NEWS

Vegamonitor: beans bring balance to the table

The debate around meat and plant-based alternatives continues to stir emotions, especially during festive seasons. The Vegamonitor 2024 by the Vegetariërsbond highlights striking differences in eating habits and preferen..

Veelzijdige Abiflexx wereldwijd verpakkingswonder

14 November 2017

Compact kunnen werken is een belangrijk uitgangspunt in de verpakkingsindustrie. Maar vooral in de voedselindustrie, net als in andere industrieën waar men grote waarde hecht aan hygiëne, komen de voordelen van de geh...

Online veilingen, open dag & Anuga Foodtec

14 November 2017

December brengt nog een aantal mooie jaarafsluiters met zich mee voor online veilingbureau Industrial Auctions. Diverse internationaal georganiseerde online veilingen in de voedings- en drankenindustrie, een groots opgez...

Fifty-fifty

11 September 2017

Meat Your Veggies, het nieuwste concept van Bolscher meer dan Vlees uit Enschede, is sinds kort te verkrijgen op een testlocatie van Sodexo. De producten bestaan voor 50% uit groenten en 50% uit vlees. Er is een rundvlee...

A new look for OSV

11 September 2017

During the Summer Barbecue in June, the new Ondernemers Sociëteit Voedingsindustrie (OSV) logo was officially unveiled for the 100-plus attendees. The new logo is the first step in a complete upgrade of the OSV ...

Rise in number of food-sector bankruptcies

15 August 2017

The Dutch economy is going strong, and ABN AMRO’s Economic Office forecasts growth of almost 2.5% for 2017. This sharp increase is primarily due to exports, personal consumption and business investments. Thanks to the ri...

Seaweed: vegetable of the future

09 May 2017

State Secretary Martijn van Dam from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs recently officially launched the ‘Seaweed for Food and Feed’ innovation programme. Over the next four years, the Dutch government is providing E...

Challenging market for food businesses

09 May 2017

Higher consumer spending and an increase in exports resulted in revenue growth for the Dutch food sector in 2016. Notably, the sustainability trend that started a while ago seems to be accelerating. Consumers are paying ...

Taking slicing and packaging to the highest leve

11 April 2017

Ton Aarnink’s meat factory is based in the Dutch town of Meppel. With his knowledge of the business, his strong team and top-quality machines, this seasoned butcher can make virtually any meat product. Ton Aarnink has...

Presentations, demos and workshops

11 April 2017

Are you interested in attending an interesting day about surface finishing and metalworking? And seeing demonstrations of some of the most innovative and robotised machines around? Or perhaps you’re keen to learn about t...

Small-scale producers add zest to the food sector

06 March 2017

Over the past five years the number of food and drink manufacturing companies with fewer than five employees rose by 45 percent to 3,660, according to a recent report by Dutch bank ABN AMRO. As a result, this market segm...

COV launches Future Vision for the Meat Sector

07 February 2017

The Netherlands’ Central Organisation for the Meat Sector (COV) presented its vision of the future at the end of December 2016. The organisation is keen for Dutch society to once again take pride in a sector that is lead...

‘Forgotten meat’ in the spotlight

07 February 2017

During Grüne Woche in Berlin, Dutch State Secretary Van Dam (Economic Affairs, Agriculture) accepted the Dutch pork chain’s sustainable Schlachtplatte (platter of ‘forgotten meat’), presented by Platform Varkensvleeskete...

New convenience brand by VanDrie Group

14 November 2016

During the international food trade show SIAL in Paris, VanDrie Group launched its new brand, JAN, for convenience products. The brand currently covers products such as veal burgers and pulled veal and the company plans ...

Snel en toch ambachtelijk

13 September 2016

Bonpack International BV is fabrikant van elastische en niet-elastische netten voor de vleesindustrie. Naast het enige elastische net met een vast eindkaliber (Total Control Net) en een lactose-vrij elastisch net, is er ...

Eerste teken van herstel in varkenssector

10 May 2016

De Europese varkenssector krijgt in het tweede kwartaal van 2016 te maken met de eerste tekenen van herstel. De opleving van de vleesvarkensprijzen zal pas echt doorzetten als de eerste volumes uit de private opslagregel...