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New food high on the agenda for food producers

Cultivated meat, algae, and 3D-printed food: 80% of Dutch food companies now see “new food” as a priority. That’s the outcome of research conducted by MT Sprout on behalf of Tetra Pak. The main driver? The consumer. A st..

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Consument besteedt meer aan duurzaam voedsel

04 October 2019

De Nederlandse consument geeft steeds meer geld uit aan voedsel dat voorzien is van een keurmerk. In 2018 kochten huishoudens voor 4,9 miljard euro aan dier- en milieuvriendelijk geproduceerd voedsel, een stijging van 7%...

The Dutch fight against food waste

03 October 2019

The Dutch have started to waste less food at home. In 2019, the Dutch wasted 34.3 kilos of food per person; almost 7 kilos less than in 2016. There is also less drinking washed away through the sink and the toilet. This ...

Spadel wants a deposit on all beverage packaging

01 October 2019

Spadel Nederland calls on the business community and politicians to quickly introduce a deposit system for all beverage packaging, including small bottles and cans. The producer of the brands SPA and BRU wants to discuss...

Nederlanders zamelen fors meer kunststof in

01 October 2019

Nederlandse huishoudens hebben in 2017 veel meer kunststofverpakkingen ingezameld vergeleken met 2014. Dit blijkt uit een gedetailleerde analyse, uitgevoerd door onderzoekers van Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, ...

Boeren protesteren tegen stikstofbesluit

01 October 2019

Op dinsdag 1 oktober komen zo’n 10.500 boeren bij elkaar in Den Haag. Ze protesteren tegen het stikstofbesluit van de Tweede Kamer. Daarnaast protesteren zij ook tegen het advies om de veestapel in Nederland in te krimpe...

Ahold Delhaize increases commitment to slash food waste in half by 2030

25 September 2019

Ahold Delhaize announced on 25 September 2019 it will extend its commitment to cut food waste in its brands’ operations. The reduction is in line with the global goal of reducing food waste by 50% by 2030. It will also i...

Meat consumption in the Netherlands increases

24 September 2019

The total consumption of meat and meat products (based on carcass weight) per capita in the Netherlands in 2018 will be just over 77 kg. This quantity is more than half a kilo above the consumption in 2017. This is the f...

Can transparency encourage healthy choices?

16 September 2019

The University of Groningen and Wageningen University & Research have started a research project with almost all supermarkets in the Netherlands. The research 'Transparent Health & Sustainability' focuses on inte...

Start of experimental garden for recycled agriculture

13 September 2019

InsectoCycle starts with the experimental garden FeedBackFarm. They do this in cooperation with cheese and dairy farm Kuiper. The construction of the experimental garden has started and will be opened on 28 February. The...

Time and distance

10 September 2019

To me, holidays are taking time to sit down and reflect. At such a moment when I am not considering past or future, at least not further than our meal tonight, my son asks me: ‘Why do the beans we eat come all the way fr...

Improvement of the structure of plant-based proteins

10 September 2019

An increased awareness of sustainability, concern over the climate and personal health are drivers for the replacement of animal proteins with plant-based proteins, and the development of new products. Challenging, since...

Shelf space for the food of the future at LIDL

10 September 2019

Burgers of tomato surpluses, bitterbals of circularly grown oyster mushrooms and muesli of saved peanuts. These and other sustainable products, coming from start-ups, were on the shelves of Lidl last summer. A next step ...

Diviande introduces FiftyFifty, best of both worlds

02 September 2019

Under the brand name FiftyFifty, Diviande / Jan Zandbergen offers an innovative range of products, made up of 50% meat and 50% vegetables. FiftyFifty is a wonderful option for consumers seeking to strike the right balanc...

Ministry leaves choice of vegetable or animal food to citizen

01 September 2019

The government aims for a good and healthy balance in the ratio of animal and vegetable proteins in the diet of the consumer, without restricting the freedom of choice of the citizen. That is what Minister Schouten of Ag...

Reaction Nevedi: Facts about soy in animal feed

30 August 2019

The media are currently discussing the use of soya in animal feed. This was prompted by the recent fires in the Amazon. Not all discussions are factual. There appears to be little knowledge about soy imports into the Net...