NIS2 for Food
Just-in-time supply chains where a few hours of ERP downtime spoils physical stock. Business continuity under article 21(2)(c) is the measure with real financial teeth here.
Which entities are covered
Food businesses engaged in wholesale distribution and industrial production and processing.
Sub-sectors named in the annex
- Production, processing and distribution of food
Scope traps specific to this sector
Trap 1
The entry targets wholesale distribution and industrial production — retail food outlets are generally outside it.
Trap 2
Large agricultural cooperatives can exceed the size cap without thinking of themselves as industrial producers.
What else applies to you
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 on food law; HACCP obligations.
NIS2 rarely arrives alone. Where another EU act covers the same ground and is at least equivalent in effect, article 4 disapplies the corresponding NIS2 provisions — but only those, and only where that test is met.