Updates

FNLI: Existence of food producers under strong pressure

FNLI is very concerned about the continuity of Dutch food producers. Exploding energy costs are putting them under increasing pressure. A growing number of producers in various sectors even see their continuity threatene..

HAK stops production due to high energy prices

04 October 2022

Vegetable and legume manufacturer HAK plans a short production break in January 2023 due to soaring energy prices. This will be a six-week break. According to the organisation, with current energy prices, it is not feasi...

CSRD affects more and more food companies

22 September 2022

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...

99.6 per cent slaughterhouses comply with regulations

21 September 2022

"In 2021, the NVWA carried out as many as 88,000 inspections at Dutch slaughterhouses. The NVWA's new Compliance Monitor shows that no less than 99.6% of the companies complied with laws and regulations. The companies an...

Big data takes food safety to higher level

20 September 2022

The development and application of modern sequencing technologies have led to many new improvements in food safety and public health. With unprecedented resolution and big data, high-throughput sequencing (HTS) has enabl...

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...

Packaging is the new raw material

09 September 2022

Whether we like it or not, very strict laws and regulations are coming our way in the field of packaging. We find ourselves in the calm before the storm. Warning: DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE if you are a fan of short-sighte...

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...

EU pork exports cut by 25%

30 August 2022

EU pigmeat exports decreased by almost 25 percent in the first six months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. A substantial growth in exports to Japan, Korea and the Philippines, among others, partly compensated...

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...

UPDATE: Sustainable labour in meat sector

15 August 2022

In the summer of 2021, various talks were held with the then Ministers of LNV and SZW, trade unions and the Animal Protection Society about the position of employees in the meat sector. These talks led to an initiative b...

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...

Trend change: Decrease in number of meat offers

21 July 2022

The number of meat offers has decreased for the first time since 2015. This is evident from the Wakker Dier leaflet monitor. In the first half of 2021, the number of meat offers reached a record high, but has now returne...

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 ...