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Food Tech Event evolves into a live innovation platform

Robotics, food safety, packaging legislation and sustainability took center stage at Food Tech Event 2026. On May 20 and 21, more than 2,000 professionals from the food industry gathered at the Brabanthallen in ’s-Hertog..

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Scancheck Barcode Control System

26 March 2026

The Scancheck machine has been developed for the automatic and accurate inspection of barcodes on tray-sealed topseal products. Rejected products are gently blown off the line using an air knife, without damaging the pac...

What document flows do to your operations

19 March 2026

How smoothly document flows run often determines how smoothly your operations perform. Orders, quality reports, supplier certificates, certificates of origin, packing slips, and invoices move daily between systems, depar...

AI platform aims to reduce audit pressure in the food industry

17 March 2026

Pressure on quality teams in the food industry continues to rise. More audits, stricter regulations, and staff shortages are creating bottlenecks. The Flemish start-up AuditQ is responding with an AI platform for quality...

Best read articles February 2026

11 March 2026

Which topics kept the food industry busy last month? In February, articles about data in spices, gas-free production, innovation and meat processing were widely read. Themes such as food safety, sustainability and smart ...

Column Pieter Vos: VUCA World

09 March 2026

There was a long queue outside cookie shop X; they had gone completely viral on Instagram. The owner quickly bought an additional oven. A month later, the queue has disappeared... Now the crowd is standing hungrily outsi...

Downtime due to inspections? Not at Haacht Brewery

09 March 2026

High speeds, high standards, and no room for error. That is the daily reality in modern beverage production. Haacht Brewery in Boortmeerbeek knows this better than anyone. Reliable inspection and coding are not a nice-to...

Packaging lines are becoming smarter and more data-driven

09 March 2026

Applying AI within production processes offers both opportunities and challenges. Dirk Boumans, expertise director digitalization, and Erik Snijders, senior project manager at NIRAS, an engineering firm specializing in t...

Sensors in the food industry: the power of PAT

09 March 2026

To meet the strict requirements for traceability, safety, and quality in the food industry, not only large volumes of data are needed, but also careful analysis and interpretation of that data. PAT (Process Analytical Te...

Managing risks in the food industry

05 March 2026

In the food industry, everything revolves around certainty. Certainty about the origin of raw materials. About product shelf life. About compliance with laws and regulations. And above all: certainty that the output you ...

Less dependency requires control of the supply chain

26 February 2026

Geopolitical tensions and trade restrictions are increasing pressure on international supply chains. For the Dutch food industry, that presents a tangible risk. Many producers depend on raw materials, ingredients, and ma...

Spicemasters: Data-driven control of spices

09 February 2026

Spicemasters is growing. The family business wants deeper insight into its data and no longer rely solely on experience and know-how. With Aptean’s food solution, the company opted for a phased ERP approach: first purcha...

Reducing food waste through smart innovation

09 February 2026

Reducing food waste requires more than good intentions. It calls for scalable technology, collaboration across the supply chain, and the courage to invest. OneThird demonstrates how a clear innovation strategy, backed by...

Westfort: People, engineering and technology

09 February 2026

With a strong turnout of 35 food producers and a broad mix of participants from, among others, meat and fish processing, dairy and patisserie, Mikrocentrum, together with OSV Netwerk, paid a visit to Westfort Vleesproduc...

'Technology as an amplifier of craftsmanship'

05 February 2026

Sometimes you walk into a production facility and feel it instantly: something special is happening here. I had that exact experience recently at Hessing Supervers, where I was a guest for the second Company in Focus int...

Food safety raised with smart imaging

27 January 2026

From stricter legislation to fluctuating raw material quality, food producers are looking for greater control. The PPO Smart Imaging System provides that control with real-time detection of deviations that were previousl...