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PPWR: New packaging requirements from August 12

The first new PPWR rules will apply from August 12, 2026. Producers and importers may then only place packaging on the EU market with a valid EU Declaration of Conformity. Food companies therefore need to determine their..

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Brand battles: how consumers behaved in 2024

01 August 2025

In 2024, European consumers made over 72 billion choices in the supermarket. Each purchase reflects a preference. And that preference shifted. That’s what the latest Brand Footprint Europe Report from YouGov and Worldpan...

EU tightens list of plant pests following new research

01 August 2025

A fungus affecting oranges. Insects capable of wiping out entire harvests. And dozens more threats to Europe’s food chain. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently completed a major study on 47 so-called quaran...

Food security improves, but not everywhere

01 August 2025

Fewer people around the world are going hungry, but progress is uneven. Africa and Western Asia in particular are falling behind. At the same time, rising food prices continue to affect the affordability of a healthy die...

Verpact strengthens position with a single recognisable name

01 August 2025

Verpact is scaling up its efforts in the transition to a circular packaging chain. From now on, all campaigns, services and knowledge activities will be brought together under the name Verpact. As a result, the separate ...

Voluntary guideline for sustainability data from SMEs

31 July 2025

Small and medium-sized enterprises aren’t exactly asking for more paperwork. Still, they’re increasingly facing questions from large customers or banks about sustainability. The European Commission is now introducing a v...

Vattenfall launches seaweed snack with Samuel L. Jackson

31 July 2025

Growing seaweed between wind turbines? And turning it into snacks? That’s exactly what Vattenfall is doing at the Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farm in Denmark, with none other than Samuel L. Jackson as its frontman. Ge...

The greenhouse advantage: vegetable production at a global level

31 July 2025

Anyone who invested in greenhouses over the past years has reaped more than just vegetables. The Dutch glasshouse vegetable sector is running at full speed, delivering impressive numbers. On average, growers earn three t...

European pork exports gain momentum

30 July 2025

In the first four months of 2025, European pork production increased by 3% compared to the same period last year. Remarkable, considering the sow population had actually declined by 3%. Even so, countries like Spain, Ita...

Fruit growers benefit from stronger growing season

30 July 2025

Good news for Dutch fruit growers: this year’s apple and pear harvest is shaping up to be much better than last year’s. Apple volumes are up 17 percent, pears by 8 percent. Not an all-time high, but solid enough to call ...

EU ice cream production up 2% in 2024

30 July 2025

Ice cream remains a favorite across Europe. In 2024, total production reached 3.3 billion liters, a 2% increase compared to the previous year. But the usual heavyweights weren’t behind this growth. In fact, the tradition...

Dutch Dairy sector faced highs and lows in 2024

29 July 2025

In the new edition of Zuivel in Cijfers, ZuivelNL reflects on 2024, a year marked by sharp contrasts. Prices of fat-rich dairy products rose significantly, while protein-rich products remained stable for much of the year...

Fevia calls for change in Walloon food industry

29 July 2025

Wallonia’s food industry faced a tough year in 2024. Turnover dropped by 2.9%, and production fell to its lowest level since 2017. Exports also declined for the second year in a row. Fevia Wallonie, the federation repres...

Barry Callebaut explores chocolate from cocoa cells

29 July 2025

What if chocolate could be made without relying on the cocoa bean? That’s exactly what Barry Callebaut is working on, in collaboration with the Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW). Not to push traditi...

EU deforestation law faces new uncertainty

28 July 2025

The EU's deforestation law is under pressure once again. Its implementation had already been postponed to the end of 2025, but even that deadline now seems shaky. Calls are growing to ease, or significantly weaken, the r...

Ginger imports to face routine sampling from August

28 July 2025

Starting 4 August, fresh ginger imported from non-EU countries will be routinely sampled, whether or not any symptoms are visible. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has instructed inspection bod...