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Book presentation The Future of FOOD

In a setting that breathes innovation and future thinking, we proudly presented our book The Future of FOOD. Hosted by Koppert Cress, we gathered with our OSV network to not only hand over the first copy of the book, but..

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Number of dairy cows hardly declined

20 March 2023

The number of dairy cows in the Netherlands remained almost the same in 2022, at 1.57 million. The number of pigs decreased slightly in the last year, while the goat herd grew slightly in size. This is according to final...

The importance of steam quality in the food industry

16 March 2023

Different steam qualities are used in industry. Each of them have different contamination risks. Steam quality can affect the quality and safety of the final food product. Therefore, it is important to have the right typ...

Meat and dairy tax addressed once again

16 March 2023

The cabinet wants at least a 55% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030. The report 'Sharp goals, sharp choices' describes how the cabinet wants to tackle this, among other things a possible meat and dairy tax is mentione...

New method to measure environmental impact of food

16 March 2023

Foundation Earth recently published a new method to assess the environmental impact of food and drink products. The methodology, which proposes an improved version of the European Commission’s Product Environmental Fo...

FrieslandCampina opent lactoferrine productiefaciliteit

16 March 2023

FrieslandCampina Ingredients opende op 16 maart 2023 een nieuwe lactoferrine productiefaciliteit in Veghel om te voorzien in de stijgende wereldwijde vraag naar dit ingrediënt in zowel de kinder- als volwassenvoedingsmar...

Acquisition of Gosschalk by VanDrie Group cancelled

15 March 2023

After it was announced on 30 January 2023 that the VanDrie Group had entered into a letter of intent to acquire a majority stake in Exportslachterij J. Gosschalk en Zn. B.V. in Epe, that agreement has now been dissolved....

Farmers call for extraordinary organic boost

15 March 2023

Although with all the benefits it would seem logical that consumers would buy organic en masse, this is not yet the case. This is mainly due to the price, which is sometimes up to three times higher in supermarkets compa...

New method for iron fortification of foods

15 March 2023

Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional problems in the world. PhD candidate at Utrecht University Neshat Moslehi has designed compounds that could potentially be used for iron fortification of foods. This ...

Albert Heijn ceases using plastic bread clips

15 March 2023

Customers are seeing more and more products in a bag with a paper clip at Albert Heijn's bread department. The familiar square, plastic bread clips are gradually being replaced by a highly recyclable, paper variant.  ...

The solution for cap inspection of Tethered Caps

14 March 2023

From July 2024, all producers of Beer & Soft Drinks will be required to modify their PET bottles so that the cap stays on the bottle after opening. With the SUP legislation, the EU aims to reduce the amount of litter...

Output prices food industry up 20%

14 March 2023

Dutch food industry prices hit record levels in 2022. Overall, sales prices rose 20.5 percent due to high energy prices, scarce raw materials and the Ukraine war. In both domestic (+21.7 percent) and foreign markets (+19...

Continued economy overheating and inflation in 2023

14 March 2023

The Dutch economy managed to escape a mild recession in the fourth quarter. It actually grew relatively strongly in the last months of 2022, at 0.6 per cent. This is because a dip in household spending did not materialis...

Food products 18.4 per cent more expensive in February 2023

14 March 2023

Food products were 18.4 per cent more expensive in February than a year earlier, up from 17.6 per cent in January. This was mainly due to price developments of fresh vegetables. In addition, price developments of restaur...

bvA lanceert checklist duurzaamheidsclaims

13 March 2023

Op 10 maart 2023 lanceerde de bond van Adverteerders (bvA) een Checklist voor duurzaamheidsclaims. Hiermee wil de organisatie marketeers en hun bureaus ondersteunen bij het maken van verantwoorde reclame op het gebied va...

Packaging and taste give tomato lovers Pure Joy

09 March 2023

How can you let consumers enjoy healthy and delicious tomatoes while they are still in the store? With packaging that allows the tomatoes to shine in terms of colour and shape while also contributing to a good taste expe...