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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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Tighter rules leave bio importers struggling

25 July 2025

Stricter regulations, more paperwork, and less flexibility. Starting in March, the import process for organic products in the Netherlands will undergo major changes. And those changes are already causing headaches for im...

Lidl takes next step in reducing pesticide use

23 July 2025

Lidl is taking a new approach once again. In a two-year pilot, the supermarket, together with strawberry, potato and apple growers, aims to significantly reduce the use of chemical crop protection agents. Not just by tig...

Overijssel develops a local plant-based protein chain

23 July 2025

The province of Overijssel is working on a protein chain close to home. No distant imports, but fava beans, lupin, soy and peas, grown on Overijssel soil. Crops that suit the land, the climate, and the future. And they d...

Brussels wants its own protein sector for the EU

22 July 2025

Brussels wants to gain control over the protein market. In a recent legislative proposal, the European Commission makes it clear that it is working towards establishing a separate protein sector within the Common Agricul...

Food prices rise sharply as climate extremes hit

22 July 2025

Heatwaves, droughts, torrential rain, when the weather spirals out of control, food prices tend to follow. And sharply. New research shows how extreme weather is hitting harvests across the globe, driving price spikes th...

Brussels pushes for shorter supply chains and sustainability

21 July 2025

The European Commission is drawing a clear line: local and sustainable must become the new standard. Member States will be required to prioritise products with added societal value in their agricultural schemes. This is ...

Multi-million investment in Solynta’s disease-resistant potato seed

21 July 2025

Not tubers, but seed. With that shift, Solynta is turning potato cultivation on its head. The Wageningen-based biotech company is receiving €20 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate development of...

Lidl significantly expands legume range

21 July 2025

Starting July 21, legumes will take up more shelf space at Lidl. Eleven new products will be introduced, including dried lentils, canned chili beans, and a veggie bowl with red beans, quinoa, and wholegrain rice. With th...

€15 million invested in rural innovation

18 July 2025

This is where innovation happens: right there on the farm. In the greenhouse. Or out in the field. This month, three experimental sites have officially launched, where farmers, growers and researchers team up to test wha...

Deposit system needs to be more user-friendly

16 July 2025

Most Dutch people do their part when it comes to returning deposit packaging. Bottles, crates, cans – straight back to the store. Still, it doesn’t always go as smoothly as it sounds. Especially when it comes to cans, th...

Circular soup packaging close to production

16 July 2025

Selling soup often means dealing with complex packaging. Not because of its shape, but because of the materials involved. Multiple layers of plastic, aluminium and foil—necessary for flavour, shelf life and sterilisation...

Promising enzyme helps bacteria break down plastic

15 July 2025

Plastic that naturally breaks down in the environment—still sounds like science fiction. But progress is being made. Researchers in Leiden have identified an enzyme that enables bacteria not only to break down PET plasti...

First seaweed harvest within wind farm completed

14 July 2025

A floating net strung between wind turbines delivered a milestone this week. The very first commercial seaweed harvest within an offshore wind farm has been collected at North Sea Farm 1, located 18 kilometres off the co...

Can the food industry save the recycling chain?

11 July 2025

The Dutch recycling sector is under pressure, but the food industry is stepping up. Twenty major brands – including Unilever, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and FrieslandCampina – have committed to increasing their use of circular p...

Grid congestion slows electrification for food companies

10 July 2025

The food industry needs to move away from natural gas faster to significantly reduce its CO₂ emissions. Solar panels and wind farms alone won’t cut it. The electricity grid is overloaded, and many production processes ar...