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Biscuit International: making logistics a piece of cake

Even a delicious cookie has smart logistics behind it. At its Broek op Langedijk facility, multinational Biscuit International operates its own transport fleet. Specialized software keeps transport planning under control..

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Vice Versa ‘got’ a blank canvas for its new facility

19 October 2026

A fierce fire reduced Vice Versa’s frozen storage facility to ashes in 2024. It was a devastating experience, but a close-knit team and solid insurance coverage kept the business going. This made a new frozen storage fac...

Researching and developing: Vision + Robotics Parcours

19 October 2026

Being immersed in the world of perception technology and robotics, sensors and camera systems, lasers and grippers. Seeing how advances in AI, which connects all this technology and enables the systems to communicate, ar...

Column Pieter Vos: Human

19 October 2026

Busy, busy, busy. Still so much to do, and so little time to put that presentation together or come up with an innovation. How do you get it done quickly? The answer: ask AI! A clever chatbot takes you by the hand, and y...

From soft grippers to intelligent robotic hands

19 October 2026

Picking up a croissant without damaging it. Harvesting a delicate crop. Or assessing a product’s quality simply by handling it. These are effortless tasks for the human hand, but far more challenging for robots. Wagen...

What is well preserved retains its value

19 October 2026

'What’s in the barrel won’t turn sour,' an acquaintance said to me recently. He wanted to reassure me that he would still keep his promise, despite the delay. I repeated the saying to myself and realized what utter nonse...

Technologies for structuring plant proteins

19 October 2026

One of the biggest challenges in developing plant-based meat products is replicating the fibrous, ‘anisotropic’ texture of muscle tissue. Protein structuring technologies already offer a wide range of possibilities. Nume...

FenS and Memolub: smarter lubrication, less maintenance

19 October 2026

Proper lubrication directly affects machine reliability. Yet manual lubrication rounds take considerable time and carry the risk of applying too much or too little lubricant, or applying it too late. FenS helps companies...

Scancheck: barcode inspection without packaging damage

19 October 2026

Rejecting a product doesn’t have to mean damaging its packaging. Automator’s Scancheck automatically checks barcodes on tray-sealed or top-sealed products. If the system rejects a product, an air knife gently blows it of...

Column Saskia Stender: Is your back door open?

19 October 2026

We do a lot of automating in the food industry. Robots take over the mind-numbing work, and machines talk to each other. AI takes it a step further. It makes processes faster, smarter, and often more efficient. But th...

World Animal Protection: animal welfare rules for imports too

16 October 2026

Should chicken meat from outside the EU meet the same standards as European chicken meat? World Animal Protection is drawing attention to differences in animal welfare standards. The organization wants European requireme...

Hiring temporary workers: what are you responsible for?

15 October 2026

The staffing agency supplies the workers, but that does not cover everything. Employers who hire temporary workers also have obligations toward them. What should you check as a food company, and what needs your attention...

New model calculates carbon footprint of food side streams

15 October 2026

How much does selling surplus food reduce emissions? Wageningen Food & Biobased Research and foodservice wholesaler InstockMarket developed a calculation model to answer that question. It calculates the carbon footpr...

Dutch meat consumption declines further in 2025

14 October 2026

Less red meat, more poultry: Dutch meat consumption continues to shift, according to the annual meat consumption report from Wageningen Social & Economic Research. Meat consumption is also lower than previous calcula...

Food export value falls by 8.7%

14 October 2026

Dutch exports are growing, but the value of food exports is falling. In the first seven months of 2026, it was 8.7 percent lower than a year earlier. These findings come from ABN AMRO’s ‘State of the Food Sector’ report....

New allergen policy proves challenging in practice

14 October 2026

A warning such as “may contain xxx” seems like a simple solution. For consumers with allergies, it actually makes choosing products harder. The new Dutch allergen policy therefore aims to reduce unnecessary label warning...