Usine Agro du Futur - hall 6

Innovation, performance and transitions

The agri-food industry faces many challenges: productivity, attractiveness, sustainability and energy transition. The Usine Agro du Futur (Factory of the Future) platform, returning to CFIA Rennes 2026, will highlight concrete solutions to support this transformation towards operational excellence.

In partnership with Valorial, ABEA and Agence Bretagne Next, and with the support of the Brittany Region, this 450 m² platform will offer an immersion into the heart of industrial performance technologies and approaches: automation, real-time supervision, digitalisation, continuous improvement, energy efficiency, lean manufacturing, and more.

UAF
UAF

Le Showroom

L’édition 2026 de l’Usine Agro du Futur sur la thématique de l’innovation au service de la performance industrielle et des transitions, résolument tournée vers la proposition de solutions pour l’industrie agroalimentaire. Le souhait est d’apporter de l’expertise et des solutions concrètes avec des professionnels du secteur. Vous pourrez découvrir et approfondir sur le showroom les 4 thématiques ci-dessous :

 

  • Automatisation, digitalisation et pilotage énergétique
  • Maintenance industrielle
  • Nettoyage industrielle
  • Nettoyage et économie d'eau 
  • Qualité sanitaire

Le Village FoodTech

Un espace plus grand composé de start-ups et d’entreprises innovantes qui dévoilent des solutions nouvelles en matière d’équipements, de procédés, d’emballages, d’ingrédients et de digitalisation.

 

  • Digitalisation 
  • Ingrédients & PAI
  • Emballages & Conditionnements
  • Équipements & Procédés

Our partners

Bretagne Next Agency

 

A regional economic development agency funded by the Brittany Region, Bretagne Next, which stands for New Economy, Expertise and Transitions, aims to anticipate economic changes and position Breton companies at the forefront of digital, energy, food and industrial transitions and sovereignty, with the ambition of structuring sectors of the future for Brittany: cybersecurity, smart agriculture and biocontrol, the agro-factory of the future, sails and technologies, marine energies, renewable hydrogen, etc. Bretagne Next also coordinates the Relocalisons.bzh project, manages the Bretagne brand and co-runs the EEN network.

Valorial

 

Valorial is an innovation cluster specialising in sustainable agricultural and agri-food innovation, which brings together, animates and challenges 400 members through its Club Inno de l'Agro and its range of tailor-made advice and services. Its mission: to stimulate responsible food innovation by challenging the innovations of companies, research, transfer and teaching players.

 

Valorial accelerates the transition of these sectors towards sustainable models by connecting and advising members of its community in the Brittany, Pays-de-la-Loire and Normandy regions, while also operating on a national and international scale. It has 20 years of expertise in the service of food progress, with more than 650 R&I projects supported since 2006.

ABEA

 

The Association Bretonne des Entreprises Agroalimentaires (ABEA) is the professional representative of the Breton agri-food sector. With 250 members and 55,000 employees, the ABEA defends the collective interests of businesses, coordinates the network of professionals throughout the region and develops the economic, social and environmental performance of its member companies and cooperatives.

 

Its objective is to bring agri-food issues to the attention of public actors while bringing together professionals in the sector. It represents food companies and cooperatives, from small businesses to large groups, and covers the entire region of Brittany across all sectors.