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"Corn in pouches a logical choice for foodservice and industrial processors"
Besides sous-vide cooked beets, Hans van Maurik also markets a wide range of sous-vide cooked corn under The Farm Route brand in the Dutch, Belgian, and German markets. "With the sous-vide method, we cook our vegetables in their own juices, which...

Netherlands Data Center Market Investment Analysis & Growth Opportunities 2025-2030: Vacancy Rate In Netherlands Data Center Spaces Drops To 5%
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The Netherlands Data Center Market is set for significant growth, expected to surge from USD 1.23 Billion in 2024 to USD 3.39 Billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 18.41%. As a key player with a 2.8% share in Europe's...
Stocks wobble amid earnings rush as tariffs loom
US stocks wavered on Tuesday after notching new all-time highs, as Wall Street waded through a fresh wave of earnings that brought a tariffs warning from General Motors (GM). The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) edged up around 0.1%. Meanwhile,...

A Dutchman’s Guide to the Netherlands: Local Wisdom from a Nile Encounter
The Netherlands through Dutch eyes—where local insight beats any guidebook and leads to hidden gems like Naarden's star-shaped fortress. Photo by Malcolm Lightbody, Unsplash While sailing down the Nile with my mom, a trip full of temples,...

Dutch online retailer Wehkamp cuts nearly 10% of it’s 1,100 jobs
Wehkamp, the struggling online retailer based in Zwolle, announced Monday it will eliminate about 10 percent of its workforce in a new round of job cuts aimed at simplifying the company’s operations and reducing costs, NOS reports. The management...

Dutch firm supports delivery of UK’s first CO2 injection
Rotterdam-headquartered Draeger Marine & Offshore (DMO) has provided insight into the support provided during the first carbon dioxide (CO2) injection test for carbon capture and storage (CCS) offshore UK. Illustration; Source: Draeger Marine &...

Construction work on busy Halifax road to cause traffic delays this summer

"Moroccan avocado production has grown impressively over the past 15 years"
Abdelkader Benchagra, Maroc Avocado: Moroccan avocado cultivation has experienced impressive growth over the past 15 years, according to Abdelkader Benchagra of Maroc Avocado, which has branches in Morocco and the Netherlands. "In 2011/2012, we...

Rinus Veekay shares "pressure" of mentoring struggling rookie teammate Jacob Abel at Dale Coyne Racing
Rinus Veekay has opened up on the pressure of mentoring his Dale Coyne Racing teammate, Jacob Abel, who is in his rookie year in IndyCar. Abel is struggling to get up to pace with his rivals and even fellow rookies Louis Foster and Robert...

Defense Watch: IAM Contract Negotiations, Dutch V-Bats, B-2 Unit Costs, Starship Propulsion
IAM Contract Negotiations. Union workers at Boeing’s defense facilities in the St. Louis region, and its new MQ-25 unmanned aircraft production plant across the Mississippi River in Mascoutah, Ill., have begun the “economic portion of high-stakes...

Dutch tech freelancers face record competition as applications per contract triple
Freelancers and contractors in the Dutch technology sector are facing sharply rising competition for assignments as the number of applicants per contract has tripled in the past two years, according to new data released by Intelligence Group and...

Dutch Insurtech Surebird Closes €1.165 Million Seed Round to...
Surebird has closed a €1.165 million seed round to support the launch of its digital insurance wallet. The Surebird seed round will help develop its platform to simplify how customers manage insurance policies. The investment comes from Quantum...

Dutch TravelTech platform GeniusTravel raises €2 million to roll out travel packages app
Amstelveen-based TravelTech startup GeniusTravel today announced the successful completion of a €2 million funding round to develop their AI-powered app designed to find and book complete travel packages. Investors in this round have chosen to...

Habak: Jordan's first women-led hydroponics cooperative
On a dusty morning in the Jordanian town of Dhiban, just south of Amman, Aisha Al-Hawatmeh walks between rows of crisp, emerald lettuce nestled in white plastic troughs. Inside the greenhouse, there is no soil — just a quiet trickle of...

Compass to acquire Vermaat Groep and upgrades profit guidance
Compass Group has agreed to acquire Vermaat Groep B.V., a leading premium food services business in Europe for an Enterprise Value of approximately €1.5 billion. Vermaat, a high-performing multi-sector platform which offers tailored on-site food...

Peruvian avocado conquers the world with 433,000 tons exported in 6 months
In just the first half of 2025, exports surpassed 433,000 tons, a 32% increase compared to the same period last year. This sustained growth has been made possible thanks to compliance with the phytosanitary requirements set by importing countries,...

Venice Film Festival Lineup: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein,’ Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ With Emma Stone, Benny Safdie’s ‘Smashing Machine,’ Luca Guadagnino’s ‘After the Hunt’ and More
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera has unveiled a rich mix of buzzy movies with big stars — as well as smaller titles with awards potential — that will be vying for the Golden Lion during the event’s upcoming 82nd edition....
Kilder finds his club-driven voice on new ‘Dusk Till Dawn’ EP
Amsterdam-based producer Kilder arrives in full force with Dusk Till Dawn, leading with “Things I Should’ve Said” (feat. Orem). It marks a sleek, five-track EP that opens a new chapter into his refreshed creative universe. Self-released via his...

Dutch employees use over half of annual vacation hours by June, analysis shows
A recent press release from Van Spaendonck reveals that by June 1, Dutch employees had already used nearly 57 percent of their annual vacation hours, according to an analysis of payroll data from 145,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...

The US cuts challenge African funders and governments to provide new models of PrEP access
A high-level panel discussion convened at the 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025) in Kigali, Rwanda drew together representatives from global funding foundations, national health ministries, and advocacy and...