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Online edition April 2025 | Personnel developments

Like many companies in the food industry, Van Loon Group experiences a regular rhythm of quiet periods followed by production peaks. Finding the right people for the job is becoming more and more of a c..

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Column Judith Witte: Chasing dreams

14 April 2025

When I grow up, I want to be… “a firefighter, a detective, a top footballer,” the boys would say. “A doctor, a flight attendant, a teacher,” the girls would reply. “A writer,” I dreamed, eight years old at the time. D...

Paul van Liempt: Blue-Collar Bonanza

14 April 2025

A few years ago, the outlook for skilled workers was bleak. But in 2025, things couldn’t be more different. The working class is sitting on a goldmine, says writer and journalist Paul van Liempt. This shift inspired him ...

Automation or not: people remain essential

14 April 2025

Van Loon Group is a food company specialising in meat and convenience products such as soups, sauces and ready meals. Like many companies in the food industry, they deal with alternating quiet and peak periods in product...

GEA makes the sauces market more sustainable

14 April 2025

GEA is steadily building its presence in the food industry across the Benelux, with a particular focus on sauces. It's an important next step for the specialist in the liquid food sector. Pumps, valves, and homogenizers ...

SVO helps food companies with targeted training

14 April 2025

Attracting new employees is a challenge. Part of the solution lies in strategic employee development. Training boosts motivation, strengthens employee engagement, and improves business performance. That’s why SVO vakople...

Column Jelle Wentink: Investing in people pays off

14 April 2025

As a knowledge-driven organisation in an increasingly tight labor market, Nutrilab also faces a growing challenge in attracting and retaining qualified staff. To safeguard the continuity and quality of our services—now a...

DKB is always looking for the perfect crunch

14 April 2025

A portion of crispy snacks is hard to resist, even if they’re not exactly healthy. Still, there are ongoing innovations in the world of snacks and fries that can help improve their Nutri-Score. DKB Partner in Foodsolutio...

Vogely invests in efficient and sustainable labelling

14 April 2025

At the family-run businesses Vogely and Espera, it’s the third generation now calling the shots. Together, they opted to install the very latest generation of weighing and labelling machines—also a ‘third generation’—at ...

Column: Pieter Vos: A different perspective

14 April 2025

In the food industry, we love talking about quality, efficiency, and food safety. About processes, standards, and systems. But how often do we actually talk about people? And I don’t mean in terms of ‘formal FTEs’ or ‘pr...

Food Tech Event: the trade fair for food production

14 April 2025

The Food Tech Event on 14 and 15 May at the Brabanthallen in ’s-Hertogenbosch is the ultimate one-stop trade fair for food production and processing. It brings everything you need for your processing and production envir...

Handtmann and Marlow showcase power mycoprotein

14 April 2025

Forty years ago, consumers got their first taste of it: Quorn, made from mycoprotein. The protein-rich ingredient is supplied by Marlow Ingredients, which is now bringing this versatile base material to the global market...

What matters to consumers in meat alternatives

14 April 2025

Producers and regulators value transparency in the food chain, but consumers also want to know where their food comes from, who made it, and what it contains. Many studies have focused on their need for information about...