Originally founded in 1958, FruitVegetablesEUROPE (EUCOFEL) is the first European association created to represent, defend and promote the fruit and vegetables produced in the 🇪🇺 . FruitVegetablesEUROPE represents a large share of EU fruit and vegetables production. Members include national/regional Federations and Associations and more than 4.000 companies from the main producing countries (France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain) , allowing for a balanced represenation of European producers. Based in Brussels, FruitVegetablesEUROPE liaises between European producers and exporters in the sector, policy makers at EU institutional level and other international organisations.