Industries

The Netherlands Advantage

  • A world-renowned research cluster and an R&D alliance of European food corporations such as Unilever, DSM, Friesland Dairy and Drinks, and a number of public research laboratories.
  • Home to the business incubator "BioPartner" an impressive complex of facilities that holds much appeal for starters with innovative ideas.
  • Food Valley actively pursues collaboration through starting projects and bringing interested parties together.
  • With access to all of Europe, by road, rail, air and sea, Food Valley is a prime export location. The central geographic position of the Netherlands, excellent infrastructure and excellent business climate are some of the reasons why more than half all American and Asian Distribution Centres within Europe are located in the Netherlands.

Food Valley

Food is one of the greatest economic strengths of the Netherlands, with a national annual turnover in agrofood exceeding 40 billion Euros. For almost a century, the country's Wageningen University and Research Centre has been admired throughout the world as the centre of expertise for agriculture, and the country is now home to Food Valley the world's largest cluster of food and nutrition R&D in the world.

With its unique innovation profile in agrifood, life sciences, genomics, nutrition and health, Food Valley brings together a network of businesses, research institutes and experimental facilities focusing on food, health and nutrition and is host to a number of international food companies including Heinz, Mars and Nestle.