Innovation

AR Coproducten makes liquid protein as feed for pigs

AR Coproducten, in collaboration with pig farmer Erik Kroef from Bemmel, has completed the first delivery of liquid processed animal protein (VDE). VDE, also known as Processed Animal Protein (PAPs), offers many benefits..

Enjoyment slice for slice

30 June 2015

The Polish dairy OSM SIERPC offers its high-quality hard cheese in an innovative consumer pack: it is easy to open, can be reclosed and keeps the cheese slices fresh for a long time. There is an almost 60 metre long pack...

The art of making it happen!

30 June 2015

Ruitenberg Ingredients is a pioneer in devising creative, innovative solutions for the food processing industry. “Every day, our impassioned team inspires our customers to utilise ingredients and processing technology in...

Improved insulation leads to savings

12 May 2015

AAK Netherlands refines vegetable oils and fats for use in various types of foodstuffs. The company has already implemented a number of measures aimed at saving energy and is now focusing on insulation. Such improvements...

50 Mln to stimulate innovation

12 May 2015

From 19 May onwards, Dutch small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the so-called Top Sectors could be eligible for a new innovation provision (‘MKB Innovatiestimulering Topsectoren’ or ‘MIT’). This provision will ma...

The magic of “witches’ cheese”

14 April 2015

The slogan on the packaging of the Dutch spreadable dip called Heks’nkaas translates as ‘A hint of magic’. The product has enjoyed a meteoric rise since its retail launch in 2012 – and that in a category where sizeable p...

Fermentation technologies

10 March 2015

One consumer trend with significant impact on the food industry is ‘all natural’, and this trend is closely connected to the globally felt necessity to improve the sustainability of food production. Which technological p...

The innovation process

09 September 2014

An idea is merely air. You can dream about it, fantasise about it and talk about it, but that’s as far as it goes. Plus no idea is ever unique. Somewhere in the world, at least one other person will have identified the s...

Improving sustainability with Pathema

09 September 2014

Pathema BV’s Industrial Vortex Generator-Circulation (IVG-C) CoolWater technology is a total solution for managing and recycling cooling water without the use of any chemicals at all. The technology has been nominated fo...

OneGrain® mineral salt wins MFC Innovation Trophy

10 June 2014

AkzoNobel was announced as winner of the MFC Innovation Trophy for the meat category with its OneGrain® mineral salt on 22 May during the inaugural MFC Event in Rosmalen, The Netherlands. Having been prepared using the m...

3D food printing

10 June 2014

Nowadays, 3D printers can produce shapes using many different kinds of materials. From silver earrings to iPad covers, and from chocolate bars to toys printed from recycled plastic – the list of products that can be 3D p...

Innovation credit

02 January 2014

You need money to achieve business plans. But arranging the finance can often be a difficult task: banks and venture capital funds may consider a loan or credit too risky. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency &n...