The Swedish Food Federation
The Swedish Food Federation (Livsmedelsföretagen) is an employer and industry organization. The Federation works to ensure that Swedish food companies are characterized by high reputation and diversity, and have good growth, profitability and competitiveness.
The Swedish Food Federation has about 800 member companies representing all types of food companies – small and large, with Swedish and foreign owners, family-owned, agricultural cooperatives and others.
The Swedish Food Federation safeguards and promotes the member companies’ common interests in terms of employer and industry-specific issues.
The Swedish Food Federation is a member of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt Näringsliv) and FoodDrinkEurope. The Board of the Federation consists of representatives of the member companies, under the chairmanship of Mr Lars Appelqvist. The Director General is Mr Björn Hellman.
SOME FACTS
The Swedish food industry (figures for 2016):
- Fourth largest industry in Sweden (production value, number of employees)
- Industry turnover: 177 billion SEK
- Export: 50 billion SEK
- Number of companies: Approximately 4 200 companies, including small and start up
- Number of employees: Approximately 49 000
CONTACT INFORMATION
Head office
Visting adress: Storgatan 19, Stockholm
Postal address: Li Service AB, Box 55680, SE-102 15 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 762 65 00
Fax: +46 8 762 65 12
E-mail: info@li.se
Region office
Visiting address: Jörgen Kocksgatan 1B, Malmö
Postal address: Box 186, SE-201 21 Malmö, Sweden
Phone: +46 40 35 25 00
Fax: +46 40 35 25 56
E-mail: info@li.se
Press contact
For further information about us, please contact our Head of Communication:
Mr Daniel Emilson
Phone: +46 76 275 83 60
E-mail: daniel.emilson@li.se