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Book presentation The Future of FOOD

In a setting that breathes innovation and future thinking, we proudly presented our book The Future of FOOD. Hosted by Koppert Cress, we gathered with our OSV network to not only hand over the first copy of the book, but..

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FNLI responds to Health Council Nutri-Score advice

05 December 2022

29 November 2022, the Health Council published the report 'Evaluation of the Nutri-Score algorithm'. The State Secretary of Health, Welfare and Sport had asked the council to assess the extent to which the revised algori...

Time-Travelling Milkman and Peelon best food startups of 2022

05 December 2022

At the Brave New Food Startup Challenge, ten finalists competed against each other with their innovative food applications. During the final pitch round, Dutch startup Time-Travelling Milkman and US startup Peelon won th...

Major project to halve farmers' greenhouse gases

05 December 2022

Nestlé and Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods are launching a major project to reduce greenhouse gases within dairy farming based on regenerative farming principles in the Netherlands. Nestlé, Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods, Wageningen Un...

Palm oil in food almost fully sustainable

02 December 2022

In 2021, the Dutch food industry used 234.2 thousand tonnes of palm oil for domestic and foreign markets. 89% was sustainably certified with the Roundtable Table for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). This is according to the ...

Dry summers factor into decline in dairy production

02 December 2022

The milk supply was lower than previous years due to dry summers in 2021 and 2022, among other factors. As a result, dairy production also decreased. In particular, production of milk powders for export decreased. Dairy ...

Europe wants stricter rules for packaging waste

01 December 2022

The European Commission wants to reduce packaging waste by imposing stricter rules. For example, companies will have to offer a certain percentage of their products in reusable or refillable packaging and disposable, sin...

Oerlemans Packaging launches new name OPACKGROUP

01 December 2022

The Oerlemans Packaging Group is leading the way in making the packaging economy more sustainable under a new name. During the conference 'Verduurzamen doen we Samen' (Making it sustainable is something we do together), ...

CBS: Livestock numbers barely changed

30 November 2022

The cattle population in 2022 remained virtually unchanged from a year earlier at 3.8 million cattle. The number of dairy goats rose slightly to almost 489 thousand. The pig population decreased by 1.6 per cent to 11.3 m...

WUR: We should not replace meat but reduce it

30 November 2022

The shift to consuming more plant-based protein is an essential aspect of the protein transition. “The responsibility lies not just with the individual consumer, and the solution lies not just in innovative food products...

5 trends that will change the food sector

29 November 2022

The Dutch food sector is moving fast. Convenience trends, including delivery, have been driving growth in the sector for years. Fairly new is the focus on mental convenience. Reducing choice stress will be a major driver...

Too Good To Go starts home delivery with Unilever

29 November 2022

Too Good To Go and Unilever are taking the next step in the fight against food waste. From 29 November 2022, it will be possible to use the Too Good To Go app to have a parcel with products from Unox, Knorr, Calvé and Co...

Young generations seek alternative to eating out

28 November 2022

The more consumer research the FSIN does, the more clearly it reveals that eating and drinking is of great importance to the youngest two generations. For them, food is much more than a functional form of belly filling. ...

KIDV: Beverage cartons are quite recyclable

28 November 2022

According to research by Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (WFBR), the recycling rate of beverage cartons was 31 per cent in 2020. Only the paper fibres were recycled; incidentally, these are not used in new bevera...

Food heroes of 2022 announced!

28 November 2022

At the Verspillingsfabriek in Veghel on 25 November 2022, the 2022 Food Heroes were announced: the 6 most impactful food changers in the Netherlands. They were chosen by the professional jury from the 2022 Food100 list a...

Food industry turnover rises in fourth quarter 2022

24 November 2022

17.6 per cent of food industry entrepreneurs expected sales to grow in the current fourth quarter in early October 2022. This is mainly due to higher prices: 67 per cent expect prices to continue to rise in the fourth qu...