About TomatoEurope

TomatoEurope Procesors Association, formerly known as OEIT, represents the tomato processing industry from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and France; covering around 95% of the European Industry.

TomatoEurope was founded in 1979 as an umbrella association of national associations, indirectly representing more than 200 tomato processing entities. These entities transform annually 9.5 million tons of fresh tomatoes into tomato derivatives (1st and 2nd transformation) and generate direct and indirect employment for more than 40 000 people.

TomatoEurope is member of the EU Advisory Group on Fruit and Vegetables and the Forecast Working Group Tomatoes.

The objectives of TomatoEurope are:

To study topics of interest to the sector in legislative, economic, scientific and technological area;
To constitute a forum to enhance cooperation between the economic operators;
To develop actions that valorize the image of the sector, its products and enterprises;
To develop relations with European and International Institutions and other partners;
To study the development of the markets of tomatoes and their derivative products;
To inform associates and correspondents through regular publications about the activities of the sector.