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Alternative proteins are becoming less alternative

What happens when shelves run empty, prices surge, and consumers are left looking for something else? In 2024, the alternative protein sector proved it’s no longer a niche but a growing pillar in the global push for effi..

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Paper cap sets packaging industry in motion

19 June 2025

Tetra Pak is the first in the industry to test a paper cap on its Tetra Brik® Aseptic 1000 Mid packaging. In partnership with Aneto, Spain’s largest broth producer, the company has launched a pilot aimed at accelerating ...

Residues on soft fruit: washing has little effect

18 June 2025

The summer season has begun, and strawberries, raspberries, and peaches are back on the shelves. Yet the same questions return each year: is this fruit safe to eat, and does rinsing it help? Social media is full of lists...

New dietary guidelines from the High Health Council

18 June 2025

The Hoge Gezondheidsraad (High Health Council (HGR)) in Belgium has issued 17 new dietary recommendations aimed at improving public health. The focus is on reducing red meat consumption, increasing plant-based alternativ...

Rival Foods secures millions for plant-based meat alternatives

18 June 2025

Rival Foods, the Dutch FoodTech scale-up based in Amersfoort, has raised €10 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by pension investor APG on behalf of ABP. PYMWYMIC, ROM Utrecht Region, and existing sha...

Chicken remains in high demand despite avian flu and price pressure

17 June 2025

Chicken prices are on the rise, production is stalling, yet demand remains remarkably strong. Across Europe—and especially in the Netherlands—the poultry sector is benefiting from an exceptionally tight market. The main ...

Geopolitical pressure forces food sector to shift gears

17 June 2025

Geopolitical risks are placing increasing strain on the food and agri sector. From US trade tariffs to tensions in the Red Sea and growing concerns about cybersecurity — the list is getting longer. Between March and May ...

European vegetable production drops 7%: concerns mounting

17 June 2025

Uncertainty is growing; both in the fields and behind closed doors in Brussels. Over the past four years, vegetable production in the European Union has fallen by 7%. Climate challenges, rising costs and stricter regulat...

Faster PFAS detection and better removal

16 June 2025

PFAS are now found everywhere; in products, in the environment, and even in living organisms. Because these substances hardly break down, global concerns are mounting. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (WFBR) is le...

Food fraud costs the food industry billions each year

16 June 2025

What’s really on the table? That’s the question the EUIPO is asking producers, retailers, and consumers to raise awareness of the risks of counterfeit food and drink. The damage goes beyond economics—it also threatens pu...

How we eat in 2050: high-tech, local and sustainable

13 June 2025

Cooking will become optional, and grocery shopping a rarity. According to experts Morgaine Gaye (food futurologist), Joseph Poore (climate scientist), and data analyst Valentina Caldart, the food industry is on the brink...

Redefine Meat introduces new generation of 'new meat'

12 June 2025

Redefine Meat has launched a new generation of plant-based meat in the Netherlands. The first two products: Redefine Burger and Redefine Beef Mince, are available at Jumbo, PLUS, Vomar, and Picnic. These new products are...

Food companies aren't waiting, they’re investing now

12 June 2025

Regulations may be easing, but the market remains demanding. For many family-owned businesses in the food sector, that changes very little. The Omnibus proposal may be on the table, but the sense of urgency is still very...

Spent brewer’s grain repurposed as clean-label emulsifier

11 June 2025

Can byproducts from the beer industry become a fully-fledged food ingredient? Utrecht-based scale-up MaGie Creations proves that they can. With the launch of PowerBond, the company introduces the world’s first emulsifier...

Milk production recovering, but uncertainty remains

11 June 2025

Dairy prices have continued to rise in recent months, despite earlier expectations of stabilisation. Global milk production is growing only marginally, keeping the market tight. For the food industry, margins remain attr...

Food companies seek stability in sales channels

10 June 2025

Prices for products like coffee, chocolate, and meat continue to rise. According to CBS, supermarket prices for food products were on average 4% higher in May than a year earlier. The official inflation rate is still ske...