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Labor shortages push food industry towards robotics

Food manufacturers are heavily investing in robotics to address labor shortages. Robots can make production processes more efficient and improve working conditions, but their implementation is not straightforward. Raboba..

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Moving towards a low-plastic world

12 January 2021

As a pioneer in the packaging industry, MULTIVAC has been working for years to offer its customers alternative plastic-saving packaging options. There are plenty of opportunities to meet all plastic saving and recycling ...

Companies are asking massively for GS1 barcodes

12 January 2021

Dutch companies are eager for GS1 barcodes. In the past year, over 4,500 new companies have signed up with GS1 Netherlands, because they want a unique barcode on their products for (online) sales. GS1 Netherlands now has...

Inga Blokker new director FSIN

12 January 2021

Inga Blokker (33) has been appointed director by the board of the FoodService Institute. She will take up her position as of May 1. Ready for the future "It is an incredibly challenging and interesting time to be w...

Delivery trend skyrockets due to pandemic

12 January 2021

Meal delivery and grocery delivery are the two big winners from the corona crisis. In 2020, the total delivery market grew by 43.1% compared to 2019. Meanwhile, delivery players together account for nearly 10% of total f...

DSM and TU Delft launch Artificial Intelligence Lab

12 January 2021

Royal DSM and TU Delft announced the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Lab for Biosciences (the AI4B.io Lab). This lab is the first of its kind in Europe to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to the entire fie...

Innovative Fresh becomes Normec Foodcare

12 January 2021

Last summer, Innovative Fresh became part of Normec Foodcare. The companies have worked hard to integrate the two organizations and are pleased that the name change is also a reality as of January 18, 2021. The new na...

Top company logo for 'Better for Cow, Nature and Farmer'

11 January 2021

In the 'Beter voor Koe, Natuur en Boer' (Better for Cow, Nature and Farmer) program, in which 300 dairy farmers exclusively supply sustainable milk for Albert Heijn, new milestones have been reached. For example, the pro...

One step closer to self-cleaning surfaces

11 January 2021

Unilever and Innova Partnerships have established a joint venture, Penhros Bio, to commercialize a technology that prevents micro-organisms from growing on different surfaces. Dr. Neil Parry, Director of the R&D p...

Consumers' Association: 'Consumers don't trust label'.

08 January 2021

Almost everyone is busy living a healthier life. Whether it's eating healthier (66%), losing weight (45%) or getting fitter (73%). Almost all Dutch people (91%) are interested in one or more of these themes, according to...

FrieslandCampina switches to 100% recycled PET bottles

08 January 2021

As of February 2021, FrieslandCampina will produce PET bottles from 100% recycled PET (rPET). Because a PET bottle can only be recycled if the consumer has removed the label, FrieslandCampina's Research & Development...

Jungle Cup®: First 100% compostable disposable cup

06 January 2021

All disposable cups contain plastic. Even the cardboard cups have an inner layer of thin plastic to prevent leaks. There have been disposable cups with a bioplastic film layer on the market for some time now. But they al...

Tariff structure Skal in 2021 based on 3 target groups

06 January 2021

As of 2021 Skal works with a new rate structure based on target groups. Separate rates apply for each target group. As of 2021 Skal has 3 target groups: Points of sale, Normal risk companies and High risk companies. F...

Protect the heat exchanger of your installation

05 January 2021

Installations such as heat exchangers pollute; leaves, pollen and insects penetrate easily, but are difficult to remove. Now there is a solution to this problem, as simple as it is groundbreaking. The Pro Safe Screen® ca...

Run on luxury meat and fish and baked goods in corona year

05 January 2021

The past corona year has brought striking shifts in the messages we ordered online. The need for luxury meat and fish grew very strongly in 2020 and the Dutch bought a lot more coffee. Sales of cleaning products also rec...

Finnish institute makes PEF from citrus peels

05 January 2021

The shift from fossil to renewable bio-plastics requires new efficient methods. The Finnish research institute VTT has developed a new technology to use pectin-containing agricultural waste, such as citrus peelings and s...