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Local food? A great idea (on paper)

Getting your groceries straight from a nearby farm, who wouldn’t want that? Less transport, fairer prices for farmers, shorter supply chains. Governments have been trying to promote it for years. Still, making local food..

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The road to climate-neutral greenhouse horticulture in 2040

28 April 2022

The greenhouse horticulture sector must accelerate the energy transition in order to become climate neutral by 2040. To this end, the government is presenting a cohesive plan that includes both sustainable subsidy option...

4 countries join forces to promote organic

28 April 2022

The Netherlands joins forces with Sweden, Finland and Belgium to stimulate the sale of organic products. The countries jointly launch a campaign aimed at the buying behaviour of consumers. By means of nudging, subtle adj...

Indonesia stops export of palm oil

26 April 2022

President Joko Widodo of Indonesia has announced that he will stop the export of palm oil. The export ban was created to still be able to supply his population with affordable oil.  Indonesia is the world's largest pa...

Crunchy Coatings van De Korrel Beheer

26 April 2022

De Korrel Beheer is producent van verschillende producten op het gebied van Taste , Coatings en Funtional Blends. Tailormade uiteraard, zodat je als bedrijf je producten een eigen twist mee kan geven. Dit geldt ook voor ...

'Slaughter speed reduction legally impossible'

26 April 2022

It is not worthwhile or possible to enforce a generic reduction in slaughter speed in slaughterhouses, because the process control at a certain slaughter speed depends very much on the situation and set-up of that specif...

Mini intestines replace test animals

26 April 2022

Three Wageningen research institutes are developing organoids using intestinal cells harvested from humans and pigs. This will drastically reduce the need for test animals in future, according to food safety researcher M...

DCP Ingredients to reuse its own CO2 emissions

26 April 2022

"We make the industrial ‘egg’ that binds, for example, ready-made hamburgers." explains Director Jacques ten Kate. The DCP factory uses residual flows from the meat industry as a raw material for their production process...

Marel acquires Sleegers Technique

26 April 2022

Marel is pleased to announce its acquisition of Sleegers Technique, a Dutch provider of interleaving, stacking, loading, and slicing solutions for food processers globally. The joint offering by the two companies will st...

Wasabi Kroket wins MBO Challenge Food waste 2022

25 April 2022

On Thursday 21 April 2022, the winner of the MBO Challenge Food Waste was announced. The jury unanimously chose the Wasabi Croquette, made by the students MBO nutrition & skill of the Lentiz LIFE College. The client ...

ValuSect helps 18 SMEs with insect production

25 April 2022

The ValuSect consortium is glad to announce the attribution of €460.000 worth of services to 18 SMEs to boost their edible insect business. The selected SMEs will get help from our expert partners to develop their innova...

‘Growers adjust strategy due to high energy prices'

25 April 2022

As a result of the explosive rise in energy prices, greenhouse horticulture entrepreneurs are adjusting their cultivation strategy. Their ambition remains to achieve climate-neutral cultivation. That is why they support ...

DP&S is 'Futureproof' in every aspect

21 April 2022

Dutch Protein & Services (DP&S) is all set for the sustainable market of the future. The Dutch family business has been a reliable name in the food industry for more than 50 years, as a supplier of total solution...

North Holland supports 3 initiatives for local food

21 April 2022

The Province of Noord-Holland finds it important that more people eat food from their own region. To encourage this, the province organised a challenge that is part of the implementation agenda of Voedsel Verbindt (Food ...

Earlier and more effective communication about product improvement

21 April 2022

The House of Representatives requests the government, together with food producers, to draw up alternatives for earlier and more effective communication about product improvement, within the framework of European legisla...

Share of sustainable quality labels rises in 2021

21 April 2022

The share of products with a more sustainable label in total food sales in supermarkets continues to grow. In 2021, sales of more sustainable products grew stronger than total food sales in supermarkets, reaching the hig...