The European Snacks Association asbl (ESA) is Europes only trade organisation dedicated to advancing the savoury snacks industry on behalf of member snack manufacturers and suppliers, as well as national trade organisations.
ESA
European Snacks Association
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 00849042167-65
4
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,800 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1519 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #823 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3.5
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Members of FoodDrinkEurope and the International Treenut Council (INC)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 15 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Head office
- Bruxelles, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 15 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European Snacks Association filed 4 positions between 5 Aug 2020 and 6 Apr 2023, across 3 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2020 · 1 filed2021 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed
What they argued
The European Snacks Association asbl (ESA) is Europe's only trade organisation dedicated to advancing the savoury snacks industry on behalf of member snack manufacturers and suppliers, as well as national trade organisations.
The European Snacks Association asbl (ESA) is Europe's only trade organisation dedicated to advancing the savoury snacks industry. The majority of savoury snacks are packaged using flexible laminated plastic films because they are one of the most resource efficient options which are currently available.
European Snacks Association asbl (ESA) is Europe's only trade organisation dedicated to advancing the savoury snacks industry on behalf of member snack manufacturers and suppliers, as well as national trade organisations.
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