Trend reports

Consumers spend 36% more on organic products in 2022

Consumers spent 36% more on organic products in 2022, according to a new GfK analysis on 2022, presented at the Biobeurs. Total organic sales amounted to €1.4 billion. Sales of organic fresh produce grew 41% in 2022. ..

Alternative proteins constitute a quarter of all food by 2040

16 January 2023

At least a quarter of all food could be produced from alternative proteins by 2040. This was one of the findings of a survey commissioned by machinery and plant manufacturer GEA of 1,000 chefs in eleven countries. These ...

Foodservice market 2022: €5.8 billion growth

10 January 2023

FoodService Instituut Nederland (FSIN) reported at the annual FSIN Brunch conference during the Horecava that the turnover of food service companies had increased by more than 40%, to a turnover of €19.1 billion. Despite...

Lower production expected in food industry

10 January 2023

More than 16% of entrepreneurs in the food industry reported at the beginning of December that they expected a drop in production in the next three months (December 2022 to February 2023), the highest number since July 2...

Vleeskalverhouderij in 2023: uitdagingen en kansen

05 January 2023

Uitdagingen voor de kalverhouderij komen in versneld tempo op de sector af. Denk aan maatregelen om stikstof te verminderen en het dierenwelzijn te verhogen. De relatie tussen kalverhouder en melkveehouder wordt hierdoor...

Meer robots ingezet in de voedingsindustrie

21 December 2022

De voedingsindustrie kampt met grote personeelstekorten. Het duurt nog wel even voordat de krapte op de arbeidsmarkt vermindert. In de voedingsindustrie komen zware, repeterende en gevaarlijke taken regelmatig voor. Daar...

Sales of meat and dairy substitutes could double by 2030

16 December 2022

After several years of robust growth, sales of meat and dairy substitutes through the supermarket channel are stagnating this year. For further growth, there are opportunities for producers in terms of innovation, econom...

5 trends that will change the food sector

29 November 2022

The Dutch food sector is moving fast. Convenience trends, including delivery, have been driving growth in the sector for years. Fairly new is the focus on mental convenience. Reducing choice stress will be a major driver...

Posters Meat, Fish, Fruit and Vegetables and Dairy

20 November 2022

Through the trade magazine Voedingsindustrie we distribute the poster VLEES, VIS, FRUIT & VEGETABLES and since 2022 also the poster DAIRY. On the posters you will find the structure of the various processing industri...

WUR: Diversity between various groups of eaters

17 November 2022

Two recently published studies from Wageningen University & Research compared consumers with various eating patterns. The studies focussed specifically on meat eaters, flexitarians and vegetarians, and on the diversi...

ING: High energy prices new test for food producers

17 November 2022

Are food producers able to absorb the high input costs, including energy, now that they remain high for the time being? In addition, companies also have to deal with large differences in compensation measures from nation...

The Top Ten Food Trends of 2023

20 October 2022

'Redefining Value' heads Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends for 2023, as consumers adapt to a global cost-of-living crisis in the face of economic and political volatility. With budgets stretched and supplies under s...

Supermarket is not yet a healthy food environment

18 October 2022

Unhealthy products still predominate in supermarkets' offers, range and layout. This is according to Questionmark's recently published Superlijst Gezondheid 2022. Supermarkets promised in the National Prevention Agreemen...

EFSA: Cost biggest concern for EU consumer

17 October 2022

The cost of food is weighing more heavily on Europeans today than a few years ago, becoming the main factor influencing food purchases, followed by taste. Close to half consider food safety important too and 41% of EU ci...

Dutch Meat consumption stable in 2021

13 October 2022

The total per capita consumption of meat and meat products in the Netherlands in 2021 was 76.1 kg (based on carcass weight), almost the same as the 75.9 kg consumed per person in 2020. This is the conclusion of a study b...

Upcycling is one of the green innovation trends of 2022

12 October 2022

This year ClimateLaunchpad, the global green business competition, sees a remarkable number of start-ups looking for 'system solutions', ways to reuse resources. The competition has seen a striking number of entries with...