We just got freed of the "conscious choice" and "healthy choice” Check Marks, or another discussion about logos that indicate healthy and unhealthy food follows. The new logo is already in use in France and Belgium, Spain and Portugal are the next to apply...
Posted on: 5 March 2019
One of the most important food trends in this modern day and age, is that our food choices say something about us. History’s first Food Blogger Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin’s expression: “Tell me what you eat and I’ll tell you who you are” is...
Posted on: 8 February 2019
This project focuses on the research, development, construction and testing of a prototype machine for inline sterilization of foodstuffs with the help of radiofrequency radiation. For this, 4 innovative and ambitious Eastern Dutch partners work together:...
Posted on: 2 February 2019
One of the most important – and most fun – things we do at TOP is the scale-up of ideas to industrial products, machines or companies. On the one hand we do this driven by our own innovation agenda, on the other as a service we provide to the food...
Posted on: 30 October 2018
Last month TOP organized a seminar about radio frequency in-pack sterilization. Guest speaker Prof. Matthijs van Dijk (Reframing Studio) gave a lecture about the what and how of innovation. Ir. Hans Hoogland (Unilever) shared his view of the RF-technology and...
Posted on: 23 October 2018
Gluten again? For sure! But this time no plea about the health effects of this allergen on people with gluten sensitivity or coeliac disease (gluten allergy) or about other considerations to ban these proteins from our diet, but about the technical...
Posted on: 17 October 2018
After several years of development TOP bv from Wageningen launches their RF-sterilisation pilot installation for food production. On 11 October the company organizes a seminar about the technology and market opportunities of this in-pack preservation...
Posted on: 5 September 2018
Most food producers have at least a few products in their portfolio focused on convenience; pre-cut, pre-cooked, portion-sized packages, etc. Consumers live such busy lives that – if they can manage doing the groceries themselves, in the physical store –...
Posted on: 29 August 2018
It is our pleasure to invite you to a seminar on Radio-Frequency Sterilization process technology. During this seminar we will inform you about some of the trends in the food industry, new food processes and the opportunities for long shelf-life foods of...
Posted on: 10 August 2018
(The preceding story can be read in Sugar tax - 1st helping) Volume is created by selling a lot of water, sugar and binder. The taste (variety) is then mainly a topping on the bound sugar water. Just take a look at the Ketchups, Curries, Teriyakis,...
Posted on: 7 August 2018