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Food waste not always a top priority in the food industry

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..

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Editie november 2022: Hygiëne, reiniging en desinfectie

21 November 2022

Cleaning is an essential part of the overall management measures within the HACCP plan. Yet it occasionally goes wrong. A major - and often understudied - cause is: incorrect design, combined with a lac...

'The drive for improvement is there'

21 November 2022

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) oversees - among other things - the production of safe food. Recent outbreaks and major changes in detection techniques are prompting more attention to machine ...

Machine design, a source of contamination?

21 November 2022

Before use, a machine in the food industry must obviously be clean. Cleaning is therefore part of the general management measures within the HACCP plan. Nevertheless, things occasionally go wrong. There are several reaso...

New contamination issues with plant-based

21 November 2022

The demand for more sustainable food production is rising, consumers are more often choosing plant-based alternatives and the food industry is eagerly jumping on this. However, their production involves other forms of po...

Strong example of Simpeldesinfecteren: 'You know it works'

21 November 2022

If you have been promising your customers for 20 years that you make the tastiest sandwiches, you have great confidence in the safety and hygiene of the production process. Yet there is always room for improvement by lea...

Dedicated to food: when cleaning runs through your veins

21 November 2022

Cleaning food companies with 70 people every day, washing 500,000 crates and 12,000 pieces of company clothing every week, taking over extra tasks from your customers with a smile, continuing to optimise your business an...

Food-safe lubrication of machines and components

21 November 2022

Like in any other industry, lubricants are used in the food industry. Unlike in any other industry, an essential question comes into play here: are they food-safe? As a food manufacturer, you are personally responsibl...

Start with the basics: Don't give bacteria a chance

21 November 2022

Bacteria are everywhere but often unwanted. Especially in environments such as laboratories and food plants, they should not be given a chance. So how can you prevent bacterial growth? With high-quality antibacterial wal...

Cold plasma: Interesting for the food industry?

21 November 2022

Current chemical and thermal processes used to ensure the hygiene and safety of products have their disadvantages. Cold plasma can be a mild alternative in controlling micro-organisms, microbial spores and viruses. What ...

WUR: Diversity between various groups of eaters

17 November 2022

Two recently published studies from Wageningen University & Research compared consumers with various eating patterns. The studies focussed specifically on meat eaters, flexitarians and vegetarians, and on the diversi...

73% of Belgian meat firms can only continue for another six months

15 November 2022

Increased costs for energy, among other things, are having a major impact on the meat and meat processing sector in Belgium. The majority of companies fail to pass on the increased costs and are therefore financially at ...

More food producers join Winter Collective

14 November 2022

More and more food producers are taking up the call to donate extra to the Voedselbank (Food Bank), which currently has a shortage of nutritious products due to an increase in clients. On 25 October, four Dutch food prod...

ING: Pressure on margins and volumes food industry in 2023

02 November 2022

Despite the recent sharp fall in wholesale gas and electricity prices, ING expects them to rise again next year. Without Russian gas, it is likely to become more difficult to fully fill gas reserves even in 2023. Energy-...

Compaxo Group acquires Maasland Vleeswaren

28 October 2022

Compaxo Group B.V. and the shareholders of Maasland Vleeswaren B.V. have reached agreement that Maasland Vleeswaren B.V. will become part of the Compaxo Group. With this acquisition, family-owned Compaxo expands its broa...

Dutch food producers increase donations to food bank

25 October 2022

The pressure on the Voedselbank (food bank) is increasing; the number of clients is expected to increase by at least 40 per cent this winter compared to the beginning of 2022. Unox, Iglo, Hak and Bolletje are therefore f...