Transcript Dia 1 - Agro Food Park

Roger van Hoesel,
Food Valley organisation
27 April 2010
Århus, 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
150 km
Food Valley region
•7,500 scientists
• 1440 food related companies
225 km
Food
Valley
• 70 science companies
• 20 research institutes
• HQ Wageningen University &
Research Centres
• Supporting facilities, e.g. for start-ups
• EU hotspot
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 startingpoint
• 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
Business
Performance indicators
#
Foreign delegations
# Innovation meetings
# Foreign FV ambassadors
# New jobs
#Matches SME &
Knowledge providers
Size new investments
Size R&D investments
# Product- and
Process innovations
#MatchesBelgian
& German partners
Knowledge providers
# Visitors Food Valley
Conference
# Tech starters
Innovation
# Times Food Valley
in press
# International requests
# Companies visited
for support
# National Food Valley
Society meeting
# International Food Valley
Society meeting
# Nationaal and internationl
Networks
consortia
Communication
Managing the triple helix
Academia
•Fundamental scientists
•Multinationals
•Applied (contract) researchers
•SMEs
Industry
•Private consultants
•Foreign companies
•Vocational training
Academia
•Tech starters
Industry
Government
•Ministries of Economic
Affairs, Agriculture, Health
Government
•Provinces
•Municipalities
• European Union
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
Food Valley
Society
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
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
Narrow-mindedness
innovation
is
history
Support small & large innovative challenges
Innovation
means to experiment
International value by co-operation
Examples
Tailored made Milk
Holland Food Valley Pavillion
Food Valley Ambassadors
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!