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Raw material prices rise amid heat and tensions

International food prices edged up in July 2026. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 131.1 points. This was 0.6 percent higher than one month earlier. Compared with July 2025, the index rose 1.0 percent. Higher quotations ..

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QMRP: gamechanger in plastic recycling

27 December 2022

Scientists of TNO working on Circular Plastics have been using chemistry and polymer science to develop an innovative quality model, which translates the material properties of a plastic to a value. It then suggests the ...

Agrifood initiative: 'learning to create value in food chains'

19 December 2022

A number of large food companies are jointly launching a 'value creation in food chains' course. A widely supported initiative from within the chain with the aim of bringing all stakeholders in the chain closer together ...

Circular bioplastics partial solution to climate crisis

12 December 2022

With unchanged policies, global plastic production is likely to triple by 2100. By fully powering a circular biobased plastics industry with emission-free electricity, and by abandoning waste incineration, the sector cou...

'To go packaging' is hardly ever recycled

12 December 2022

The packaging of to-go stores and fast-food chains is hardly recycled and the possibilities for reuse are very limited. This is according to research by Natuur & Milieu (Nature & Environment). Whether it is coffe...

Rabobank: Animal protein companies face an inflection point

07 December 2022

Animal protein companies face an inflection point with a need to respond to structural changes in the market even with production levels and prices likely to remain elevated next year, according to Rabobank Producers ...

Cosun introduces new meat substitute ingredient

05 December 2022

Cosun Beet Company introduces a new innovative and functional ingredient for meat substitutes: Fidesse®, the only raw material of this 100% vegetable product is Dutch sugar beet pulp. Sugar beet pulp is a side stream ...

Time-Travelling Milkman and Peelon best food startups of 2022

05 December 2022

At the Brave New Food Startup Challenge, ten finalists competed against each other with their innovative food applications. During the final pitch round, Dutch startup Time-Travelling Milkman and US startup Peelon won th...

Major project to halve farmers' greenhouse gases

05 December 2022

Nestlé and Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods are launching a major project to reduce greenhouse gases within dairy farming based on regenerative farming principles in the Netherlands. Nestlé, Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods, Wageningen Un...

Palm oil in food almost fully sustainable

02 December 2022

In 2021, the Dutch food industry used 234.2 thousand tonnes of palm oil for domestic and foreign markets. 89% was sustainably certified with the Roundtable Table for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). This is according to the ...

Europe wants stricter rules for packaging waste

01 December 2022

The European Commission wants to reduce packaging waste by imposing stricter rules. For example, companies will have to offer a certain percentage of their products in reusable or refillable packaging and disposable, sin...

WUR: We should not replace meat but reduce it

30 November 2022

The shift to consuming more plant-based protein is an essential aspect of the protein transition. “The responsibility lies not just with the individual consumer, and the solution lies not just in innovative food products...

5 trends that will change the food sector

29 November 2022

The Dutch food sector is moving fast. Convenience trends, including delivery, have been driving growth in the sector for years. Fairly new is the focus on mental convenience. Reducing choice stress will be a major driver...

Too Good To Go starts home delivery with Unilever

29 November 2022

Too Good To Go and Unilever are taking the next step in the fight against food waste. From 29 November 2022, it will be possible to use the Too Good To Go app to have a parcel with products from Unox, Knorr, Calvé and Co...

KIDV: Beverage cartons are quite recyclable

28 November 2022

According to research by Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (WFBR), the recycling rate of beverage cartons was 31 per cent in 2020. Only the paper fibres were recycled; incidentally, these are not used in new bevera...

New opportunities for returned bread

23 November 2022

On 1 January 2023, the cabinet will unilaterally introduce a €30 million burden increase for the agricultural sector. On that day, the contribution that farmers, gardeners, growers, fishermen, processors and importers an...