Active Food Ingredients

Connecting science and well-being

Partners

COMPANIES

accor Accor
www.accor.com

A European leader in hotels and tourism and the global leader in Services to corporate clients and public institutions, Accor operates in nearly 100 countries with more than 150,000 employees. For more than 40 years, it has provided customers with expertise acquired in its two core businesses:

1) Hotels

Federated under the Accor Hospitality name, the Group’s hotel operations include more than 15 complementary brands—from luxury to economy—that are recognized and appreciated around the world for their service quality.

2) Services

With operations in 40 countries, Accor Services designs, develops and manages high value-added services for companies and public institutions that make everyday life easier for individual users and organizations.
 

barentz Barentz Ingredients
www.barentzingredients.nl

Barentz Ingredients is producing functional blends and flavours for the food industry. Barentz Ingredients became part of the Barentz group of companies in April 2002 and is located in Almelo, the Netherlands.

The focus at Barentz Ingredients is to provide our customers with solutions and therefore a high added value. We do this by building long-term, strong and transparent relationships with our customers and agents, based on our technological expertise, knowledge of raw materials, service and trust.
In practice this policy amounts to direct contact with potential clients. The first introduction to Barentz Ingredients, our products and possibilities, form the basis of producing tests under the supervision of Barentz Ingredients, or the testing of our products under the management of the customer. A close association in the follow-up phase is necessary to achieve a reasonable chance of success. The realisation of a confidential relationship with a client is essential in this regard.
 

dsm DSM
www.dsm.nl

Royal DSM N.V. creates innovative products and services in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences that contribute to the quality of life. DSM's products and services are used throughout the world in a wide range of markets and applications, supporting a healthier, more sustainable and more enjoyable way of life. Examples of end markets include human and animal nutrition and health products, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, automotive, coatings and paint, electrical and electronics products, personal protection products and products for the building industry. DSM has an annual turnover of 9.3 billion Euros and employs around 23,500 people worldwide. DSM is headquartered in the Netherlands, with branches on five continents. DSM is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
 

corry Corry Duquesnoy
www.duquesnoy.nl

Corry Duquesnoy’s Consumer & Food Consultancy is the agency for product innovation which develops successful products that contribute to a company’s image and profits. This is Corry’s point of departure. Corry acts as a sounding board, always making sure that a company's customer takes centre stage. She translates ideas into products, helping to bring customers to companies.
 

friesland FrieslandCampina
www.frieslandcampina.com

Royal FrieslandCampina supplies millions of people in more than one hundred countries around the world with milk products, cheese, butter and ingredients. The company is fascinated by the power and potential of milk and aims to help people move forward by getting more out of milk. FrieslandCampina has been committed to producing sustainable dairy products for over 130 years. The company is a co-operative organisation and works as a team, always being able to depend on one another.
 


Gebr. Coppelmans VOF

Coppelmans is a regional marketing and sales organisation for table eggs and egg products to wholesalers, supermarkets, bakeries and the hospitality industry. When selling products, a conscious choice is made to look for buyers who value premium quality. Eggs are sourced in the surrounding region, and are sorted and packed or processed into egg products by the organisation itself. Coppelmans VOF is a family business situated in Waalre and owned by brothers Jan and Ad Coppelmans.
 

globus Globus-Ei BV
www.globus-ei.nl

Globus ei manages the production of its eggs in companies that are fully HACCP certified. Globus ei is also ISO-9002 certified, which means that Globus ei can offer assurance and consistent top quality. The company also takes flexibility very seriously. Every batch of farm-fresh eggs is delivered completely to your requirements.
 

lpffp LPF Flexible Packaging BV
www.lpffp.nl/

LPF Flexible Packaging, founded in 1907, has a rich history in Flexible Packaging. Starting life as a converter of paper bags and sacks, we are now a leading supplier of innovative Flexible Packaging for a variety of applications.
In 2001 LPF joined the Clondalkin Group, comprising 40 operating companies in the US and Europe.
Clondalkin is a significant player within the Flexible Packaging Industry and ranks in the top five in the European market.
 

nutriconcepts Nutriconcepts
www.nutriconcepts.nl

A succesful track record in and passion for developing and marketing innovative concepts for the agrifood sector and the food industry, specifically oriented towards the retail and catering sector.

Concept development and true value creation by creative anticipation of consumer trends:
- Health: network, translating and validating
- Enjoyment: passion for quality and new products
- Convenience: profiling according to taste and packaging
 

ollyx Ollyxa
www.ollyxa.nl

Ollyxa is a young innovative company specialized in the development of simple scientifically proved food supplements for the obese patient. They are specialised in proteins and high-fibred products. Ollyxa has developed a protein enriched food supplement, 4 different saltless broths and contributed to the development of a protein enriched fatless snack.
 

philips Philips Research
www.research.philips.com

Philips Research is one of the world's largest corporate research organizations. We develop new technologies and investigate potential growth areas for Philips. Our belief is that every innovation should start with an insight. To improve the quality of people's lives, we make a point of understanding what drives them, the dilemmas they face, and how we can help them in the best possible way.

Open innovation
This is often best carried out through partnerships. The days of innovating in isolation are over. No one company can be expected to know all the answers. That's why we regularly work together with a wide network of institutes, companies, universities and hospitals to jointly develop meaningful new breakthroughs.
 

plus PLUS supermarkt
www.plus.nl

A PLUS supermarket is indicated by the four-leaf clover logo. The four petals stand for what you find in every PLUS supermarket:

  • fresh produce
  • excellent quality
  • excellent service
  • and many benefits


In this way, PLUS suits every customer's needs. Because that is what PLUS is about: the customer is the center of the store. 

Each PLUS is lead by an independent entrepreneur who is boss in his own shop and is free to respond to the requests of customers. At PLUS supermarkets, the customer is the heart of the supermarket. 

Newtricious works together with Plus G. van Dijck in Venray.
 

previtas Previtas
www.previtas.nl

Losing weight without having to suffer the pangs of hunger is achievable with a medically balanced diet. As part of the Twente Hospital Group, the Previtas Weight Management Clinic knows exactly how this works. Each year, they successfully treat hundreds of patients and people who are overweight.
 

thielen Thielen Consult BV
www.thielenconsult.nl

Thielen Consult BV is a firm of consultants for the animal production chain in the fields of project management, secretariats for branch associations and food safety. Animal feed and egg production are important areas to the company. Years of experience have enabled a large network of laboratories, research institutions and consultants to be developed. Thielen Consult BV works together with several other consultancies in the fields of analysis technology, the registration of additives, animal feed and mixed feed technology.
 

zijerveld Zijerveld
www.zijerveldfood.nl

At Zijerveld we are proud to say we can boast more than a century of experience in the cheese world. All the best from the world of cheese has been brought together in a single company. In 1989, Zijerveld, a Dutch cheese specialist, merged with the Gebroeders Veldhuyzen, a foreign cheese specialist. The resulting company, which combined the market distinctiveness of both companies, was baptised Zijerveld & Veldhuyzen. This made it possible to offer customers a wider range of products. This move was followed ten years later by the venture into the retail sector. The knowledge and know-how gained over a century of conducting business in the cheese world proved its value on the shop floor.

The possibilities grew further in 2007 with the takeover of Boering Melkblok in De Meern, a specialist in the production of culinary and Mediterranean products and pre-packaging of fresh Dutch and foreign cheeses. As a result, we are now able to offer our customers a total and complete solution.

To ensure that all activities are carried out efficiently, the De Meern location is home to the production facilities, while the commercial and supporting services are housed in Bodegraven.
 

zwanenberg Zwanenberg
www.zwanenberg.nl

With 1,300 employees and net sales of EUR 350 million, Zwanenberg Food Group (ZFG) is a prominent European producer of deli meats and a leading producer and exporter of meat preserves. Zwanenberg has twelve own production locations in The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. Founded in 1875, the group sells its products under various successful international brand names. ZFG also produces a number of well known private labels and, besides retail, has acquired a strong position in the out-of-home segment, in sliced and packaged deli meats for example. Zwanenberg exports meat preserves to more than a hundred countries worldwide.
 

 

RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

afsg AFSG
www.afsg.wur.nl

AFSG (Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group) is the organisation for knowledge development and knowledge transfer in the field of sustainable applications for agricultural raw materials for safe and healthy food and non-food products. AFSG is able to create inspiring options and concrete solutions in close cooperation with public authorities and the business world by combining expertise in a clever way.
 

angteq Angteq
www.angteq.com

Angteq B.V.’s objective is to act as intermediary between academic researchers and the business community. Angteq is responsible for contract research conducted by the UMCG. Angteq also manages and develops its own patent portfolio. In addition to independent private parties, the UMCG and parties affiliated with the University of Groningen also participate in Angteq, which is based in Groningen, the Netherlands.
 

azm The azM
www.azm.nl

The academic hospital Maastricht (azM) has three main tasks: patient care, education and training, and research. Top clinical and top referral care play important roles alongside standard patient care.
 

logo_molecular_nano_fabrication Molecular Nanofabrication group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente
mnf.tnw.utwente.nl

The Molecular Nanofabrication group carries out research in the field of supramolecular chemistry at interfaces and the patterns of interfaces using alternative lithography techniques and combinations of these techniques.
 

logo_nijmegen_proteomics Nijmegen Proteomics and Metabolomics Facilities, Laboratory of Paediatrics and Neurology , Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
www.proteomicsnijmegen.nl

The Nijmegen Proteomics and Metabolomics Facilities (NPF / NMF) focus on the application of proteomics and metabolomics in clinical diagnostics and in the related scientific research. The facilities are particularly used for the development of clinical proteomics and metabolomics applications. The work and projects within the NPF and NMF focus on:

I.) “High through-put” molecular diagnostics according to the GLP standard for tackling genetic and metabolic diseases;

II.) The commercialisation of a range of spin-offs from scientific research such as diagnostic kits and prognostic kits. Working together with various departments, laboratories and business partners;

III.) Quality control for the development and commercialisation of probes (including synthetic peptides and recombinant protein);

IV.) Hiring out the facility’s laboratory infrastructure for the benefit of R&D at the level of molecular technology.
 

nutrim NUTRIM
www.nutrim.unimaas.nl

NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism of Maastricht University Medical centre + (MUMC+) initiates and catalyzes translational research into nutritional health benefits and risks focussing on metabolic and chronic inflammatory diseases. Through its research master and PhD program NUTRIM aims to produce scientists of high academic excellence and ambassadors to support and develop the filed of nutrition, metabolism and toxicology within and outside the Netherlands. 15 Biomedical, clinical, and behavioural-science departments are incorporated within NUTRIM. The school participates in the Graduate School VLAG (Food Technology, Agrobiotechnology, Nutrition and Health Sciences), accredited by the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) is a partner in TI Food and Nutrition and participates in TI-Pharma and the Centre for Translational Molecular Medicine. These unique consortia of government, industry and research aim to stimulate the transfer of knowledge generated in fundamental research to Dutch industry and thus to strengthen its innovative power and competitive strength.
 

tno TNO
www.tno.nl

Under the heading 'Quality of Life', TNO carries out research aimed at providing concrete solutions to problems encountered by industry and government bodies. TNO develops knowledge for important national and international market clusters such as 'Agriculture and Nutrition' and 'Chemistry and Pharmaceutics'. Additionally TNO is an important partner for the government and public sectors in the area of (health) care and employment issues. In order to be able to offer you, our customers, the correct and applicable knowledge or adequate advice, TNO has focused its research onto a number of spearheads of knowledge, which belong to these areas of research. Crucial concepts linked with these are: health, safety, durability, and quality.
 

ucmg The UMCG
www.umcg.nl

With over 9,500 employees, more than 1,300 beds and over 300,000 days of nursing care, the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) is one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands, a major employer and an economic driver for the region. It is also the only university medical centre in the northern part of the Netherlands. UMCG's strength is the close interconnection between patient care, research, education and training – the best starting point for further improvement of patient care and building the future of health care.
 

 

FUNDING BODIES


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LIOF
www.liof.com

Limburg Development and Investment Company LIOF covers the Dutch province of Limburg. Headquarters is in Maastricht. LIOF is an independent authority concerned with the development of the Limburg economy and the promotion of its business climate. Shareholders are the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Provincial Government, the Chamber of Commerce and several municipalities in Limburg.
 

europese20vlag         ERDF
www.efro.be 

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) resources are mainly used to cofinance:

  • productive investment leading to the creation or maintenance of jobs;
  • infrastructure;
  • local development initiatives and the business activities of small and medium-sized enterprises.

In practice, all development areas are covered: transport, communication technologies, energy, the environment, research and innovation, social infrastructure, training, urban redevelopment and the conversion of industrial sites, rural development, the fishing industry, tourism and culture.                                                      
 

food_nutrition FND
www.foodnutritiondelta.nl

The Food & Nutrition Delta (FND) innovation programme was established under the initiative of the business world and research institutions in The Netherlands, in dialogue with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. The FND programme, which is aimed at the ‘post-harvest' section of the industry chain, consists of two phases (TIFN and FND phase 2) and aims to put The Netherlands on the map as the leading region for food and nutrition innovation.
 

opzuid OP-Zuid
www.op-zuid.nl

The South Netherlands Operational Programme (OP-Zuid) is a joint subsidy programme from the provinces of Limburg, North Brabant and Zeeland, together with the cities of Breda, Tilburg, 's-Hertogenbosch, Eindhoven, Helmond, Venlo, Sittard-Geleen, Heerlen and Maastricht for activities that are jointly financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
 

senternovum SenterNovem
www.senternovem.nl

South Netherlands: a privileged region
In line with the European Lisbon Strategy, OP-Zuid’s primary objectives involve promoting competitive capacity, sustainable economic growth and an increase in employment within South Netherlands.

Commissioned by the national government, SenterNovem stimulates sustainable economic growth and forges links between market and government, national and international. Companies, knowledge institutes and public authorities can call on SenterNovem for advice, information and financial support. SenterNovem is an agency within the Ministry of Economic Affairs.