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2025 Trend Report for the Food and Beverage Industry

2025 promises to be a transformative year for the food and beverage sector. Strengthen your business strategy and gain a lasting competitive edge with this practical guide to the industry’s most significant challenges an..

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Eerste paal Ameco in Apeldoorn

07 February 2017

Op zaterdag 18 februari is de feestelijke eerste paal geslagen voor de nieuwbouw van Ameco op de Ecofactorij in Apeldoorn. Rob Stekelenburg, adviseur van de Ameco, stond stil bij de afgelopen paar maanden waarbij het ...

Empack: de 15e keer

07 February 2017

De verpakkingsvakbeurs Empack gaat op 5 en 6 april 2017 haar 15e editie beleven in de Brabanthallen. Het doel van het event is om de Nederlandse verpakkers vooruit te brengen. Gelukkig gaan daarvoor de ontwikkelingen in ...

Ten million kilos of tomatoes thanks to geothermal heat

07 February 2017

The company Duijvestijn Tomaten in Pijnacker does business as sustainably as possible, such as by using geothermal energy to heat its greenhouses. Director Ted Duijvestijn explains how this innovation came about. “Ene...

Sustainability in agri-food

07 February 2017

Today, society takes a more critical view of food manufacturing companies than ever before. Most election manifestos not only underline the importance of a food policy, but also believe that the policy should be closely ...

‘Food industry must support farmers’

07 February 2017

With forecast sales growth of 7% per year, the future for organic food in the Netherlands looks rosy. However, this growth depends on more farmers making the transition to organic production, and that cannot be taken for...

‘Forgotten meat’ in the spotlight

07 February 2017

During Grüne Woche in Berlin, Dutch State Secretary Van Dam (Economic Affairs, Agriculture) accepted the Dutch pork chain’s sustainable Schlachtplatte (platter of ‘forgotten meat’), presented by Platform Varkensvleeskete...

Efficiency gains thanks to new building

07 February 2017

The company called Aan de Stegge Twello has reached an agreement relating to the new-build project for Hems/Fortuna in Oss. Hems BV and its subsidiary Fortuna BV are specialised in the supply of a wide range of meat prod...

A journey through the chain

07 February 2017

According to the Dutch private sector and the government, it is time to take important steps forward in improving the transparency of our food chain in order to safeguard the Netherlands’ future as an agri-food nation.&n...

Personalised nutrition

07 February 2017

Besides sustainability, health is one of the most important issues in the food sector. “In the future, we will see a society in which each individual can and wants to make conscious choices to follow a diet that is preci...

Bizerba helps with process optimation

10 January 2017

Many companies are currently working on process improvements. The most commonly heard reasons for doing so are to improve delivery reliability, customer satisfaction and efficiency. Bizerba actively helps food manufactur...

Labelling affected by new legislation

10 January 2017

The new Dutch Food and Commodities Act Decree on Food Information (Warenwetbesluit Informatie Levensmiddelen) came into force in the Netherlands for manufacturers on 13 December 2016. As a result of this new legislation,...

PEF for fries and crisps

14 November 2016

Pulsemaster BV from Bladel has introduced an effective new pulsed electric field (PEF) pilot-scale batch system, under the brand name ‘Solidus’. The system can be used to determine the effects of PEF on whole potatoes in...

Maintenance and repairs

14 November 2016

The food industry places high demands on floors: they must be able to cope with heavy mechanical loads, be easy to clean thoroughly, offer sufficient anti-slip properties in wet conditions and be resistant to oils, fats ...

Decay of vacuum-packed fresh meat

14 November 2016

Vacuum packaging protects meat against contamination during storage and transport, and slows down microbiological spoilage. By also gradually reducing the temperature during transport, it is possible to keep the meat mic...

Modified atmosphere inhibits growth of microorganisms

14 November 2016

‘Can you supply chicken in modified atmosphere packaging?’ After being asked that by the market, Heijs Food Products ended up buying a new packaging machine. Hans van Norden from the poultry processing company explains: ...