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

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..

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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...

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...

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...

Packaging not empty? Then recycling is pointless

11 June 2025

Many Dutch people are unsure about how to dispose of their PMD packaging correctly. That’s the conclusion from a DVJ Insights survey of 1,053 participants, commissioned by Verpact. One in three admits to sometimes throwi...

This is how much ultra-processed food people really eat

10 June 2025

The amount of ultra-processed food someone consumes can be traced in their body. U.S. researchers have developed a so-called ‘poly-metabolite score’ that estimates UPF (ultra-processed food) intake based on blood and uri...

Food waste not always a top priority in the food industry

10 June 2025

Six out of ten companies in the food industry consider food loss and waste a concern. Yet international research by DNV shows that fewer than a quarter have made it a high priority. This highlights a striking gap between...

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...

NBC: Fiber-rich opportunities for bread

06 June 2025

The Dutch population still consumes too little fiber. Bread, however, offers plenty of potential to help change that. The bakery sector is being urged to act under the National Approach to Product Improvement (NAPV), and...

Sustainable? Only when it’s on sale

06 June 2025

Nearly three in ten Dutch consumers (29%) say they often or always make a conscious choice for more sustainable food products. Another 55% do so occasionally. Women and people with higher education levels are more likely...

New fermentation facility for the food industry

06 June 2025

The future Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF) in Ede offered a first look on 6 June at what is set to become the national open-access scale-up centre for (precision) fermentation. More than 180 invitees attended th...

More sustainable packaging with Smart Heating

05 June 2025

MULTIVAC is perfecting its forming and sealing processes with the new matrix heating systems pixelHEAT and pixelSEAL, developed in collaboration with Watttron GmbH. These systems respond to the growing demand for sustain...

More health risks in plant-based substitutes than expected

05 June 2025

The vegan section in supermarkets continues to grow rapidly. But eating plant-based doesn't automatically mean fewer health risks. Research from the University of Antwerp shows that meat and cheese substitutes can someti...

Staff shortages? SOL supports progress in the food sector

05 June 2025

The food industry has been struggling with persistent staff shortages for years. At the same time, a group of highly motivated status holders is eager to get to work. Yet their access to the labor market remains limited....

‘A handful of summer’ puts soft fruit in the spotlight

04 June 2025

Soft fruit is in peak season, yet younger consumers often pass it by. The new campaign ‘Een handje zomer’ aims to change that. Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries are being promoted to young adults in...

Preference for sweet doesn't fade so easily

04 June 2025

Six months of reduced sugar intake, yet the craving for sweet food remains. That’s the striking outcome of a large-scale study by Wageningen University & Research into taste preferences. PhD candidate Eva Čad conclud...