Trend reports

CSRD affects more and more food companies

New European directives force large companies to compile and publish their sustainability reports even more sharply. Are these in line with the Paris climate accords and will companies' implementation agendas achieve the..

Food industry turnover rose 19.6 per cent

20 September 2022

Food industry turnover rose 19.6 per cent in July this year compared to July last year. At the beginning of July this year, three quarters of food industry entrepreneurs did suffer from production constraints and that nu...

Major problems for the food industry

19 September 2022

Sharply rising costs and high uncertainty on the sales side are creating extraordinary times in the food industry. In the short term, inflation and a possible recession are the main strategic issues for many food entrepr...

Posters Meat, Fish, Fruit and Vegetables and Dairy

13 September 2022

Through the trade magazine Voedingsindustrie we distribute the poster VLEES, VIS, AGF and since 2022 also the poster ZUIVEL. On the posters you will find the structure of the various processing industries. Because of the...

Consumer price awareness increases dramatically

06 September 2022

The pursuit of a healthier diet is on the wane now that the threat of COVID-19 has been temporarily averted. There is more carefree enjoyment of food. But price awareness has increased dramatically. Six out of ten consum...

Turnover food industry up 28.3 percent

30 August 2022

In the second quarter of 2022, turnover in the food industry was 28.3 percent up on a year earlier, largely due to higher prices. Nearly 11 percent of manufacturers in the food industry also expect higher turnover in the...

Fungi take over the food industry

29 August 2022

A retail report by product discovery and purchasing platform RangeMe has explored CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) trends in the second quarter of 2022. A key finding is that demand for mushrooms is rapidly increasing. The ...

Plant-based meat now cheaper on average than meat

15 August 2022

Meat, dairy products, vegetables, fruit, bread, petrol… everything has become more expensive due to inflation and high raw material prices. Everything, except plant-based meat alternatives. While meat prices have incr...

New cooperation opportunities with German food industry

21 July 2022

In recent years, the German food processing industry has been very self-centred and competitive. This has changed of late and the industry is becoming more open. Therefore, now is a very good time for Dutch companies to ...

Jan-Willem Grievink: 'The supermarket is facing a revolution'

12 July 2022

Jan-Willem Grievink, founder and former director of Food Service Institute Netherlands (FSIN), spoke at the ‘Retail meets Foodindustrie’ event on 16 June about the changing retail landscape and the many opportunities it ...

Ongoing inflation blocks growth in food sector

14 June 2022

Inflation remains the main strategic theme in the Dutch food chain. And the end of the price increases is not yet in sight. Higher consumer prices are still not in proportion to the higher costs that many food producers ...

Dairy processors hit hardest by pandemic

14 June 2022

In a dairy trend report of A-INSIGHTS, the company looked at the financial data of the top 300 dairy companies in Western Europe. What stands out is that dairy processors are the most affected by the pandemic. This is ma...

Meat consumption in Germany drops by 2.1 kg in 2021

04 April 2022

Per capita German meat consumption fell by 2.1 kilograms compared to 2020 and is thus at a new record low since consumption was calculated in 1989. This is according to preliminary data from the Federal Agricultural Info...

Downturn in economic climate expected

04 April 2022

At the beginning of March, entrepreneurs in the food industry were much more pessimistic about the development of the economic climate than in the first two months of this year. In fact, the only time entrepreneurs were ...

FSIN: Battle for convenience consumer has begun

03 February 2022

In the next ten years, traditional food service channels such as the hotel and catering industry will face fierce competition from supermarkets, which are plunging into the field of direct consumption. This is evident fr...

The pig is the ultimate circular animal

01 February 2022

When buying meat, animal welfare is often still a major consideration for consumers, but attention to the environment and climate is growing rapidly. It is precisely in this area that the pig has a strong point, as it is...