Food industry in the Romanian economic system

The global economic instability, at international level, but mainly the Romanian economic crisis, has also affected food industry in an alarming way. In this context, the paper approaches several aspects regarding the possibilities food industry can provide in the field of new jobs creation, the demographic policy, the policy of balance of the relationship between generations, the social policies etc. To this effect, a series of possibilities to recover and increase the economic efficiency are suggested, as follows: supporting the reorganization and restructuring of the Romanian companies in the field, promoting the partnership with managers from countries economically developed, promoting an agro-food industry based on knowledge, drafting some strategic objectives of development both under circumstantial and normal conditions etc.