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On this page, discover what Belgian food and beverage companies are up to – including the latest innovations, investments and events. After all, companies in Belgium don’t sit still for long! For bite-sized news items, satisfy your craving with some food.be snacks. Are you more interested in exports and investments? Check out our Best of Belgium long-read stories. Not in the mood for reading? There’s a food.be video to suit your tastes. Hear the voices of our own companies speak in their own words. Enjoy!

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The Belgian chocolate industry, retailers and civil society join in partnership for sustainable Belgian chocolate

The Belgian chocolate industry and other partners have the joint ambition to make Belgian chocolate even better and more sustainable.

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Belgian sugar manufacturer Couplet Sugars celebrates its 170th birthday with a brand new factory

On the occasion of its 170th birthday, Couplet Sugars, the leading manufacturer of pearl sugar, inaugurated a brand new factory. More than 40 millions of euros have been invested in the plant’s modernization.

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Flashback SIAL 2018

SIAL Paris 2018 is a wrap! Take a look at another successful edition here.  

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SIAL Paris: here we come!

From 21 untill 25 October, Europe's biggest food exhibition will take place in Paris. SIAL Paris is the place to be to network, to meet new business contacts and reconnect with current business partners. More than 200 Belgian business companies at the fair are getting ready to see you there. 

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Poco Loco - Being a little crazy doesn’t hurt

Snack food company Poco Loco produces tortilla chips, wraps, taco shells, sauces, dips and dinner kits.

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Brewery Contreras celebrates its 200th birthday

We, Belgians, love to combine excellent beer with delicious food. Last week, Gavere was the place to be for beer and food lovers.

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Belgian ice cream conquers the sunny Middle East

What better way to enjoy a sunny summer’s day than with a delicious Belgian ice cream cone? With their hot and sunny climate, it seems only logical that even consumers in the Middle East get to enjoy a bit of the cool Belgian flavor(s)… 

Best of Belgium

Belgian pork group launches “Taste & Welfare Guaranteed” Quality Label

Belgian Pork Group is a network of 6 Belgian companies specialising in the slaughter, cutting and further processing of quality pork.<

Best of Belgium

Mars Belgium - Uncle Ben's: forty years of innovation

The Uncle Ben’s factory in Olen is the global Research and Development as well as dry rice expertise hub and the cradle of numerous innovations