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 ..

2.6% food waste among meat product manufacturers

27 October 2025

For the first time, Dutch meat product manufacturers have jointly measured how much food is lost during the production process. The first results show that 2.6% of the raw materials used are wasted. The monitoring was ca...

HighFive: Reducing food waste with AI

20 October 2025

Food waste remains a persistent challenge in the food industry. A brand-new AI solution, developed within the European innovation program HighFive together with RBK Group and partners, supports operators with real-time a...

Food industry lags behind in the fight against food waste

16 October 2025

The Netherlands risks missing an important climate target: halving food waste by 2030 compared to 2015. Every year, millions of kilos of edible food end up in the bin. That affects not only the climate, but also our food...

Brewer’s grain becomes the base for cookies, cakes and crackers

23 September 2025

Brewers’ spent grain. The product left over after brewing beer. Duynie, Van Eigen Deeg and Qrackers are now giving it a second life. Using a patented separation technology, Duynie separates the fibres and proteins. The p...

Online edition september 2025 | (New) Proteins

15 September 2025

The demand for alternative proteins is high—and still growing. They're sought after as substitutes for costly animal proteins and as key ingredients in high-protein products. Protei...

QR code GS1 supports reducing food waste

08 September 2025

The message during the ‘Waste-Free Week’ is clear: stop throwing food away. Reducing waste for just one week in the Netherlands could save 23 million meals. Standards like the QR Code powered by GS1 can help make this po...

Food waste drops by 17%, more action needed toward 2030

05 September 2025

Between 2015 and 2023, food waste in the Netherlands decreased by 17%, according to the latest Monitor Voedselverspilling. Minister Wiersma (Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature in The Netherlands) shared the...

No Waste Army connects surplus food to sustainable growth

03 September 2025

When Dutch growers Robin and Adriaan were stuck with tons of apples and pears after a hailstorm, four entrepreneurs from Breda stepped in. Organic farmers Hanneke and Bart faced a similar issue when supermarkets chose ch...

Nestlé gets more out of the cocoa fruit

20 August 2025

Making chocolate from only part of the fruit? Nestlé saw room for improvement. The company developed a new technique that uses up to 30% more of the cocoa fruit. Less waste, more yield, without compromising on taste. ...

How a MES can future-proof your production

08 July 2025

In today’s food industry, it all comes down to data: gaining insight is crucial to prevent downtime, waste, and quality issues. A Manufacturing Execution System supports this effort. The days when production lines ran...

Food waste levels flatten as supermarkets shift focus

03 July 2025

After years of steady decline, food waste in supermarkets has stabilised for the first time. Compared to 2018, the amount of food wasted has dropped by a consistent 33%, keeping the retail sector in the lead when it come...

Upcycling map charts global food side streams

24 June 2025

Food industry companies can now connect more easily in their search for upcycling partners. On International Upcycling Day, the Global Food Upcycling Map was launched — a digital tool designed to give collaboration in th...

‘Look-Smell-Taste’ now featured on 3,500 products

18 June 2025

Exactly one year after the launch of the Shelf Life Coalition, over 3,500 products now carry the ‘Look-Smell-Taste’ icons and the hand symbol. The coalition was initiated by Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling to reduce unnec...

Dutch households underestimate their own food waste

16 June 2025

People in the Netherlands are willing to live more sustainably—especially when it comes to food. Yet over thirty kilos of food per person still ends up in the bin every year. What’s the issue? Most people don’t realise h...

Food waste not always a top priority in the food industry

10 June 2025

Six out of ten companies in the food industry consider food loss and waste a concern. Yet international research by DNV shows that fewer than a quarter have made it a high priority. This highlights a striking gap between...