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  • Chinese New Year: Fostering Prosperity through Food.

    Chinese New Year: Fostering Prosperity through Food.

    The Chinese New Year is a festival that marks the start of the lunar calendar and more than 2 billion people around the world celebrate it in some way. Food plays an important role during this event. Chinese people love auspicious things and food eaten during the Chinese New Year typically have symbolic meanings to…

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  • A BENEO New Year’s gig and party to remember!

    A BENEO New Year’s gig and party to remember!

    BENEO in Tienen held a New Year’s Afterwork Party with live music by BENEO colleagues, a walking dinner, drinks, and a resident DJ. The party was well-attended, with the crowd singing along throughout the set. The party was organized by BENEO HR and a party committee.

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  • End of campaign in Chile celebrated with award ceremony.

    End of campaign in Chile celebrated with award ceremony.

    The chicory campaign in Chile ended in August and was celebrated with a great award ceremony for the farmers who had made outstanding achievements during the campaign.

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  • Viva Mexico – Food Tech Summit & Expo.

    Viva Mexico – Food Tech Summit & Expo.

    What a feeling to sit on the plane again and travelling across the ocean. It’s been a while for me – almost 3 years! I was on my way to Mexico, very excited to be attending the Food Tech Summit in Mexico City. Loved being back in Mexico with its cheery colors, kind people, yummy…

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  • Cold brew coffee & super fluffy air cake.

    Cold brew coffee & super fluffy air cake.

    Today, our colleague and product manager for Palatinose™ reveals her grandma’s secret GDR recipe for her popular air cake. And to get through the baking adventure, we learn something about cold brew coffee with Palatinose™.

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  • The show season in Asia is up and running!

    The show season in Asia is up and running!

    September marked the start of our face-to-face exhibition events for the Asia Pacific office after a sojourn of 3 years.

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  • Long-term, sustainable business principles at BENEO.

    Long-term, sustainable business principles at BENEO.

    Next to quality and reliability, an important factor for rice sourcing is sustainability. This entails a wide range of factors, from safety to ethical aspects and involvement in the local situation. Find out more about BENEO’s principles.

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  • My first experience as flying reporter – Interviewing triathlete Austin Carter.

    My first experience as flying reporter – Interviewing triathlete Austin Carter.

    Austin Carter is a 21 year old triathlete from New Zealand that we at BENEO, are proud to sponsor, as we see him grow every year. So when we heard that he would be training in Spain for several months, we knew we had to grab this chance to meet him in person.

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  • BENEO secures supply of rice ingredients.

    BENEO secures supply of rice ingredients.

    “It is more costly to have no rice than to have expensive rice”, says BENEO’s Purchasing Manager. But how can we ensure a secure supply? Find out more about the challenges and how BENEO tackles them.

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  • A different kind of interview about winning Olympic Gold

    A different kind of interview about winning Olympic Gold

    Read more about an interview with Tanja Callewaert, a Belgian sports nutritionist and dietitian. Tanja is the nutrition coach for the Belgium women’s national gymnastics team, Team BELGYM, who won gold in the 2020 Olympics with Nina Derwael.

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