How can the processed fruit and vegetables sector contribute to the transition towards more sustainable food systems? PROFEL's Nigel Thorgrimsson gives an overview of the many actions undertaken by PROFEL members to preserve more sustainably 🌱#FoodFuture
https://t.co/WOVHydZbTV
🍊🇪🇺 Empresarios de once países se reúnen en #Caravaca para celebrar la Asamblea de la Asociación Europea de Industrias Procesadoras de Frutas y Verduras (PROFEL)
#CaravacaAñoJubilar2024
🇧🇪Last week, PROFEL members had the great pleasure of coming together in Leuven, in Belgium, for the 2023 General Assembly.
The historic university city provided a wonderful setting for our first face-to-face General Assembly since the pandemic!
Canning and freezing preservation require energy, that's why the processed fruit and vegetables sector is increasing its #Energy#Efficiency by investing in renewable energy sources
In order to further reduce carbon emissions whilst delivering high-quality products - @PROFEL asks EU policy makers for a clear and realistic regulatory framework
Processed fruit and vegetables contribute to the EU #GreenDeal?
‼️ Harvest at the peak of ripeness to ensure full preservation of vitamins, washing with recycled water, renewable energy, bypass streams of production recycled as biogas or animal feed ‼️
Happy World Water Day 💧 The processed fruit and vegetable sector makes water resource management a top priority by investing and innovating to make optimal use of this precious resource 🚰🌱
"It’s time for the EU to take bold action and invest in the future of Europe’s food before it’s too late." - @DirkJacobsEU (DG @FoodDrinkEU)
#EUFarm2Fork is at risk without serious investment.
Read our statement on the EU's Green Deal Industrial Plan ⬇️
https://t.co/P0nrOO7Nll
#WorldPulsesDay So tiny, yet so nutritious! Have you ever thought about how many nutrients can little legumes contain?
Martina Zurli, certified nutritionist, gives an overview of the role of canned and frozen legumes in healthy and sustainable diets ➡️https://t.co/otgJSptzms
The food and drink industry is a leading manufacturing sector in Europe. 🍽️ 🇪🇺 🌍
⚙️ €230bn value added
👥4.6m jobs
👩🔬 €2bn invested into #innovation
🚢 €156bn exports
Find out more in our latest Data & Trends Report for 2022 ⬇️
https://t.co/t2qztVr9zB
Do you want to contribute to reducing food waste ? Cook with frozen vegetables, available in convenient portions and easy to prepare. During the #EuropeanWeekWasteReduction PROFEL invites you to avoid #foodwaste 🚮
Fresh, frozen, dried or canned, ALL fruit & vegetables count to reach the recommended #5aday (≈400 g) goal! 🎯
Remember to eat fruit and vegetables of all colours to make the most of the different combinations of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals! 😍🌈
#WorldFoodDay2022 📣 the theme of this year is leaving no one behind, a better production, better nutrition and a better life for all. Also @PROFEL_EU members deliver on these objectives on a daily basis! #FutureofFood#FOOD2030EU
Happy International Day of Rural Women! Today we celebrate the role of #RuralWomen in past and present times in creating sustainable food systems and resilient communities. @UN_Women#Womenempowerement
In the European Parliament for a great exchange with MEP @tomvdkendelaere on the Farm-to-Fork Strategy and its implementation. Thank you for hosting us!
Today, @PROFEL_EU is hosting national secretaries in Brussels today: great opportunity to meet and talk about priorities and the strategically important role of processed fruit and vegetables in food security and preservation.
Thank you very much @DirkJacobsEU for exchanging with PROFEL National associations. The sector of preserved fruit and vegetables is ready to contribute to the transition towards sustainable food systems 🌱