects in the sphere of cost reduction, marketing, logistics, staffing, advanced training for personnel
• increase in the volume of production of agricultural goods and food products
• growth of tax revenues to the budgets of different levels
• creation and development of engineering, logistic, scientific and educational, informational and communication infrastructure

Competitive advantages

• access to a large food products market  
• developed resource base of enterprises
• high share of small business in production of several types of agricultural products
• availability of a number of modern hi-tech enterprises
• availability of a sufficient amount of agricultural land
• availability of a sufficient amount of water resources for agricultural needs

Projects and participants of the Cluster

Agro-industrial complex of Leningrad region is among four most attractive branches in terms of investments, together with construction, logistics and chemical industry. Today investment projects amounting to about 35 billion rubles are being implemented or planned to be implemented in the region.