{"id":1971,"date":"2018-04-16T16:30:43","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T14:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upon.wmp.mx\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2019-12-11T17:34:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T16:34:07","slug":"food-made-in-mexico-a-business-opportunity-for-german-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wmp.mx\/en\/food-made-in-mexico-a-business-opportunity-for-german-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Food “Made in Mexico” \u2013 a business opportunity for German companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

What potential has the increased demand for Mexican food? How can German companies benefit? We take a closer look at the filling and packaging industry.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The value of exported drinks and food in 2016 was about $ 10 billion US Dollar. Already at the end of the second quarter of the following year, an increase of 23.5 percent was recorded \u2013 an increase is also expected for the current year. Three quarters of the exported goods were for the US market. However, Europe is becoming more and more important too.<\/p>\n

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Challenges for Mexican companies<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition, with an increasing export rate, the demand on international standards increases too, in particular regarding to hygiene (e.g. ISO 22000).<\/a><\/p>\n

This could be an opportunity for German companies in the packaging and filling industry. Today, around 23 percent of the foreign food processing machines are from Germany and 28 percent of packaging machines (June 2017). Not only Mexican SMEs but also large companies should increasingly focus on increasing their competitiveness.<\/p>\n

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Investments in digitalization and automatization create the following benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n