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Fish can be as climate-friendly as legumes

Comparing the climate impact of protein sources takes more than emissions figures alone. What do you include in the calculation? And are you comparing a kilogram of caught fish with a kilogram of edible product? Research..

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Timo Hoogeboom – CEO HAK: 'B Corp attracts the right people'

07 March 2022

Post-war Holland (from 1952) grew up with the canned vegetables in glass of the former family business from Giessen: HAK. The Christian values of the time, "living from dependence", are still deeply rooted in the company...

The retailer decides, the producer pays

07 March 2022

When it comes to food packaging, the top priority is sustainable use of materials. But what is the most sustainable choice? Do you have a choice as a food producer? Are the solutions feasible? And who is ultimately going...

Proseal Case Packer CP3

07 March 2022

Proseal has expanded its product portfolio with a high-speed, fully automated case and carton packaging system. The new Proseal CP3™ is the ideal complement to Proseal's extensive range of tray sealers to provide custome...

'Involve science in solving the plastics problem'

07 March 2022

Industry and policy makers do not profit enough from the available scientific knowledge to handle plastics in a smarter way. If they were to involve scientists more, scientific knowledge could make a greater contribution...

Does sustainable packaging exist?

07 March 2022

Plastic is lightweight, has good protective properties and is therefore a widely used material for packaging in the food industry. Unfortunately, current plastic packaging is far from circular. Packaging that causes the ...

Subsidy for energy and climate innovation from April

03 March 2022

There are plenty of opportunities for subsidies for energy and climate innovation in the coming months. Four schemes are expected to open in early April for entrepreneurs, scientists and knowledge institutions. For finan...

Feasibility of can collection plan questionable

03 March 2022

Together with CBL and FNLI, the Dutch Packaging Waste Fund announced at the end of 2021 a plan for the collection of cans in unmanned deposit machines in public places, excluding supermarkets. Commissioned by Recycling N...

Vivera launches vegetable salmon fillet

02 March 2022

Vivera launches 'the first tasty vegetable salmon fillet in Europe'. The fillet has a fatty bite and falls apart like a real salmon due to its flaky structure. By introducing the fish substitute, Vivera wants to offer a ...

Edible coating for snack cucumbers

28 February 2022

These days, consumers are increasingly demanding sustainable options. For example, retailers are expected to minimise the use of plastic by looking at alternatives for packaging. This inspired Liquidseal and Rijk Zwaan t...

Bakery Sweets Center makes bread spread from returned bread

22 February 2022

Every year, a lot of bread is returned. We are talking about thousands of tonnes of product. The bread is reprocessed for the cattle feed industry. But how nice would it be if the bread that was fresh on the shelves yest...

6 reasons to consider sustainable steam now

22 February 2022

All industry must be gasless by 2050. 30 years seems a long time and you might postpone this transition process for a while. Scharff Techniek gives six reasons why you should start thinking about a climate-neutral 2050 t...

Albert Heijn wants deposits on all plastic juice bottles

22 February 2022

Albert Heijn will introduce a voluntary deposit on all plastic juice bottles. This is clearer for customers and ensures that more plastic bottles are properly collected and recycled. With this step, all plastic bottles o...

Albert Heijn focuses on circular packaging

16 February 2022

Albert Heijn starts with the recycling of plastic fruit trays: by using PET from household waste for new plastic trays, the plastic gets a second life. The first containers that are reused in this way will be in the shop...

Upcycling spent grain is promising

14 February 2022

Upcycling Brewers spent grains for food is very promising, is the conclusion of the event 'Brewer's spent grain: moving forward!'. In order to make the upcycling of this enormous worldwide waste stream possible and to co...

Dashboard shows sustainability of raw materials

11 February 2022

Just one mouse click to find out whether a product or ingredient has been produced in a socially responsible way? At the moment, it still seems too good to be true, but agricultural economist Petra Berkhout of Wageningen...