The food and beverage industry is the second largest industrial sector in Latvia, producing around 20% of the total output in manufacturing in 2023. About 1383 companies and registered private merchants are active in the food processing industry.
In 2023, 20 % of all the people employed in manufacturing worked in the food industry.
Sector output in 2023 – EUR 2.6 billion. Export proportion of total sector’s turnover in 2023 – 42.2 %.