Roger van Hoesel, Food Valley organisation
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Roger van Hoesel,Food Valley organisation
27 April 2010Århus, Denmark
Contents
• The Netherlands as an agrofood country • Food Valley as a center of knowledge• Food Valley organisation: history• Food Valley: facts and figures• Role of Food Valley• (Unique) features of Food Valley• Food Valley: the future
Major players in the Dutch food industry
Unilever 400 global FMCG brands
Heineken 170 beer brands
Royal FrieslandCampina dairy products
Numico / Danone baby food and medical nutrition
Nutreco animal nutrition and fish feed
CSM bakery supplies and food ingredients
Royal Wessanen health and premium foods
DSM food/beverage ingredients, nutrition
Vion Food Group ingredients, fresh meat, convenience
foods
Cosun natural ingredients and foodstuffs
VanDrie Group world market leader in veal
Food R&D in the Netherlands
FoodValley
•7,500 scientists
• 1440 food related companies
• 70 science companies
• 20 research institutes
• HQ Wageningen University & Research Centres
• Supporting facilities, e.g. for start-ups
• EU hotspot
150 km
225 km
Food Valley region
Food Valley as a center of knowledge
Establishment of Food Valley Organization
• Established in 2004 as independent
entity
• Founders from industry, academia
and government
• Needs of companies as starting-point
• Focus: improve innovation strength
by making optimal use of knowledge
network
Characteristics of the organisation
Legal status: foundation
Director: independent board (triple helix)
Financed by: EU, province, MOEA, Wageningen UR, companies, local municipalities
Personnel: core team: 10 people + development agency + Syntens + ad hoc project managers
Geography: base = Food Valley; catchment area = Netherlands
Performance indicators
# Innovation meetings
#Matches SME &Knowledge providers
#MatchesBelgian& German partnersKnowledge providers# Product- and
Process innovations
# Tech starters
Size R&D investments
# Foreign delegations
# Foreign FV ambassadors
# New jobsSize new investments
# Visitors Food ValleyConference
# Times Food Valley in press
# International requests
for support# Companies visited
# National Food Valley Society meeting # International Food Valley
Society meeting
# Nationaal and internationlconsortia
Innovation
Business
Communication
Networks
Academia Industry
Government
Government
•Ministries of Economic Affairs, Agriculture, Health
•Provinces
•Municipalities
• European Union
Industry
•Multinationals
•SMEs
•Tech starters
•Foreign companies
Academia
•Fundamental scientists
•Applied (contract) researchers
•Private consultants
•Vocational training
Managing the triple helix
Actemium Adifo N.V. Agrojobs B.V. Arbo Unie Aviko B.V. Baltussen
Konservenfabriek B.V. Bfactory BioPartner Center Wageningen Biqualys, the Advanced Analysis Company BLGG Groep B.V.
Candlesticks Food Ingredients Cargill Chainfood Check-Points B.V. Clean Light B.V. Contined B.V. CP Kelco CRV B.V. CSK
Food Enrichment B.V. Danone Research De Heus Voeders B.V. Direvo Biotech AG Dishman Netherlands B.V. DMC –Dutch Meal
Components Docomar Ducares B.V. DUPP/Den Uijl Ploeg & Partners EBI Food Safety Ecolab B.V. FIPCO Flowmotion
FoodResult, marketing based solutions Foodstep FrieslandCampina Fuji Photo Film B.V. Givaudan Nederland B.V. Go-Tan
B.V. Herbalife International Netherlands B.V. HiFri B.V. H.J. Heinz B.V. Imtech Food & FeedIngrepro Micro Ingredients B.V.
IsoLife B.V. Keygene N.V. Kikkoman Foods Europe B.V. Koffiebranderij G. Peeze B.V. Lactive Neerlands Bakkerij Centrum NBC
Nederlandsch Octrooibureau Newtricious B.V. Nippon Suisan Europe R&D NIZO food research B.V. NSure B.V. Nutreco
Holding N.V. Nutri-akt OMVE Netherlands B.V. PET-Power B.V. Philips Electronics Nederland B.V./Philips Applied
Technologies PNO Consultants B.V. PricewaterhouseCoopers Proten B.V. Provalor B.V. Rabobank Rijnvallei Holding B.V.
Royal Buisman B.V. Royal DSM N.V. Royal FruitmastersGroup U.A. Royal VIV Buisman Scelta Mushrooms B.V. Schouw
Informatisering B.V. Shieltronics B.V. Silliker B.V.Sodexo Nederland B.V. Sonder Food Systems B.V.
Struik Foods Europe Suiker Unie Syngenta Seeds B.V. The Innova Database The Roullier Group Top B.V. Unimills B.V. on
behalf of Sime Darby Uniq Nederland Losser B.V. (Johma) Vaessen-Schoemaker B.V.Veldhuyzen Kaas B.V. Vermeulen І Total
Identity Vika B.V. VM Engineering
VNO-NCW Well Design B.V. Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei
Food ValleySociety
What do we do?
- Match companies & knowledge institutes
- Support innovation projects
- Stimulate development spin-offs & start-ups
- Coordinate projects
- Promote Food Valley, European centre of knowledge in agrifood
Elements of success: way of working
To ask is to work
Co-operation stimulates innovation
Narrow-mindedness is history
Support small & large innovative challenges
Innovation means to experiment
International value by co-operation
Examples
Tailored made Milk Food Valley Ambassadors
Holland Food Valley Pavillion Food Valley Innovation link
(Unique) features of Food Valley
• Various technology domains
• Size: big and small
• Open attitude towards co-operation
• Active networks
• No government dominance
• Adequate innovation programs
• Connectivity is considered crucial
Growth path of Food Valley
Predecessor Wageningen University
Regional cooperation
Food Valley organisation
Thank you for your attention!