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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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Tijs Roeland (CONO): ‘Movement is essential’

10 February 2025

Tijs Roeland, Manager of Technology & Projects at CONO Kaasmakers, is a man of action. He combines technical expertise with a passion for sustainability and collaboration. For him, it’s all about creating movement by...

This is how plant-based chains get stronger

10 February 2025

This story highlights the power of combining forces. Bart, Jeroen, and Jaimy have three very different professions but share a common mission: advancing plant-based, locally grown proteins with and for Dutch protein farm...

Greater returns with modern cooling and heating technology

10 February 2025

New cooling and heating technologies offer solutions for the sustainability challenges faced by food processors, such as phasing out synthetic refrigerants and reducing CO2 emissions. Why does modern cooling and heating ...

Expansion of Uitgekookt’s facility fits like a ‘new suit’

10 February 2025

In 2023-2024, Uitgekookt’s facility in IJsselmuiden underwent expansion and renovation with growth in mind. It wasn’t a standard construction project but a complex 3D puzzle focusing on people, products, processes, susta...

Mycelium: more than a meat substitute

10 February 2025

Mycelium has been successfully used as an ingredient in meat substitutes for years. It makes sense—it's sustainable, packed with proteins and fibers, and easily adapts to desired flavors. But the potential of mycelium go...

SNX’s mission: Guilt-free snacking

10 February 2025

Have you also been to the OSV winter barbecue? Chances are you sunk your teeth into a burger from SNX Food. This company from De Bilt aims to be the new, healthier snack brand for everyone in the Netherlands. Enjoying...

Give residual streams a second life

10 February 2025

Every year, one-third of all food produced worldwide—about 1.3 billion tons—is lost. This food waste has a massive impact on the environment, with unnecessary use of water, raw materials, and CO₂ emissions. It’s also a m...

The 8 megatrends set to redefine the food industry

10 February 2025

Our food does much more than simply nourish us. How we produce, distribute, and consume it will shape the future of our planet, our culture, and our health. How exactly? You’ll find the answers in the more than 300-page ...

Food Tech Event on May 14 and 15, 2025

10 February 2025

On May 14 and 15, the Brabanthallen in ’s Hertogenbosch will host the Food Tech Event, the one-stop trade fair for food production and processing. Visitors will find everything related to their processing and production ...

Column Pieter Vos: Contrasts

10 February 2025

Do you eat meat or not? Avocados or no avocados? Do you take a flight for your holidays or not? Drive a (electric) car or not? Have pets or not? Children or no children? Nowadays, everything comes with a CO2 emission pri...

Sina Salim: Subsidies as a springboard, not as a life jacket

10 February 2025

In the world of alternative proteins and cultivated meat, pilot plants—also known as CMOs—are essential. They serve as the bridge between innovation and large-scale production. But for many Dutch pilot plants, survival w...

Data to impact: sustainability in chains and processing

10 February 2025

Your company is fully committed to sustainability. That’s great, of course. But how do you make your efforts visible to the outside world? Which measures contribute the most to reducing emissions? And how do you know whi...

Saskia Stender: Sustainability: a recipe for balance

10 February 2025

Sustainability, a word we hear more and more. In the food industry, it affects everything. From energy prices to animal welfare, from the environmental impact of livestock farming to the social cohesion within our societ...

LCA ecolabels: the new benchmark for sustainable food choices

07 February 2025

Supermarkets are increasingly using LCA-based ecolabels (Life Cycle Assessment) to help consumers make more environmentally conscious decisions. These labels map out the entire life cycle of products, from raw material e...

Legislation slows sustainable growth: NEx remains stuck at 18.5%

05 February 2025

The transition to a more sustainable Dutch economy is progressing slowly. According to the sixth edition of the Nieuwe Economie Index (NEx), 18.5% of the economy is sustainable, an increase of only 1 percentage point com...