As the leading producer of sugar beet, the Aisne provides fuel for the biofuel industries.
Ranked amongst the leading producers of wheat, potatoes and onions,
the Aisne also has two AOCs*: for champagne and Maroilles (cheese).
Some of the big names in the agri-foods industry are present in the Aisne:
Banette, Belle des Champs, Beghin-Say, Bongrain, Bouillon Kub, C'est la vie, Champagne
Pannier, Chef, Danone, Daunat, Fauquet, Francine, Garbit, Heudebert, Lu, Maggi,
Mas d'Auge, Materne-Boin, Matines, Nestlé, Origny, Petit-Jean, Saint-Louis,
Vico, William Saurin...
*AOC: Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (a label guaranteeing that products are produced in a defined geographical area following stringent manufacturing processes).
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