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Belgian Farmers Struggle With Absent Workers, Closed Markets

Farmer Luc Warnez is very clear on the two issues threatening his business since the coronavirus outbreak - who will pick the strawberries in his fiel...

WITRON Expands Ultra-Fresh System At Delhaize

Leading Belgian food retailer Delhaize Le Lion / De Leeuw is expanding its automated flow-through fresh food logistics centre in Zellik (Distribution Centr...

Südzucker Closing Antwerp Export Office, Focuses On EU

Südzucker, Europe's largest sugar refiner, said it will close an export sales office in Antwerp, Belgium as part of its strategy to concentrate on bus...

Carrefour Belgium To Stop Selling Plastic Cotton Swabs

Carrefour Belgium has announced that it will cease the sale of plastic cotton swabs as of 1 March 2019. The retailer plans to replace the swabs with org...

Ahold Delhaize's Bol.com To Open Branch Office In Antwerp

Ahold Delhaize's online platform Bol.com has announced plans to open a branch office in Antwerp in Belgium. The new office is expected to open in May of...

Carrefour Implements Blockchain Technology To Meat Supply Chain

Retail giant Carrefour has teamed up with Belgian inspection body, Vinçotte, to trace its meat supply chain through blockchain technology. To beg...

Alpro Harvests First Flemish Soy Beans

Soy-based food manufacturer Alpro has announced that the first Flemish soy for human consumption has been harvested. The company first announced its pla...

Alpro To Cultivate Flemish Soya For Food Sector

Soy-based food manufacturer Alpro has announced that it is combining forces with Aveve, the Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) a...