Food waste

Food waste in supermarkets drops to 0.89%

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..

IJsbrand Velzeboer: Lies on my plate

07 March 2022

Food technologist IJsbrand Velzeboer (69) is fed up with the abuses and deception in the food sector. In his new book 'Lies on my plate', he takes a critical look at the entire sector: producer, retailer, legislator and ...

Does sustainable packaging exist?

07 March 2022

Plastic is lightweight, has good protective properties and is therefore a widely used material for packaging in the food industry. Unfortunately, current plastic packaging is far from circular. Packaging that causes the ...

Bakery Sweets Center makes bread spread from returned bread

22 February 2022

Every year, a lot of bread is returned. We are talking about thousands of tonnes of product. The bread is reprocessed for the cattle feed industry. But how nice would it be if the bread that was fresh on the shelves yest...

Upcycling spent grain is promising

14 February 2022

Upcycling Brewers spent grains for food is very promising, is the conclusion of the event 'Brewer's spent grain: moving forward!'. In order to make the upcycling of this enormous worldwide waste stream possible and to co...

To measure = to know = pure profit

07 February 2022

Until 4 March 2022, student teams are working on food waste issues of companies and organisations. They think about innovations that contribute to the prevention of food wastage. The MBO Challenge Food Waste 202...

Spoilage processes in food reviewed with new tool

26 January 2022

A new DNA-based analysis technique finds spoilage organisms in food that are not picked up by traditional analysis techniques. This new technique is an important additional tool that provides more insight into deteriorat...

Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling voucher scheme 2022

21 January 2022

To stimulate innovations for a circular food chain, Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling (Together Against Food Waste) will also open its voucher scheme in 2022. Entrepreneurs and organisations with a good idea for preventing ...

Confectionery industry to monitor food wastage

17 January 2022

Together with the foundation Together against food waste, Wageningen University, the Ministry of Agriculture, VBZ and a number of members, a pilot project is being conducted to develop a tool to monitor food wastage that...

100th stakeholder for Together Against Food Waste

03 December 2021

The 100th organisation has joined the Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling (Together Against Food Waste) foundation as a stakeholder: Zwanenberg Food Group. This is an important milestone for the Dutch movement that aims to re...

Clean Label safeguards traditional meat taste

15 November 2021

How do you guarantee that meat products can be kept for long enough and remain tasty? That was the challenge Aarnink Vleeswaren faced. They chose Masterblends 'clean label' and are pleased with the natural, traditional m...

New b2b platform LEROMA

15 November 2021

Food producers can spend weeks searching for raw materials that meet the required quality standards. Raw material suppliers, in their turn, are looking for the right buyers. The new digital B2B platform LEROMA, a Düsseld...

'Sustainable food system should be a priority'

02 November 2021

One third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food systems. About a third of all food produced does not end up on our plates. Yet a more sustainable food system remains a blind spot in climate policy, nationally...

New sensors improve the quality of fresh produce

14 October 2021

To truly improve the quality of fresh produce and reduce food waste, you need real-time access to supply conditions and product information at every stage of the supply and production chain. But how do you achieve this? ...

Webinar voedselverspilling

05 October 2021

Een te korte houdbaarheid leidt vaak tot voedselverspilling en dat is niet duurzaam. Tijdens het webinar bespreekt Normec Foodcare het spanningsveld tussen duurzaamheid en houdbaarheid. Wat we bespreken tijdens ...

HAS starts first Brabant Hbo Food Waste Challenge

20 September 2021

On 14 September, HAS University of Applied Sciences launched the first Food Waste Challenge in Brabant in collaboration with the Joint Food Waste Foundation and Rabobank. Its goal? To make as many students and businesses...