The aim of the article is to assess the economic and financial situation of the food industry and its main industries in Poland in 2023 compared to 2019. The analysis used the method of synthetic assessment of the financial result developed by Bednarski. A comparative assessment of the dynamics of quantitative and qualitative indicators determining changes in the value of individual production factors and the efficiency of their use was carried out, both for the entire food industry and its main industries. The research was further enhanced by a cause-and-effect analysis of the financial result, which determined the level of influence of individual production factors on the growth of revenues and profit. The study used published and unpublished data from the Central Statistical Office. The synthetic assessment of the financial result of the food industry shows that despite the fact that entities in the audited period faced many challenges, m.in. related to price pressure, their economic and financial situation in 2023 was better than in 2019. In-depth research has shown that the development of the sector took place mainly through the increase in the technical equipment of labor and the improvement of the economic efficiency of the human factor involved in economic activity. Such a situation occurred in most industries (in 13 out of 18 respondents), and only in a few did not improve the net financial result. In the coming years, companies will have to face challenges related to, m.in others, high costs of raw materials and labor, but also the energy transition, which is why achieving sufficiently high processing margins is a priority for enterprises.
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