Mendoza has a highly competitive and modern food and beverage industry. It is based on a high availability of raw materials, which ensures a continuous supply of world quality, and low transport and logistic costs.
World players such as Danone, Nestlé, Diageo, Allied Domeq, have a strong activity in the Province of Mendoza.
The industry produces:
wine, mineral water, must, cider, beer and other beverages
peach, pear, tomato and vegetable preserves
dehydrated food, as in the case of plums
olive oil and olive preserves
A complete industry has developed around food production. This supplies:
- packages
- fractioning machines
- production lines
- refrigeration equipment
- glass products
In Mendoza there are:
- more than 40 preserve factories
- more than 35 package factories
- more than 100 packaging companies
The geographic gross product of these industries has doubled in the last 5 years.
Evolution of the Food and Beverage Sector GGP 2002 = Base 100
Exports have grown 172% in the last five years, three times more in the case of dry fruit and four times more in the case of olive oil exports.
Evolution of Food Export 2002 = Base 100
Their destination markets are Brazil, the European Union or the United States.
Distribution of Food Exports
In the case of plums, Mendoza has 90% of the country’s surface planted with this crop, which virtually makes it the fourth largest exporter of prunes in the world.
Argentina is the fifth largest exporter in olive cultivation and growing in the world. Mendoza contributes 90% of the national exports and 85% of the processing capacity of the sector with only 20% of the country’s cultivated surface.
Gourmet Food
Together with the boom of the New World vine-growing and wine-making industry, companies which follow the most sophisticated world trends of gourmet and organic products have also developed in Mendoza. This province combines excellent agro-ecological conditions and a multicultural culinary tradition which has allowed the development of investments in this sector.
Exports from Mendoza include:
- Malbec jellies
- Flavored cheeses
- Rose-based confectioneries
- Infusions
- Olive oil Varietals
- Baked vegetables
These products are being traded by international chains such as Harrods, El Corte Inglés or KaDeWe..
The major food and beverage industry in Mendoza is vine-growing and wine-making. This section shows the rest of the sector industries, some of which have developed important regional and international leadership positions.
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