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European vegetable production drops 7%: concerns mounting

Uncertainty is growing; both in the fields and behind closed doors in Brussels. Over the past four years, vegetable production in the European Union has fallen by 7%. Climate challenges, rising costs and stricter regulat..

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Belgium starts monitoring food prices monthly

21 July 2023

The Prices Observatory is to introduce monthly monitoring of food prices, according to a decision by Economy Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne (PS). The minister believes the food sector is not doing enough to fight rising p...

Agrifirm innovates with sustainable rumen-resistant protein

21 July 2023

Agrifirm has patented a technology called Greenwave that enables climate-friendly production of rumen-resistant protein for cattle feed. This technology not only reduces nitrogen and CO2 emissions in dairy farming, but a...

Kunststoffenbeurs 2023

20 July 2023

The Kunststoffenbeurs, the largest trade fair in the Benelux focused on plastic and rubber products, will be entirely dedicated to sustainable product development and production on 20 and 21 September 2023. Plastics and ...

Scientists create biodegradable food film

20 July 2023

A pioneering research group in São Paulo state, Brazil, has developed a solution to tackle the global plastic waste crisis while preserving food freshness. They have created a biodegradable film, derived from limonene fo...

Mondi invests in high barrier paper-based packaging

20 July 2023

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is investing €16 million in new technology to produce a new packaging range called FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate. This ultra-high barrier paper-based solution for food me...

Brussels obliges supermarkets to donate food

19 July 2023

The Brussels government approved on Thursday, July 13, a draft regulation, on the initiative of Minister of Welfare Alain Maron (Ecolo), that obliges Brussels supermarkets to donate their unsold food products. This aims ...

Chicken reinvented: from waste to delicacy

19 July 2023

Flevo Campus and Low Food recently presented the results of the Low Food Lab Chicken 'Oranjehoen' project. This project investigated practical solutions for reducing food waste from chicken meat. The Dutch mainly eat chi...

BENEO expands fiber portfolio with beta-glucans

19 July 2023

BENEO, a leading manufacturer of functional food ingredients, announces the launch of Orafti® β-Fit, its first beta-glucans ingredient from barley. This natural and clean label whole grain barley flour with 20% beta-gluc...

Farmers worldwide oppose food from laboratories

18 July 2023

The World Farmers' Organization (WFO), a global organization representing more than 1.2 billion farmers, opposes the acceptance of laboratory-grown food as a substitute for food produced by farmers. The position, adop...

Food industry notices slight growth in sales volume

18 July 2023

Total food industry sales volume increased 5.6 percent in May this year compared to May last year. Food industry sales prices rose an average of 4.6 percent over the same period, resulting in a limited 1 percent growth i...

FAO food price index continues to fall

18 July 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported a continued decline in the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) for the month of June 2023. The index, which tracks the average global prices of food ...

Lekkerland expands with modern distribution center

18 July 2023

Lekkerland Netherlands, specialist in on-the-go consumption, is to take its logistics services in Waddinxveen to the next level. As of September 2024, the new distribution center will be operational to provide even bette...

WUR's MAGNET contributes to fight against food waste

18 July 2023

The Modular Applied General Equilibrium Tool (MAGNET), developed by Wageningen Economic Research, plays a crucial role in analyzing the effects of food waste in the EU. The food waste module allows researchers to model t...

Snack to the future: The revolutionary food trends of 2040

17 July 2023

Breath-Prints, Me-ganism Diets, Foodgasms, Edible Beauty, 3D Printed Meal Plans, VR Dinner Parties, and Restorative Restaurants: experts predict revolutionary advancements that will transform our food in 2040. Deliver...

Infrared predicts taste perception of strawberry

17 July 2023

Sometimes a breeder or grower wants to know quickly whether, for example, a strawberry will appeal to the consumer during the breeding process or just before harvest. In such a case, a consumer panel is not the ideal sol...