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VleesNL calls temporary employment ban unnecessary

The meat sector has been under increased scrutiny for some time due to discussions surrounding labor migration, temporary employment structures, and working conditions. As the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment wo..

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A deforestation- and conversion-free soy chain in 2025

22 March 2022

Dutch supermarkets are committed to a deforestation- and conversion-free soy chain by 2025. This ambition is set out in a manifesto of the Dutch supermarket sector, which was published on 22 March 2022. In order to call ...

Payment term to SMEs shortened to 30 days

21 March 2022

The bill to reduce the maximum statutory payment period of large companies to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 60 to 30 days was adopted by the House of Representatives on 15 March 2022. This will halve the...

MVO: 'Sunflower oil reserves used up in April'

18 March 2022

It is clear that the import of sunflower oil from the Ukraine has almost completely stopped. This is already visible in Dutch supermarkets, where hardly any bottles of sunflower oil are left on the shelves. It is expecte...

BBFAW: 'food companies need to improve animal welfare'

18 March 2022

The tenth annual Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report, launched on 16 March 2022, reveals that while companies continue to invest in animal welfare, they are too slow in delivering meaningful welfare ...

mEATquality studies whether tastes differ

17 March 2022

mEATquality is a new European project that will study all aspects of pork and broiler meat production. The main ambition of mEATquality is to provide consumers with better-quality meat and the animals with a high level o...

Hygienic cabling requires more awareness

15 March 2022

There is no specific legislation on hygienic cabling. Nevertheless, cabling and components (cable glands, connectors, protective tubes) do have an influence on food safety and therefore on the health of consumers.  ...

Date marking related visual cues can reduce food waste

14 March 2022

A recent study from Wageningen University & Research for the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, in collaboration with the Dutch Nutrition Centre, the Foundation Food Waste Free United and Too Good To G...

Food waste reduced significantly in supermarkets

14 March 2022

On average, 98.4% of all food, including beverages, offered by supermarkets in the Netherlands in 2020 was sold. 1.6% of the food, expressed in kilograms, did not reach consumers. This means that the amount of food waste...

Food industry selling prices continue to rise

14 March 2022

Output prices in the Dutch food industry are rising at an ever-increasing rate. The increase of 14.2 percent in January 2022 was again more than the record increase of December 2021 (+11.3 percent). The sharp rise in the...

Roma Nederland part of Cold Care Group

11 March 2022

Roma Nederland B.V. will become part of the Cold Care Group, a participation of NewPort Capital, with immediate effect (10 March 2022). K.I.M. Nederland B.V. has been part of the group since April 2021. The Cold Care Gro...

CBL: Supermarkets are going to collect cans themselves

10 March 2022

From 1 January 2023 onwards, supermarkets will start to collect cans themselves. This was announced by the Central Food Trade Office (CBL) on Wednesday 9 March 2022. There will be a deposit of 15 cents on the cans. Su...

Only 50% of political parties serious about nutrition

09 March 2022

Healthy food and attention to a healthy, sustainable living environment are only on about half the political agendas in the municipal elections. And the approach of the parties to these issues is very fragmented. This is...

Food waste decreases by 8% in 2019

09 March 2022

The total amount of food waste in the entire Dutch food chain decreased in 2019 by about 8% compared to 2018. This is a significant decrease for the first time compared to previous years. In 2019, the total amount of foo...

Gelderland aims to make food supply greener

09 March 2022

Entrepreneurs in the hospitality, care, catering and retail sectors in Gelderland can take part in the Gelderland of Tomorrow programme with a 50% subsidy. Under expert guidance, they can work for one or two years on off...

Nocotech method expensive or not?

08 March 2022

Some people think that Nocotech disinfection is expensive. Are they right? A litre bottle of chlorine is cheaper, that is true. But you don't disinfect 1000 m³ from ceiling to floor with it. And it certainly does not ...