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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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Roy Meenderink: Construction plans? Consider IT

19 June 2023

You're having a new building designed? That's great news! But before you get all caught up in the physical aspects of the building, let me remind you not to lose sight of IT in the process. You don't want to be yet anoth...

Repak uses smartphone principles in new HMI

19 June 2023

You can prevent downtime by making machines as simple as possible. This does not only work in the manufacturing of the machine, but especially in its operation. Repak has therefore designed a new HMI (Human Machine Inter...

KIC call: NWO speeds up AI revolution in agriculture and food

13 June 2023

NWO announces the KIC call "Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, Horticulture, Water and Food," expected to be published in August 2023. Researchers, companies and civil society organizations are invited to explore th...

The many benefits of an MES implementation

16 May 2023

MES stands for Manufacturing Execution System and is the digital link between the office environment and the production floor. There are several providers of MES Systems, each with its own focus in terms of functionaliti...

Smart robots to make a salad

02 May 2023

Picking and packaging a bunch of grapes with a robot already requires a lot of technology. But it can get even more complicated: automatically preparing a ready-to-eat salad. Researchers from Wageningen University & ...

MULTIVAC reveals new website and brand identity

11 April 2023

MULTIVAC launched a new brand identity in early March, bringing together all aspects of their expertise in packaging and processing solutions. The renewed website is now online and designed in this new corporate identity...

Marjolein Brasz - CEO Foodvalley

01 April 2023

By 2050, we want healthy, affordable, and delicious food. Sustainably produced. Of course, we won't reach that destination overnight. The current system is a result of decades, centuries of built up, the change will also...

Foodvalley up to the plate

01 April 2023

The aim is to get healthy, sustainable and efficiently produced food on our plates. Our experts identify promising opportunities at an early stage, with their sights set on 2050, but with application possibilities for to...

Foodvalley - international partnerships

01 April 2023

People around the world are working on themes similar to those of Foodvalley. It is crucial to identify what is relevant and initiate the right collaborations to accelerate and export concepts where appropriate. Paola...

Foodvalley - Join the journey

01 April 2023

Our mission: In 2050 the food system needs to offer food security to 10 billion people worldwide. Tasty, affordable, healthy and sustainable food, produced with respect for animals and our planet.  It is a major ...

Opportunities and challenges of blockchain for agri-food

21 March 2023

What are the most recent developments in the realm of blockchain applications? What opportunities and challenges does the technology present to the agri-food sector in the Netherlands? And what would help blockchain appl...

Packaging: sustainable versus political gain

06 March 2023

The European Commission is 'through with it': the EU's packaging waste policy has failed. That is why the EU is intervening with new legislation. Which is SO detailed that it is going to have a lot of impact on the food ...

European food systems: Sustainable with data

01 March 2023

Can data help us make European food systems more sustainable? 'Yes,' argue researchers from the Data4Food2030 project, '...provided we manage data well and build trust among all stakeholders.' There is still work to be d...

Roy Meenderink: Pointing out issues

06 February 2023

You don't hear any different. 'We have to become more sustainable'. You know, it's necessary to preserve our earth. Yet I can almost hear you thinking: "It's all expensive enough. What will it cost me?'  You cut ...

How to protect your company's manufacturing network

17 November 2022

We hear more and more about cyber attacks on the networks of manufacturing companies and government agencies. These digital attacks pose a serious risk. Because a successful attack can shut down all business processes. M...