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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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Column Judith Witte: Reptile brain

06 March 2023

Us humans are creatures of habit. Every day we have the same morning routine, the same route to work, a fixed place at the table. Change makes us restless. To prove this premise at home, I ran a little test. At dinner, I...

Packaging: sustainable versus political gain

06 March 2023

The European Commission is 'through with it': the EU's packaging waste policy has failed. That is why the EU is intervening with new legislation. Which is SO detailed that it is going to have a lot of impact on the food ...

Carl Siegert: Dilemmas in practice

06 March 2023

"When it comes to packaging, you always run into dilemmas as a food produce," says Carl Siegert, owner-director of the bakery Carl Siegert in Harmelen, where sustainable business practices are paramount. His company w...

Review renewed SATO print engines

06 March 2023

SATO is a well-known name in the packaging industry as a supplier of printers and labelers. Automator supplies SATO's built-in S84EX and S86EX print engines, among others. An updated model of these built-in models was la...

De Koningh and Epson join forces!

06 March 2023

De Koningh has proudly added Epson to its range of desktop printers with its ColorWorks industrial colour printers. These on-demand full-colour label printers offer new opportunities for companies that need to manage a l...

Maarten Cordenier: Forecasting is a human's job

06 March 2023

Um... forecasting is a human's job? You have tools for that, don't you? Yes, but they are only effective if we (as humans) think about this process first. Moreover, forecasting is only a part of the complete S&OP (Sa...

Simpeldesinfecteren is looking for ...

06 March 2023

We are looking for companies to collaborate on a business case. What does this involve? We will list all the pros and cons of different ways of disinfecting. Consider operations, personnel, reliability, effectiveness and...

Acquisition of Adriaan Dekker by OPACKGROUP

06 March 2023

Packaging producer OPACKGROUP is taking over the operations of Papierindustrie Adriaan Dekker. The proposed takeover decision was officially confirmed at the end of last year by Vincent Tol (managing director Adriaan Dek...

Packaging under the right conditions

06 March 2023

In the food industry, products are often packed in high-care areas, where air quality is essential. In addition to maintaining the required room temperature, it is important that sufficient fresh air is ventilated in the...

Saskia Stender: Why do I like my job so much?

06 March 2023

Well that's not so difficult. From the first invitation that goes out my mailbox for an OSV event to the day of the event itself, I walk around with a smile on my face. With every reminder, I receive so many nice comment...

Food producer cornered by EU deforestation-free sourcing law

02 March 2023

In the fight against deforestation, the European Union recently adopted a new regulation. This regulation raises the bar for sustainable sourcing of various raw materials and will therefore have a significant impact on m...

NIZO studies microbial risks plant-based

02 March 2023

Consumers are embracing the trend to include more plant-based foods in their diet, leading to a strong increase in the development of plant protein-based foods. New plant ingredients, however, often contain unknown types...

Will seaweed soon be an everyday product?

02 March 2023

Seaweed is not yet an everyday product for many people, but people are positively surprised when they find out, for instance, that seaweed can replace plastic packaging material or that it improves the quality and taste ...

European food systems: Sustainable with data

01 March 2023

Can data help us make European food systems more sustainable? 'Yes,' argue researchers from the Data4Food2030 project, '...provided we manage data well and build trust among all stakeholders.' There is still work to be d...

Plant protein from the Netherlands: wanted and unknown

01 March 2023

Interest in foods containing protein produced in the Netherlands has risen sharply over the past five years. However, the recognition and value of plant proteins such as legumes and nuts is low, unlike meat and dairy. Su...