NEWS

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..

Ter Beke closes factory Offerman Aalsmeer

22 January 2020

Ter Beke has indicated to close its Offerman factory in Aalsmeer. Sixty to seventy employees are likely to lose their jobs as a result. According to message from the FD. The main cause of the closure seems to be last ...

LNV: Regional products as tourist attraction

22 January 2020

Under the name 'Taste the Dutch Masters', the Ministry of LNV, Slow Food Netherlands, the Netherlands Board of Tourism (NBTC) and the Dutch provinces are launching a campaign. Carola Schouten, Minister of Agriculture,...

Longer shelf life fruit and vegetables

21 January 2020

Strawberry packaging at a constant high speed, corn cobs durable packaging; this is just a few of the MULTIVAC packaging concepts shown on the FRUIT LOGISTICA. Come to the stand and find out about packaging solutions tha...

Moving Mountains launches No-Pork burger

21 January 2020

Moving Mountains, known from vegetable burgers and hot dogs, is continuously developing various alternative meat products. After recently launching a sausage, the No-Pork Burger is now also available to the market. While...

KIDV: Ambitious out-of-home sector plan

20 January 2020

Leaders in the out-of-home sector will take concrete measures in the coming years to make packaging more sustainable and reduce litter. In collaboration with the Knowledge Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV), a Se...

High demand for Dutch food

17 January 2020

ABN AMRO estimates, based on export figures, that the export value of Dutch food products has increased by 5% over the whole of 2019. The export value of meat rose hardest, by more than 7 percent, as a result of African ...

Dutch veal on International Grüne Woche

17 January 2020

Following its culinary campaign in Germany, the VanDrie Group is treating visitors to the Grüne Woche to a veal breakfast. German consumers place high demands on their food and demand products that are produced ...

Huge sales increase in hybrid vegetable products

15 January 2020

Hybrid vegetable products have been available in Dutch supermarkets since 2016, and there are more and more variations on the shelves. Existing products are enriched with vegetables and legumes as ingredients. This gives...

Foodybag reduces food waste

14 January 2020

As of January 13th, restaurants will be able to display a special #waste-free logo behind their windows or on their menus to show their commitment to fighting food waste. What is not eaten may be taken home. The logo, la...

Dutch people think price of healthy food is too low

14 January 2020

Consumers think that our food has become healthier and more sustainable; we pay too little for it. These results of the study were presented at the New Year's Café of Schuttelaar & Partners, the consultancy for a hea...

Alternatives plastic can be worse for the environment

13 January 2020

Experts say that alternatives to plastic can sometimes have an even worse impact on the environment than plastic itself. Their use would, among other things, lead to higher CO2 emissions. The British Circular Taskforc...

Plukon and Fresh Care Convenience join forces

13 January 2020

Plukon Food Group and Staay Food Group announced on Friday 10 January that they had concluded an agreement in principle for the acquisition by Plukon of 51% of the shares of Fresh Care Convenience B.V. in Dronten (FCC). ...

Half meat and half vegetable in the meat shelf

08 January 2020

New for consumers who want to eat less meat but don't want to compromise on healthy properties and delicious taste, who are looking for the balance between enjoyment, responsible living and sustainability. FiftyFifty is ...

The Urker Zalmhuys is ready for the future

07 January 2020

In 2016 a major renovation started, which will be completed in 2020. The business premises will then be five times as large. In the meantime, a large part of the fresh produce department has been renovated. Various new m...

HAK: ‘Vegetables make everyone happy’