Netherlands: Food Processing Ingredients
The Dutch food processing sector generated a turnover of USD 82.5 billion last year and demonstrated the highest production growth in five years, supported by growing demand from mainly Germany, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom. Growing exports are also the main driver behind Dutch imports. Dutch food companies have been working closely together to ensure their products are safe and competitive and more recently that they are also healthy, nutritious and sustainable in order to meet consumer demand. Despite fierce competition from suppliers in other European Union member states and other countries, Dutch food companies are always on the lookout for food ingredients from the United States that might give them a competitive advantage.
