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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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Processed meat increases risk of colorectal cancer

13 July 2022

There is a link between exposure to nitrate and nitrite, including through eating processed meat, and the risk of colon cancer. This is according to an opinion of the French health agency, Anses. The French government pr...

Consumer expects shared responsibility for the planet

12 July 2022

For several years now, Innova’s Top 10 Trends have been headed by issues related to transparency and building consumer trust. By 2022, these trends had zeroed in on environmental issues and a shift in key consumer concer...

Jan-Willem Grievink: 'The supermarket is facing a revolution'

12 July 2022

Jan-Willem Grievink, founder and former director of Food Service Institute Netherlands (FSIN), spoke at the ‘Retail meets Foodindustrie’ event on 16 June about the changing retail landscape and the many opportunities it ...

80% of meat and dairy products contain microplastics

11 July 2022

Almost 80 percent of the meat and dairy products from farm animals tested by scientists contain microplastics, according to a new study by the University of Amsterdam. The possible cause could be the feed of cows and pig...

Cooperation Max & Bien and Vandersterre

08 July 2022

Vandersterre is going to cooperate with Max & Bien; the vegetarian alternative for cheese. The cooperation will give Max & Bien the opportunity to market the brand more widely. This way, consumers both in the Net...

The province of Gelderland is working on local protein

07 July 2022

Lupin, field beans and Nederquinoa contain a lot of protein and fit in with the goal of eating more vegetable protein and less animal protein. The crops are perfectly suited to cultivation in the Netherlands. That is why...

Circular Food Center works on more efficient bread chain

06 July 2022

Harvesting, baking, packaging and transporting: there is a lot of energy in our bread. Nevertheless, there are still 700,000 loaves of bread too many being baked every day in the Netherlands. About half of this is wasted...

VAT reduction on fruit and vegetables in 2024

06 July 2022

The government aims to introduce a VAT reduction on fruit and vegetables in 2024. A feasibility study must be completed by early 2023. At the moment, there is no definition of fruit and vegetables for VAT purposes. Befor...

Strategic partnership Multivac and Handtmann

05 July 2022

The demand for automated and cost-effective line solutions for food production and packaging is increasing worldwide. In response to this, MULTIVAC and HANDTMANN have entered into a strategic partnership in a number of k...

Blog: Food and machine safety go hand in hand

04 July 2022

The combination of food safety and machine safety is a difficult balancing act for many food producers and machine builders. One wants a machine that is easily accessible and cleanable, while the other prefers a machine ...

Grant to upscale seaweed production and application

30 June 2022

Researchers at Wageningen Economic Research are part of a consortium that has been awarded a prestigious €9 million Horizon Europe grant to upscale seaweed production and market applications across Europe. The consort...

New warning label for poultry meat

30 June 2022

Consumers do not always maintain the optimal kitchen hygiene when storing, preparing and consuming poultry meat. To give consumers clearer information on proper hygiene, the obligatory warning phrase has been changed to ...

VLAM: Belgians vary more often and eat less meat

30 June 2022

Meat remains by far the most important source of protein in Belgium. The absolute majority of Belgians (96%) eat meat. A very small group (4%) has a purely vegetarian lifestyle. The main reason for choosing meat is the t...

Webinar on demand: Blockchain in food

28 June 2022

We know blockchain mainly as a financial tool, the driving force behind crypto currencies such as Bitcoin. But there are so many more applications possible! Blockchain is about data, about increasingly rich information, ...

Highest operating result in bread and pasta industry

28 June 2022

The operating result of the food industry (difference between total turnover and total operating costs) amounted to almost €3.6 billion in 2020. This was 4.9 percent of the total turnover. Relatively the highest operatin...