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ForFarmers: from spot checks to automated code inspection

A packaging line is only truly automated when an operator no longer has to guess whether the required code is legible. At ForFarmers in Heijen, that final check made the difference between daily disruptions and a product..

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Six in ten consumers consider sugar tax unfair

10 June 2026

Concerns about rising grocery prices are shaping the debate around a broad sugar tax. Research conducted by Peil.nl on behalf of industry association VBZ shows that concerns about grocery affordability are widespread. Th...

Too Good To Go saves more than 156 million meals

10 June 2026

In 2025, Too Good To Go saved more than 156 million meals from going to waste worldwide. This brings the total number of meals saved since the company’s launch to more than 600 million. According to the company, this pre...

Solving modern meat challenges NPD guide

09 June 2026

Product developers are under increasing pressure as consumer expectations evolve, sustainability targets grow, and cost constraints tighten. The most common challenges across the meat industry include: Maintaini...

Value loss remains a blind spot in the meat supply chain

09 June 2026

Food loss in the meat supply chain is not just about waste. Products that remain safe and suitable for consumption can also lose value. That is one of the findings of the European Breadcrumb project. In the project, meat...

WHO: Chemical substances pose the greatest food safety risk

09 June 2026

Unsafe food continues to cause widespread illness and death worldwide. According to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 866 million people became ill in 2021 after consuming unsafe food....

Dutch consumers waste nearly 30% less food than in 2015

09 June 2026

Dutch consumers throw away less food at home than they did ten years ago. This is according to new research by the Dutch Nutrition Center. In 2025, Dutch consumers wasted an average of 25.5 kilograms of solid food per pe...

NVWA launches food safety culture Self-Assessment

09 June 2026

Food safety culture has been a mandatory part of European hygiene legislation for food businesses since 2021. However, not every company immediately understands what this requirement means in practice. That is why the Ne...

CBL calls for postponement of new levies

09 June 2026

Pressure on the food supply chain continues to increase. According to the Centraal Bureau Levensmiddelenhandel (CBL), geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are driving up the cost of energy, raw materials and transpor...

New trade flows reshape the beef market

08 June 2026

The international beef market is facing new shifts. According to an analyses of DCA Market Intelligence cattle herds in Europe and the United States are shrinking, while export volumes from Brazil and Australia are growi...

Most Read Articles – May 2026

08 June 2026

Which topics captured the attention of the food industry in May 2026? The most-read articles of May provide a broad overview, ranging from audits, quality management and certification to automation, occupational health a...

More than half of Dutch consumers underestimate sugar intake

08 June 2026

People in the Netherlands consume more added sugars each day than they think. That is according to research conducted by PanelWizard on behalf of the Diabetes Fund. The findings show that many consumers struggle to accur...

HANOS acquires Jansen Foodservice and HGT

08 June 2026

Jansen Foodservice and Horeca Groothandel Tilburg (HGT) are joining HANOS Internationale Horeca Groothandel. By doing so, the Dutch family-owned companies are joining forces. Together, they bring more than 100 years of e...

Lamb Weston plans to close Limburg production facility

08 June 2026

Lamb Weston plans to close its production facility in Broekhuizenvorst, Limburg. The producer of frozen potato products cites changing market conditions as the reason behind the proposal. The company also wants to better...

Euroleaf label still unfamiliar to many Dutch consumers

05 June 2026

Only 47% of Dutch consumers recognize the European organic label Euroleaf. That is according to research by the Food Research Institute. For the Polish Chamber of Organic Food (PIŻE), this has prompted a campaign aimed a...

Dutch food consumption requires more land than available

05 June 2026

About 3.8 million hectares of agricultural land were needed to supply food for the Netherlands in 2024. This is according to new figures from CLO | Environmental Data Compendium on the Dutch land footprint. The required ...