Sustainability

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..

Meat for Diversifying Markets

10 February 2020

The world is changing. The digital revolution, a global focus on sustainability, concern for the environment: they also affect the food and meat industry. Themes such as ensuring food safety, preventing food waste and is...

Spirulinazia is still to come

10 February 2020

A plate full of algae is not on the menu yet, spirulinazie is still some time away. However, algae are gaining little popularity as an alternative source of protein. It is expected that algae will become an indispensable...

12e editie HAS Food Experience

04 February 2020

Het project Redhotintercrop – agroforestry chilli heeft tijdens de HAS Food Experience bij HAS Hogeschool de Buitencategorie van de FoodManShip Awards gewonnen. Studenten Dirk Beerendonk, Irene Boelen, Carlo Frenquellucc...

FUMI: Half a million for natural protein substitutes

31 January 2020

All over the world a vegetable alternative to chicken egg protein has been sought for years. FUMI Ingredients, a spin-off of Wageningen University & Research, has found a natural alternative that is cheaper than regu...

10 million extra for circular economy

28 January 2020

In addition to extra money to stimulate investments in environmentally and climate-friendly techniques for entrepreneurs, the government will allocate an extra € 10 million to initiatives in the field of the circular eco...

Food waste tackled with Internet of Things

24 January 2020

As a result of poor control of the conditions during transport of fresh products, there is a great loss of value. In fruit transport this is already 5-8%. TNO and Wageningen Food & Biobased Research are leading a consort...

Healthy eating remains a challenge

24 January 2020

For many people, eating healthier food is not just a good intention, more and more often the start of the new year is seen as picking up the thread again. For a large part of the Dutch, healthier food is the order of the...

Moving Mountains launches No-Pork burger

21 January 2020

Moving Mountains, known from vegetable burgers and hot dogs, is continuously developing various alternative meat products. After recently launching a sausage, the No-Pork Burger is now also available to the market. While...

KIDV: Ambitious out-of-home sector plan

20 January 2020

Leaders in the out-of-home sector will take concrete measures in the coming years to make packaging more sustainable and reduce litter. In collaboration with the Knowledge Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV), a Se...

Foodybag reduces food waste

14 January 2020

As of January 13th, restaurants will be able to display a special #waste-free logo behind their windows or on their menus to show their commitment to fighting food waste. What is not eaten may be taken home. The logo, la...

Alternatives plastic can be worse for the environment

13 January 2020

Experts say that alternatives to plastic can sometimes have an even worse impact on the environment than plastic itself. Their use would, among other things, lead to higher CO2 emissions. The British Circular Taskforc...

Half meat and half vegetable in the meat shelf

08 January 2020

New for consumers who want to eat less meat but don't want to compromise on healthy properties and delicious taste, who are looking for the balance between enjoyment, responsible living and sustainability. FiftyFifty is ...

Van Loon Group makes meat substitutes

07 January 2020

During the Horecava, Van Loon Group will introduce under a new label 'The Blue Butcher', an extensive range of innovative meat substitutes to build a 'no meat of today' society. With this new label, Van Loon Group respon...

The ten themes of 2020

02 January 2020

Legislation, consumer behaviour and sustainability. Having a good strategy in 2020 is perhaps more important than ever for the entrepreneur. ABN AMRO is already providing insight and background into ten themes that will ...

Agricultural entrepreneurs get a chance to be sustainable