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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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My ERP: Food Management Made Easy

06 February 2023

The food sector is under pressure: there are high requirements for freshness, quality and speed. Moreover, full traceability of products and processes must be guaranteed at all times. Intelligent use of IT for planning a...

From orange peels to sustainable raw material

06 February 2023

Give PeelPioneers 50,000 kilos of orange peels and they transform it into raw materials for use in biscuits, perfumes, etc. But how do they do it? And what does their lubrication look like with all those caustic juices? ...

Column Pieter Vos: More grip on the unconscious

06 February 2023

Did you know that we make only 2 to 4 per cent of our decisions really consciously? Ever had a hangover? Eaten too much that made you nauseous? Crossed a red light and barely escaped being hit by a car? We like to think ...

Roy Meenderink: Pointing out issues

06 February 2023

You don't hear any different. 'We have to become more sustainable'. You know, it's necessary to preserve our earth. Yet I can almost hear you thinking: "It's all expensive enough. What will it cost me?'  You cut ...

Sustainability claims: 'Don't mislead, that will be big trouble'

06 February 2023

Better for the planet! A more sustainable choice! If you develop or market a sustainable food product, as an entrepreneur you will naturally want to mention this on the packaging and in advertising. However, there are mo...

What to do in case of grid congestion?

06 February 2023

The electricity grid is reaching its limits. At (new) industrial estates, 'the power is running out'. Suddenly you were hearing it everywhere: 'grid congestion' was the new buzz word at the end of 2022.  The Clim...

Pump purchase price becoming less important

06 February 2023

Due to the global rise in the price of raw materials, pumps have become significantly more expensive over the past two years. However, energy prices have risen even faster. Verder and Packo, both specialists in industria...

Enhanced sustainability claims rules take effect

02 February 2023

The Sustainability Advertising Code came into force on Wednesday 1 February 2023. The new code applies to all sustainability claims, i.e. environmental claims as well as ethical claims. The new code replaces the Envir...

Plastic-saving packaging of fruit and vegetables

31 January 2023

Responding to the trend in sustainable packaging, MULTIVAC, is highlighting its plastic-saving packaging solutions at the upcoming Fruit Logistica trade fair. From 8 to 10 February 2023, they will show a variety of packa...

Beans in bread: a revolutionary idea?

31 January 2023

Researchers and chefs at the University of Reading aim to encourage British consumers and food producers to switch to bread containing faba beans (commonly known as broad beans), making it healthier and less damaging to ...

IFOAM takes Eco-Score to court

31 January 2023

Actors involved in the ecological transition have high expectations of information systems, like labels, related to the environmental impact of products and services. Information systems should speed up the ecological tr...

Alternative proteins a key to rapid decarbonisation

30 January 2023

Alternative proteins are one of three ‘super-leverage points’ that could help the world to rapidly decarbonise, a report presented at the end of January 2023 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland states. T...

Verstegen Spices & Sauces wins EZK Energy Award 2022

30 January 2023

The Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) announced on 26 January 2023, that Verstegen has become the winner of the EZK Energy Award 2022. This allows Verstegen to call itself the most distinguished company in the...

Renewi converts food waste into volatile fatty acids

30 January 2023

Renewi Organics focuses on processing organic waste streams including expired products. Together with IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Renewi Organics published a scientific article on the production of volatile ...

First area pilot on plant proteins launched

27 January 2023

The North Brabant municipality of Altena is the scene of the first Dutch area pilot on plant-based proteins. Interventions are being tested at supermarkets, schools and restaurants to encourage local people to make the p...