INVEST / BUSINESS
Food
Saint-Etienne Métropole can boast a wide range of activities related to the highly diverse food sector and to the productions level.
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Five main industries can be identified
- Cattle rearing
- Fruit farming
- Dairy production
- Farm products
- Goat rearing
Leading companies:
- WEISS: chocolate

- NATRA ZAHOR: chocolate
- AIGUEBELLE: chocolate
- LUSTUCRU: pasta products
- CASINO: distribution
- CANDIA: dairy products
- CLEXTRAL: twin-screw extrusion
- CHARLES FRERES: square products
- LA BOULANGERIE VIENNOISERIE FRANCAISE: French pastries
Training:
- IUT - DNTS (National Specialised Technology Diploma) : automated design and production / quality management technician.
- IDECQ - Quality management training (A level + 3 years)
Institut rural de la Loire - technical/commercial BTS in food science - CNAM - management training in food science / agriculture
- BTS diploma in industrial control and automatic regulation