Food waste

Cono Kaasmakers creates more value from cream streams

Cono Kaasmakers and butter specialist Van de Koe have joined forces. The international cheese company plans to create added value from its cream streams. For Cono, this is an important step in strengthening its position ..

Food residuals as animal feed to reduce scope 3 emissions

21 September 2026

Several large Dutch supermarkets aim to reduce their indirect emissions in the coming years. Processing surplus products into animal feed could play an important role. This keeps raw materials within the food chain and r...

Online edition september 2026 | New proteins and ingredients

14 September 2026

New proteins and ingredients are developing rapidly. Manufacturers are looking for products that taste better, remain affordable and can be scaled up effectively. This requires smart choices in raw materials, fo...

Van der Zee has its own butcher training programme

14 September 2026

Slagerij Van der Zee values skilled professionals who can share their knowledge with customers at the butcher’s counter. Through its own training programme, the company educates and trains butchers who use their expertis...

The Netherlands’ Crookedest Supermarket in Utrecht

09 September 2026

De 'Kromste Supermarkt Van Nederland' is open at Utrecht Central this week. No Waste Army and NS Stations opened the temporary supermarket on Monday 7 September. It is located near platforms 18 and 19. The store will rem...

Dairy sector takes steps to reduce food waste

26 August 2026

Dutch consumers waste an average of 25.5 kilograms of perfectly edible food per person each year. Of this amount, 1.9 kilograms consists of dairy products. During Verspillingsvrije Week, Zuivelpak is drawing attention to...

The Netherlands saves 40 million meals from going to waste

18 August 2026

Too Good To Go has saved 40 million meals in the Netherlands. The app reached this milestone eight years after its launch. More than 13,500 businesses have now joined the platform. According to Too Good To Go, these meal...

Prevent product giveaway and reduce costs

23 July 2026

In the competitive food industry, every gram counts. Small deviations in filling weight can lead to significant product waste, unnecessary product giveaway, and consequently higher operational costs. These inefficiencies...

Rigid standards cost farmers 20 percent of their crop

14 July 2026

The gap between industrial standards and the unpredictable whims of nature is growing. While the climate causes more variation, the industry is demanding even more uniformity. On average, 15 to 20 percent of the fruit an...

Meat processing sector tracks residual streams more effectively

10 July 2026

The Association of the Dutch Meat Products Industry is continuing its monitoring of food waste. This year, Danish Crown, Sigma Benelux, and DeliBarn are joining the group. This means over half of the combined production ...

Retail food waste plateaus: how will the supply chain respond?

10 July 2026

Supermarkets have made significant strides in reducing food waste. Between 2018 and 2023, retail food waste dropped by 34%. Over the last few years, however, this downward trend has stalled. This is shown in the annual s...

Food waste in cheese production proves low

07 July 2026

The Dutch cheese sector is performing well in resource management. New collaborative research shows that actual food waste during the production process is low. Five major producers participated in this initial measureme...

Young people waste food more often than older adults

25 June 2026

Young people throw away significantly more food at home than people aged 55 and older. Vegetables, fruit, dairy products, meat, and eggs are discarded most often. That is according to research by Too Good To Go. The find...

1 in 5 Europeans does not have enough to eat

19 June 2026

One in five Europeans does not have sufficient access to food. That is the claim made by the 360 organisations behind a new European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). According to them, 42 million Europeans go to bed hungry ev...

THT or TGT? The difference remains unclear for many

18 June 2026

More than one billion products in Dutch supermarkets are now carrying shelf-life icons. With these symbols, manufacturers and retailers aim to help consumers waste less food and make better decisions about expiration dat...

The Banana Factory saves 20 million bananas from waste

15 June 2026

Every year, 255,000 tons of edible bananas end up in European incinerators. In many cases, these bananas are still perfectly suitable for consumption, but are rejected because they ripen too quickly during transport. The...