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2025 Trend Report for the Food and Beverage Industry

2025 promises to be a transformative year for the food and beverage sector. Strengthen your business strategy and gain a lasting competitive edge with this practical guide to the industry’s most significant challenges an..

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FAO food price index continues to fall

18 July 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported a continued decline in the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) for the month of June 2023. The index, which tracks the average global prices of food ...

Lekkerland expands with modern distribution center

18 July 2023

Lekkerland Netherlands, specialist in on-the-go consumption, is to take its logistics services in Waddinxveen to the next level. As of September 2024, the new distribution center will be operational to provide even bette...

WUR's MAGNET contributes to fight against food waste

18 July 2023

The Modular Applied General Equilibrium Tool (MAGNET), developed by Wageningen Economic Research, plays a crucial role in analyzing the effects of food waste in the EU. The food waste module allows researchers to model t...

Snack to the future: The revolutionary food trends of 2040

17 July 2023

Breath-Prints, Me-ganism Diets, Foodgasms, Edible Beauty, 3D Printed Meal Plans, VR Dinner Parties, and Restorative Restaurants: experts predict revolutionary advancements that will transform our food in 2040. Deliver...

Infrared predicts taste perception of strawberry

17 July 2023

Sometimes a breeder or grower wants to know quickly whether, for example, a strawberry will appeal to the consumer during the breeding process or just before harvest. In such a case, a consumer panel is not the ideal sol...

Fairtrade gains in popularity: sales up 6%

14 July 2023

The choice of Fairtrade products is increasing among consumers, with a 6% increase in sales in the Dutch market by 2022. The increase was as high as 8% for Fairtrade food products. This growth has led to a higher Fairtra...

Government presents roadmap for sustainable industry

14 July 2023

Minister Adriaansens of Economic Affairs and Climate has presented a roadmap and national program for making industry more sustainable on behalf of the Dutch government. The program, called the National Program for Makin...

McCain Foods opens new production facility in Rilland

13 July 2023

McCain Foods Limited opened a state-of-the-art production facility in Rilland, Zeeland, on July 13. The new plant adds the prepared snacks and snacks division to McCain's production network in continental Europe. The fac...

Unilever, Nestlé and WUR work toward 50% lower footprint of milk

12 July 2023

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is joining forces with Unilever's Ben & Jerry's, Cono Kaasmakers and Nestlé's Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods in a bold mission: a 50% lower carbon footprint of milk by 2030. The ne...

PhD research unravels taste

11 July 2023

A new study has brought new insights into the complex world of taste and flavor composition. The mouthfeel model has been confirmed as a valuable tool for measuring taste, according to the dissertation titled "Unraveling...

Nudging drives up sales of organic products by 21%

11 July 2023

New research results show that sales of organic produce increase by an average of 21% through in-store nudging interventions. In 11 supermarkets in North Brabant, nudging techniques were applied to three much sought-afte...

Foodvalley gets €800,000 to promote healthier food

11 July 2023

The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport has awarded a €800,000 grant to Foodvalley NL's Healthier Food – Innovate for Good Community. This initiative aims to improve the accessibility of food that promotes health...

Soybean platform as pig protein plant

11 July 2023

Moolec Science SA, a scientific food ingredients company focused on animal protein production in plants, has achieved a remarkable breakthrough in its Meat Replacements Program. The new "Piggy Sooy" soybean platform prod...

RIVM: Dutch have too much PFAS intake

10 July 2023

People in the Netherlands ingest too many PFAS(Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ) through food and drinking water combined. New research by the RIVM confirms this. However, the amount of PFAS is lower than previously ...

Climate policy requires tough measures in agriculture

10 July 2023

According to a recent report by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Dutch agriculture can meet the 2030 climate goals, but this requires an ambitious package of climate measures.  The report, titled "Poli...