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Jaap Korteweg: "We don’t need cows for delicious cheese"

Jaap Korteweg is a man with innovative ideas who never stops at just dreaming. He takes action, rolls up his sleeves, and gets things done—that’s what defines Jaap Korteweg. After founding De Vegetarische Slager and sell..

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VSD, Vivochem, and Ferr-Tech announce partnership

19 September 2024

VSD Food Machinery has announced a strategic partnership with chemical distributor Vivochem and water treatment company Ferr-Tech. The goal of this collaboration is to integrate FerSol, an innovative and sustainable clea...

14% increase in sustainable food sales in 2023

13 September 2024

Consumers spent 14% more on food with sustainability labels in 2023 compared to the previous year. Total expenditures on sustainable food reached €12.6 billion, spread across supermarkets, foodservice, and specialty stor...

Food waste in supermarkets drops to 0.89%

13 September 2024

Food waste in Dutch supermarkets has decreased further to 0.89% of their purchase volume in 2023, a reduction of 35% compared to 2018. These figures were presented to Minister Femke Marije Wiersma of Agriculture, Fisheri...

Verpact increases rewards for recyclable plastic packaging

12 September 2024

Starting in 2025, Verpact will further encourage producers and importers of plastic packaging to use highly recyclable materials. The reward for using recycled plastic (recyclate) will rise from 10 cents to 20 cents per ...

Yespers and FruitMasters start Total Value Partnership

11 September 2024

Yespers, known for its breakfast products, and FruitMasters Ingredients have formed a strategic partnership that marks a significant step towards a circular food system. This collaboration leads to the establishment of t...

Jumbo reduces food waste with ‘Use first’ tape

11 September 2024

Jumbo Supermarkets is helping customers reduce food waste by including the ‘Use first’ tape with online orders during the Verspillingsvrije Week (No Food Waste Week). In collaboration with the Samen Tegen Voedselverspill...

HAK switches to organic Dutch green beans

10 September 2024

This harvest season, HAK is transitioning to fully organic green beans sourced from Dutch soil. This move is part of the broader ambition of the vegetable and legume producer to cultivate all its local products organical...

Danone and Too Good To Go save 180,000 products from food waste

10 September 2024

Danone Nederland and Too Good To Go have joined forces to actively reduce food waste. Following a successful pilot, the collaboration has officially launched, giving Danone products such as Alpro plant-based drinks and O...

Rival Foods: “We are changing the protein market”

09 September 2024

Shear cell technology is a new method for adding texture to plant-based proteins. The start-up Rival Foods has successfully scaled this technique from lab level to industrial production. This summer, the company opened a...

Column IJsbrand Velzeboer: The curious case of beans

09 September 2024

Beans often require intensive processing to make them palatable and edible, such as defatting and starch modification. The risk of UPF (Ultra Processed Foods) is ever-present, but there are more hazards to consider. I...

Food-grade oils from FenS keep production lines running at Borgesius

09 September 2024

“The show must go on,” even when a new conversion is required. Industrial baker Borgesius can't afford to have production lines down. “Everything is interconnected,” says Thomas Harms from the technical department. Toget...

Ameco: ‘Our focus is on maximizing the value of the entire animal’

09 September 2024

The massive relocation of Ameco’s new cooling system in Apeldoorn this past spring attracted a large crowd. This comes as no surprise, as how often do you get the chance to witness such a spectacular operation? Now that ...

Towards Bean Deal 2.0: beans are brilliant!

09 September 2024

On July 14, 2022, the Bean Deal was signed by 56 parties representing the entire legume supply chain. This number has since grown to 72 organizations. The goal: to put Dutch-grown legumes on the map. But why is this so i...

Plankton offers potential, but also challenges

09 September 2024

The food industry is increasingly paying attention to plankton as an ingredient, though few companies have ventured into this space. One pioneer in this area is the supplement producer PLNKTN. After Thom Siersema’s st...

Choice Overload Monitor: Consumers long for the past

09 September 2024

More than six out of ten Dutch consumers believe we should strictly follow seasonal eating habits to reduce our environmental impact. There is also considerable support for so-called "odd" produce, such as crooked cucumb...