Multilevel Analysis of Corporations Networks: A Comparison Between Agro-Food and Automobile Strategies for Urban Development - Methods for Multilevel Analysis and Visualisation of Geographical Networks - page 167

Fig. 10.8 Main cities of the agro-food industry (Nestlé, Unilever, Kraft Foods, Pepsico et Danone)
(Source: ORBIS BVD, 2006 - Bohan C. & Gautier B. @ IAMM, Cefres, 2007)
Fig. 10.9 Main cities of the motor industry (Toyota, PSA, Fiat) (Source: ORBIS BVD, 2006 -
Bohan C. & Gautier B. @ IAMM, Cefres, 2007)
The heart of the network formed by the firms of the agro-food industry is
marked by strong relations between cities benefiting from a powerful market and,
more particularly, by the presence of European cities. This model follows a classic
economic core/periphery model because it presupposes the existence of agro-food