Fouling plays a major role in the Dairy industry. Five criteria: defined flow, no circulation, real factory product, defined product temperature and defined wall temperature, are used to review articles on this topic published between 2003 and 2020. To show the effect of those criteria in experiments, …

To feed the expected population of nearly 10 billion people by the year 2050, radical changes must be made in the ways that food is produced and in the types of foods that are consumed. Supplying the ever-growing demand for animal-based meat has caused the current global food system to produce negative …

Relationships between buyers and suppliers are highly important for doing business in an international environment. Before the buyer actually makes a purchase, several steps should take place in order to ensure satisfied customers. The complete process of a buyer who is searching for the right supplier, …

It has been widely reported that around one-third of all the food produced globally is wasted. René Floris, NIZO Food Research Division Manager and member of the FoodNavigator expert advisory panel, asks Peter de Jong, NIZO's Principal Scientist in food processing, professor of dairy process technology …

The need to preserve protein functionality is prompting food makers to explore 'milder processing' than traditional heat treatment. In his second monthly column, René Floris, NIZO Food Research Division Manager and member of the FoodNavigator expert advisory panel, explores the latest technological developments …

In recent years the dairy industry had to face new environmental regulations and consumption evolutions. The soybean meal utilization as a protein source is not adapted to the GMO-free milk production. That’s why there was a growing interest for GMO-free rapeseed meal to replace soybean meal but since …

The protein transition from animal towards plant proteins, is driven by the growth of the world’s population combined with a rising standard of living. Over the last five years, this has already resulted in a 7-fold increase in product launches with a plant-based claim or notification. This manuscript …

The reduction of water and energy consumption are two of the main focuses of action of the cheese companies with the aim of minimising their environmental impact. The research team of the Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences dairy research team is working on new possibilities for the cheese …

In juni 2016 heeft het Britse volk gestemd in een referendum om de Europese Unie (EU) te verlaten. Dit wordt de Brexit genoemd. De Brexit zal gevolgen hebben voor de handels- en politieke relatie tussen de EU en Groot-Brittannië. Er vier scenario’s mogelijk als uitkomst van de Brexit onderhandelingen. …

A year later, in 2013, the Westerkwartier Area Cooperative was established – a new form of cooperation at the regional level, involving hundreds of dairy farmers, other SMEs, Terra MBO as the representative of the knowledge institutions in the region, the National Forest Service in the Netherlands (‘Staatsbosbeheer’), …