The Netherlands

Vion Appoints Ronald Lotgerink As New CEO

Dutch meat producer Vion Food Group has appointed Ronald Lotgerink as its new CEO, effective 1 September, 2018. Lotgerink, 57, currently heads up Zwanen...

The Netherlands Launches Programme To Cut Food Waste In Half

The Netherlands has launched a new national programme, United Against Food Waste, in an effort to become one of the first countries in the world to cut foo...

Dutch Wholesaler Sligro Posts 2017 Profits Increase

Dutch wholesaler Sligro Food Group has posted a net profit of €81 million for 2017, a 9.9% increase compared to the previous year. The group said...

Albert Heijn Achieves Record Market Share Of 35.3%

The Netherlands' largest retailer Albert Heijn recorded a slight market share increase of 0.1% in 2017. The retailer saw its share of the Dutch gro...

Jumbo To Donate Christmas Dinner To People In Need

Dutch retailer Jumbo has announced a collaboration with two charities to provide three-course Christmas dinners to tens of thousands of elderly people and...

Jumbo Opens 'City' Store In Den Bosch

Dutch retailer Jumbo has announced its new ‘City’ store in Den Bosch, due to open on 13 December. The store is aimed at catering to the dail...

Jumbo Introduces 'Veggie Chef' Range

Dutch retailer Jumbo has launched a new ‘Veggie Chef’ private label range, which includes 21 vegetarian and 19 vegan products. The supe...

FrieslandCampina Sees First Solar Panels Installed On Farm Roof

Dairy firm FrieslandCampina has launched its scheme to install solar panels on the roofs of its members' dairy farms in the Netherlands. The programme w...