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Poultry specialist Volys is celebrating its diamond jubilee this year. +450 employees produce some of the world’s finest cold cuts and culinary preparations.

Milcobel, Belgium’s largest dairy cooperative, makes mozzarella as an ingredient for food companies all over the world – from Europe to Asia and Africa. 

Meet Vinum Et Spiritus, the Belgian industry association for producers of wines and spirit drinks. We spoke to CEO Geert Van Lerberghe, who is clearly proud of his entrepreneurs, who are locally embedded and are continuing to work hard with gusto and passion to deliver quality products.

Our Belgian delicacies have been gaining popularity in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and by extension the entire Gulf region. What other opportunities, food trends and events does the Middle East have to offer you? 

Belgium is barely a dot on the world map, but that does not prevent the Barry Callebaut Group from coming up with grand plans in our country.

For four generations, Lecocq Flavours has been developing a wide range of liquid flavourings and distillates. Now, 100 years later, the Limburg based company is in full growth and wants to expand.

La Lorraine is the largest industrial baker in Belgium and even one of the five largest in Europe. The coronavirus crisis caused a decrease in its turnover for the first time in 25 years.

From its early years, the refinery was a pioneer in industrialization, but also in social affairs. We also owe it the invention of the hard sugar cube. An overview of all the pioneering work done over the years.

Annually, Solarec processes about 1.35 billion litres of milk and continues to grow. Besides investing in a new mozzarella factory in Baudour, the company is renovating it headquarters in Recogne with a new production line and powder tower.

Ann van Acker, Managing Director of the SME Fairy Chocolates, has used the crisis of the coronavirus to tap into new markets.

Laboratoires Ortis has been an expert in herbal medicine for over 60 years. The Walloon food supplement producer launches its first webshop for the Chinese market, with a clear ambition: China should become the third largest export market in 3 years, after France and Belgium. 

Outstanding: that is how the B Corp certificate describes Alpro's sustainability efforts. The score, which evolved from "great" to "outstanding" in three years' time, shows that the sustainability mission of the plant-based pioneer is still very much alive 40 years after its start.