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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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Givaudan, Bühler and Cargill open Food Innovation Lab

18 July 2022

Three global companies, Givaudan, Bühler, and Cargill, have formed a consortium in collaboration with the FoodTech HUB Latam and ITAL, Food Technology Institute, to build a food innovation centre in the city of Campinas,...

124 million for approach to circular plastics

18 July 2022

The government has approved the first phase of Circular Plastics NL and is investing 124 million euro from the Growth Fund. With the implementation of Circular Plastics NL, the government, companies and knowledge institu...

Flexcraft speeds up robotics deployment in food industry

18 July 2022

Picking up a bag of crisps or a slippery chicken breast is a real challenge for a robot. An ambitious, multidisciplinary research team is working on versatile robots for the agricultural and food industries that can cope...

Number of bankruptcies in food industry slowly rises

18 July 2022

The number of bankruptcies in the food industry was 10 in the first half of 2022. This is relatively low compared to the pre-corona years. But especially in the second quarter of this year, the number of bankruptcies in ...

Longer shelf life due to new packaging technique

13 July 2022

PerfoTec and Oerlemans Plastics have started a collaboration to make packaging for fruit, vegetables and flowers more sustainable. The machine manufacturer and packaging producer are creating a unique packaging technique...

Food prices up by more than 11 percent

13 July 2022

On average, consumers paid over 11 percent more for food in June 2022 than in the previous year. The increase in food prices was therefore higher than the general price increase for goods and services of 8.6 percent. Thi...

Processed meat increases risk of colorectal cancer

13 July 2022

There is a link between exposure to nitrate and nitrite, including through eating processed meat, and the risk of colon cancer. This is according to an opinion of the French health agency, Anses. The French government pr...

Consumer expects shared responsibility for the planet

12 July 2022

For several years now, Innova’s Top 10 Trends have been headed by issues related to transparency and building consumer trust. By 2022, these trends had zeroed in on environmental issues and a shift in key consumer concer...

Jan-Willem Grievink: 'The supermarket is facing a revolution'

12 July 2022

Jan-Willem Grievink, founder and former director of Food Service Institute Netherlands (FSIN), spoke at the ‘Retail meets Foodindustrie’ event on 16 June about the changing retail landscape and the many opportunities it ...

80% of meat and dairy products contain microplastics

11 July 2022

Almost 80 percent of the meat and dairy products from farm animals tested by scientists contain microplastics, according to a new study by the University of Amsterdam. The possible cause could be the feed of cows and pig...

Cooperation Max & Bien and Vandersterre

08 July 2022

Vandersterre is going to cooperate with Max & Bien; the vegetarian alternative for cheese. The cooperation will give Max & Bien the opportunity to market the brand more widely. This way, consumers both in the Net...

The province of Gelderland is working on local protein

07 July 2022

Lupin, field beans and Nederquinoa contain a lot of protein and fit in with the goal of eating more vegetable protein and less animal protein. The crops are perfectly suited to cultivation in the Netherlands. That is why...

Circular Food Center works on more efficient bread chain

06 July 2022

Harvesting, baking, packaging and transporting: there is a lot of energy in our bread. Nevertheless, there are still 700,000 loaves of bread too many being baked every day in the Netherlands. About half of this is wasted...

VAT reduction on fruit and vegetables in 2024

06 July 2022

The government aims to introduce a VAT reduction on fruit and vegetables in 2024. A feasibility study must be completed by early 2023. At the moment, there is no definition of fruit and vegetables for VAT purposes. Befor...

Strategic partnership Multivac and Handtmann

05 July 2022

The demand for automated and cost-effective line solutions for food production and packaging is increasing worldwide. In response to this, MULTIVAC and HANDTMANN have entered into a strategic partnership in a number of k...