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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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Stronger earnings through supply chain cooperation

16 September 2025

Collaboration within the food supply chain provides clear benefits for farmers pursuing sustainability. The main advantages are cost savings and security of product sales. This is the outcome of research by the Netherlan...

Online edition september 2025 | (New) Proteins

15 September 2025

The demand for alternative proteins is high—and still growing. They're sought after as substitutes for costly animal proteins and as key ingredients in high-protein products. Protei...

Innovation is a fight against the urge to give up

15 September 2025

Successful innovation calls for a fool — a court jester. Someone who walks into closed doors and still gets back up. Mary van Hoek–Hendriks is that person. Throughout her career, she’s encountered resistance more than on...

Column by Judith Witte: With heart and soul

15 September 2025

This past summer, I walked the Camino del Norte – more than 1,000 km from Hendaye in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. And beyond; to Muxia and Finisterre, or ‘the end of the world’. I walked mostly alone, yet I...

Product improvement using plant-based protein ingredients

15 September 2025

The demand for alternative proteins is high and continues to grow—both as a substitute for expensive animal-based proteins and as a key component in protein-enriched products. Protein ingredient specialists Marijn van de...

Van Koolen is GEA’s partner in plant-based production

15 September 2025

The transition toward alternative proteins is irreversible. GEA understands this, and as of 2025, offers fully integrated production lines for vegan, vegetarian, and fermented food products. Clients across the food indus...

Lokus and Bugman: from locust to inspiration

15 September 2025

In South Holland, Eysbrand Rozendaal and Peter Stam – founders of Lokus – work among the fluttering wings of migratory locusts. Their focus is the European migratory locust, a species that’s difficult to breed but unique...

Luiten Food improves efficiency with flexible ERP system

15 September 2025

Luiten Food – Thomas Foods Europe is a family-owned business with deep roots and strong growth ambitions. Over the past decade, both its workforce and revenue have doubled. What started as a trading company has evolved i...

RBK introduces FOBIS-BI: data that drives decisions

15 September 2025

RBK Group has expanded its FOBIS software with a Business Intelligence module: FOBIS-BI. This new tool provides manufacturing and food companies with real-time insight into their operations. Many organisations still r...

Column Pieter Vos: Untapped potential

15 September 2025

Globally, there’s no shortage of fats and carbohydrates. The real bottleneck lies in proteins. That’s where scarcity is emerging. Yet, many agricultural products — including those rich in protein — are still being used i...

LaBan streamlines production of 10 million kilos of butter

15 September 2025

With the peak of barbecue season just behind them and the Christmas period fast approaching, things are busy at herb butter manufacturer LaBan. Fortunately, the company’s new ERP system is helping to make internal proces...

HVO Meat improves efficiency with new packaging machine

15 September 2025

Matthijs de Jong, owner of HVO Meat, was looking for a way to speed up and simplify the packaging process on the production line. The installation of a Flowvac packaging machine has led to a significant increase in effic...

Automation keeps operations reliable at Bakker Schat

15 September 2025

In the food industry, even a minor error can lead to serious consequences. A mislabelled product or missing allergen information poses health risks for consumers and leads to costly recalls for producers. For Bakker Scha...

The Future of Food: a meaningful Christmas gift for your team

15 September 2025

The food chain is shifting. The landscape changes with every trend, every scandal, every innovation. Keeping up means looking ahead. Food is changing—how it's produced, transported, sold, and consumed. That calls for ada...

Workplace sabotage, the hidden threat to your business

15 September 2025

“Fancy a coffee break?” asked an employee as he listlessly worked at a potato sorting belt. When I said yes, he pulled out a brick and placed it on the conveyor leading to a cutting machine. Before I fully realised what ...