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!