Food Valley of Bjuv
Changing consumer needs and behaviour give rise to new demands on the future methods of production and handling of food. Imports of fish and vegetables today represent a substantial proportion of consumption, especially as the popularity of these foods is increasing.
Consumers also increasingly demand ethical and locally produced food. Therefore, locally and sustainably produced food is one of the most important factors to secure and develop the future of the Swedish food industry.
Industrial symbiosis
The companies in Bjuv have long experience of taking advantage of each other's residual flows. In a circular economy, nothing is regarded as waste, but as a resource.
Food Valley of Bjuv is a cluster where entrepreneurs and innovators get together to develop the future of food production and food companies. Networking and cooperation between research, entrepreneurs and industry is an important part in meeting future consumer and market demand.
Industrial cluster
Food Valley of Bjuv has several focus areas; sustainable food production - Green impact industry park, onshore fish farming, greenhouse cultivation, extraction of vegetable protein, innovative packaging industry and development of related supportive industry.
The area offers an existing infrastructure adapted for sustainable and circular food production. Approved real estates, high capacity biological sanitation plant and residues are handled by the biogas plant. Bjuv municipality and adjacent landowners focus on sustainable food production and offers expansion opportunities.
Green impact industry park
Green Impact Industry Park is an important element in Food Valley of Bjuv and is best described as an innovation engine for small and medium‐sized enterprises. The industry park creates conditions for the exchange of knowledge between enterprises with the ambition to scale up internationally and take a position in global value chains.
The industry park is located in the heart of Skåne, Sweden’s most important region for food production and agriculture. Green Impact Industry Park is the venue for developing future food production and food companies as consumers’ changing needs and behaviours impose new requirements on the future of food.
Logistics
Northern Europe’s largest, most energy efficient and automated cold storage facility has been finalised and started its operations in the industry park. In short, this is sustainable, climate‐smart food production at an industrial scale.