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Food-safe recycling: everything has to add up

Within four years it will be 2030. And yes, the alarm bells should be ringing, because by then food companies must already start using recycled content in their packaging under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulatio..

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How Hessing leads the way in automation

07 April 2026

The smell of freshly cut vegetables fills the air, yet it is not the traditional work that stands out here. In the production halls of Hessing Supervers, everything revolves around precision, speed, and trust in technolo...

Online edition March 2026 | Packaging and Empack

09 March 2026

“Continue making packaging choices that prevent food waste, because every company achieves its greatest sustainability gains by minimizing the waste of all raw materials.” Toine Timmermans, directo...

Column Judith Witte: Cold feet

09 March 2026

As a running coach, I want to give the runners who train with me sessions that are varied and enjoyable. Repetition is good, but doing the exact same thing every time gets boring. So I try to surprise them again and agai...

Toine Timmermans: 'The most sustainable packaging prevents waste'

09 March 2026

“Continue making packaging choices that prevent food waste, because every company achieves its greatest sustainability gains by minimizing the waste of all raw materials.” Toine Timmermans, director of ‘Samen tegen Voeds...

Column Pieter Vos: VUCA World

09 March 2026

There was a long queue outside cookie shop X; they had gone completely viral on Instagram. The owner quickly bought an additional oven. A month later, the queue has disappeared... Now the crowd is standing hungrily outsi...

Downtime due to inspections? Not at Haacht Brewery

09 March 2026

High speeds, high standards, and no room for error. That is the daily reality in modern beverage production. Haacht Brewery in Boortmeerbeek knows this better than anyone. Reliable inspection and coding are not a nice-to...

Daring to choose: on a mission for better food safety

09 March 2026

The food industry sets high standards for hygiene and food safety. Yet Jack Pluim of Jackit still often sees work being carried out in environments that are not properly designed for it. With Sealwise panels and his own ...

Chefs Culinar prevents employee absence

09 March 2026

Pushing roll containers from a truck to hard-to-reach locations every day is demanding work. Sjaak Luijken, loading supervisor at Chefs Culinar, increasingly noticed colleagues dealing with physical complaints. That had ...

Packaging lines are becoming smarter and more data-driven

09 March 2026

Applying AI within production processes offers both opportunities and challenges. Dirk Boumans, expertise director digitalization, and Erik Snijders, senior project manager at NIRAS, an engineering firm specializing in t...

HAS Food Experience | The Circle of Food

09 March 2026

During the annual HAS Food Experience, graduating students in the agri and food sector show what they are capable of; this year’s theme was ‘The Circle of Food’. Each year, HAS green academy once again turns the Food ...

DKB moves to the third generation

09 March 2026

As of January 1, 2026, Bjorn Dokter has been appointed General Director (CEO) at DKB Partner in Foodsolutions (Family Dokter Company). With this step, Bjorn officially takes over the reins from his father, John Dokter...

Empack 2026: the entire packaging chain under one roof

09 March 2026

On April 14, 15 and 16, 2026, the entire packaging chain will come together at Evenementenhal Gorinchem. Here you will meet the key players in the industry, see future-oriented packaging solutions, and stay up to date on...