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Mariet van Pluuren
Mariet van Pluuren
Harm Edens of BNR radio interviews experts on why a bank is aiming to build a better world. This week, he speaks to Adam Anders, Managing Partner at Anterra Capital, about the role venture capitalism is playing to shape the future of food security. Adam Anders of Anterra Capital talks impact investing Listen to the […]
Impact investing – funding companies or organizations that can make a real difference to society – is creating a buzz in equity circles, but is it all that different from traditional venture capital? Three food and agtech investors explain. Impact investors on funding the future of food More than a quarter of all money under […]
For true innovation, many companies need fresh ideas from outside the business. “That is why start-ups in the agrifood sector are so important”, says Jeroen Leffelaar, managing Director Food & Agri Innovation at Rabobank and one of the founders of F&A Next. Mr Leffelaar notices that agri food companies are increasingly starting to realise that […]
This year, during F&A Next, Wageningen University & Research will be showcasing its cutting edge academic research. The themes are Robotics and Protein Transition. Two renowned experts from Wageningen University, the global leader in AgriFood will present the most recent developments in their ground-breaking research on Robotics and Protein Transition. After a 10-minute presentation, the […]
As a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed, Nutreco is all about bringing new ideas and technologies to the farmer. Faster. Its advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. The Nutreco Feed Tech Challenge is Nutreco’s ‘greenhouse & pressure cooker’ environment. It´s a place to identify and […]
Robotics and corporate innovation are the central focus of F&A Next 2018, the event for innovation in the food and agri sector. F&A Next brings together large corporates wanting to innovate and startups that need financing, advice, and clients. The third F&A Next takes place at Wageningen University on 30 and 31 May. Start-ups, investors, and […]
Young Hero Award winner Agroflux pitched at F&A Next Agroflux BV is a Dutch startup-company that specializes in application of seaweed and seaweed-derived products for the dairy industry. The company has extensive expertise on cattle nutrition and ruminant physiology. Berend Tillema, co-founder of Agroflux and responsible for research and development of the company, won the […]
Next-generation food and agri firms to pitch at FoodBytes! at F&A Next Twenty start-ups from across the global food and agriculture industries are gearing up to pitch at Rabobank’s pitch competition-meets-networking event FoodBytes! The competition, which takes place at food and agriculture’s foremost innovation summit, F&A Next at Wageningen University, Netherlands, on May 17-18, offers […]
NutriLeads develops supportive nutritional ingredients for application in dietary supplements, medical food and functional food products intended for specific target populations seeking to support their immune function. The current Series A financing will be used to support the further development of NutriLeads’ main ingredient, a novel Immune Modulating Plant Polysaccharide (IMPP). During the next phase, […]
As one of the FoodBytes! judges, ShakeUpFactory’s co-founder Kevin Camphuis will help identify food and ag’s Next Big Thing. Kevin brings 20 years of experience in strategy and breakthrough innovation management to the table. We asked him to share some of his wisdom. F&A Next: could you introduce yourself and your role in the food […]
Bart Verweijen, founder of Waterly will be present at F&A Next. Bart aspired to make drinking-water more attractive and stimulate a healthy lifestyle for people at the office. StartLife helped him to introduce “fruity water”; a natural and healthy alternative for coffee and sweetened beverages. Now, Bart’s water is slowly entering the market. A few […]
StartupFarmers’ co-founder, Romain Sautrau, is one of the seed funds fueling the dialogue in the interactive session on ‘where to go for seed capital?’. In advance of that session, we have picked his brain for a bit. F&A Next: Could you introduce yourself and elaborate on your role in the food and agri innovation landscape? […]
We are honored and thrilled to have Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands with us at F&A Next 2017! In his role as Startup Envoy, Prince Constantijn will take the stage, share his views on innovation in food and agri and announce the winning startups of FoodBytes! @F&A Next. ‘Global challenges – like the food security […]
On March 27, GreenFood50 won the Rabobank Startup of the Year Award 2017 during the Business Event Wageningen. Marc Arts, managing director GreenFood50: ‘We are very happy with this Rabobank startup award. Besides the recognition this will help us to scale up our business in the coming years. It’s also a great opportunity to bring […]
Last month StartLife and METRO GROUP Wholesale & Food specialist, an internationally leading specialist in wholesale and food retail based in Germany signed a partner agreement in order to develop innovative FoodTech solutions. With this collaboration, METRO is also officially partnering with F&A Next. We had a chat with Fabio Ziemssen, Head of Food Tech […]
The sheer number of biscuits, chocolate and confectionery suppliers and brands on show at this year’s ISM tradeshow in Cologne was impressive. As if consolidation, rationalisation and the B-brand squeeze seen on other supermarket shelves are not applicable to the sweet segments. The degree of fragmentation on the supply side, however, does not show in […]
Nucleus Maximus work with leading food and beverage brands to cut through the clutter and help them drive sales by refining their brand strategy, product positioning and package design. At FoodBytes! in Boulder, Colorado, pitch companies met with Adam Spriggs, founder of Nucleus Maximus, during a mentor session. Adam will talk through his tips on […]
For all those innovators out there looking to ride the wave of the convergence of nutrition and health; this is not to be taken too lightly! What is ‘healthy food’? How can health benefits of food be communicated within the current legal framework? What other type of legal issues come into play considering future personalized […]
F&A Next is Europe’s premiere summit about innovation in food and agriculture. Fuelled by last year’s success, ‘F&A Next aims to be a permanent platform connecting food and agriculture start-ups to investors, serving as a springboard to greater innovation and a better deal for all,’ says Startlife’s Jan Meiling. ‘In 2016 F&A Next gathered some […]
F&A Next 2017’s program focuses two of food and agri most significant innovative spearheads: the shift towards smart farming and the convergence of food and health. Rabobank’s Jeroen Leffelaar explains why. Smart Farming ‘I think we are all aware of the necessity to farm “smarter” in order to improve yields and to meet changing consumer demand […]
In 2017 F&A Next hosts FoodBytes! F&A Next will increase your insight in the full depth and breadth of the food and agriculture innovation landscape with a programme brimful with key note speakers, academic experts, industry leaders addressing the latest developments, trends and research results. With FoodBytes! F&A Next provides aspiring start-ups and scale-ups ready to […]
N-Chroma, a start-up producing natural colours for use in food, textile and cosmetics using biotechnological methods, won F&A Next’s early-stage start-up pitching competition. Pitching at F&A Next provided N-Chroma with a lot of impetus to drive their business forward. Since F&A Next, N-Chroma initiated a project at Wageningen University and Research to optimize their technology, […]
As one of Startup Fest Europe’s flagship events, F&A Next with some 450 participants from all over the world including 150 start-ups, over 110 investors and 70 corporates, was off to a flying start in 2016. ‘Thanks to the great support by connected investors and enthusiastic start-ups, we managed to develop an inspiring and well […]
