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Climate shifts European food production

Climate change is unlikely to pose a direct threat to Europe’s food supply in the coming decades. However, it is changing where food is produced. While agricultural regions in Southern Europe are increasingly facing heat..

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Beyond Meat renews: packaging, recipe and appeal

20 October 2025

Beyond Meat is introducing a redesigned packaging concept and updated chicken-style products. The packaging has a more premium look, is easier to recycle and will be rolled out across Europe starting 17 October 2025. The...

Moving forward: the protein shift doesn’t stop at the border

17 October 2025

The alternative protein sector is gaining momentum — but it’s far from easy. Companies are eager to scale up but run into barriers. Fragmented policy, for instance. Or consumers who prefer to stick to what they know. At ...

Vion wins Innovation Award for AI tackling tail biting

17 October 2025

On 15 October, Vion received the Innovation Award during the Dutch Pork & Poultry Expo 2025. The company won with its project ‘AI for a healthy curly tail’, which has been in development for three years. The award wa...

Support grows for a fair meat price

16 October 2025

A large majority of Dutch consumers are open to paying more for meat, as long as the money is used responsibly. A recent election poll by MarketResponse, commissioned by the TAPP Coalition, shows that 63% of respondents ...

Food industry lags behind in the fight against food waste

16 October 2025

The Netherlands risks missing an important climate target: halving food waste by 2030 compared to 2015. Every year, millions of kilos of edible food end up in the bin. That affects not only the climate, but also our food...

NewCold opens innovation hub and off-grid frozen warehouse

16 October 2025

NewCold, the world’s third-largest player in temperature-controlled food logistics, marked a double milestone on October 15, 2025. King Willem-Alexander officially opened the company’s new Global Innovation and Support C...

Growth funding and EU support for agrifood startups

15 October 2025

There was plenty to celebrate at StartLife’s 15th anniversary. The organisation surpassed €10 million in pre-seed funding for Dutch agrifood startups. And a strong new partnership with EIT Food was announced. Since 20...

Food giants oppose delay of EU deforestation law

15 October 2025

A group of international food companies and organisations, including Nestlé, Mars Wrigley, Ferrero, Tony’s Chocolonely and Rainforest Alliance, is urging the European Commission not to postpone the introduction of the Eu...

Most-read articles of September 2025

15 October 2025

In September, the food industry revolved around growth, efficiency, and renewal. Companies improved their production processes with new ERP systems and machinery, delved deeper into the protein transition, and shared the...

New guide for safe food supplements

14 October 2025

The market for food supplements continues to grow. The number of suppliers keeps rising, and their experience varies widely. Alongside established producers, plenty of newcomers are entering the field. For many of these ...

Four countries, one system for packaging rules

14 October 2025

Making packaging more sustainable and making things easier for businesses, that’s the goal behind a new agreement signed by six producer responsibility organisations from the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Luxembourg. ...

What do you really need to know about the EUDR?

14 October 2025

The European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) calls for a new approach in the food supply chain. Not just producers, but every link leading to the European market will soon need to demonstrably meet strict due diligence r...

We enjoy eating vegetables but lack knowledge about quantity

13 October 2025

We all know that vegetables and fruit are good for us. Yet many Dutch consumers still don’t know exactly how much they should be eating each day. That’s the outcome of research by Markteffect, commissioned by GroentenFru...

Only 1 in 5 plastic packages is truly recyclable

13 October 2025

In the food industry, waste sorting is taken seriously. But if you think that means everything ends up neatly recycled, think again. Wageningen University & Research examined nearly 700 plastic consumer packages. The...

NVWA: Most food within pesticide safety limits

13 October 2025

Most food products in the Netherlands remain well within the safety limits for pesticide residues. This is shown by the annual research conducted by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). Even...