In a Nutshell

Short overview of 2016 Strategic choices for 2017 by Ann Dhont, President by François de Hemptinne, Director

The Food Value Chain – Where do we stand for?

Food&Beverage Technology Club

#1: Innovation to support growth

Need to Improve productivity

#2: Globalization of F&B Industry

Past 10yrs of strong Sector consolidation (kraft food Mondelez / ABInbev & Budweiser…..)

#3: Energy Efficiency

Close monitoring energy consumption

#4: Secure supply chain

Enhancing track & trace technologies

F&B Technology Club offers concepts & solutions to tackle those challenges

4 challenges to remain competitive

Who we are A network of 30+ Belgian companies

Providing high-quality technologies, products and services for the food

processing industry

Combining know-how with international experience

Growing within an Network

Recognized by

What we do The mission The Food & Beverage Technology Club promotes the Belgian Expertise, develops and shares a network within the Food & Beverage industries with a strong global focus (national & international).

Domains of action

Market Watch & Business Intelligence

High-Level privileged contacts

Promotion Experience Sharing

How do we do this?

What can the Food Industry learn from the Pharma? Seneffe – 14 Sept 2016

A joint event with

Meet the CEO & the CAPEX buyers Ghent – 05 Oct 2016

With whom? Our members (Aug 2016) :

• 3M • Abutriek Service • Alvey • Atlas Copco • Beckhoff Automation • Clayton of Belgium • Contec • Egemin • Endress + Hauser • Entrematic • FAM • Festo Belgium • GEA Westfalia Separator • Intrion

• John Bean Technologies • Jongerius Technology • Lambrechts Konstruktie • Objective Belgium • Packo Inox • Pattyn Packing Lines • Rittal • Russell Finex • SEW-Eurodrive • Siemens • SPIE Belgium • Spiromatic • TATA Steel

PROGRAMME 2017

Innovation to support growth

Globalization of F&B industry

Energy efficiency Secure the supply chain

High level personal

introductions

4 Client seminars 1 summer Event 1 Annual Ass’y

Market Watch & Business

Intelligence

- Predictive Maintenance - 1-2 Conferences

“the Learning Factory”

1-2 conferences

Promotion - 1-2 exhibitions - 1-2 Strategic destinations

Experience sharing

2 sharing experience between members incl. factory visits

2 sharing experience between members incl. factory visits

Challenges

Domains of

action

PROGRAMME 2017

High-level personal introductions: with clients, partners and influencers • 4 x Client seminar: targets: i.e. Coca Cola, Danone, Colruyt, Südzucker, Materne Confilux, Cargill, …… • 1x Summer Event • 1x Annual Assembly

Promotion

• Be visible on 1-2 exhibitions/missions : i.e. Gulfood Manufacturing (UAE) Anuga - ProfoodTech (Chicago) • 1-2 strategic destinations: Poland ?/ incoming mission from India? / Iran?

Actions 2017 – tentative pgm 1/3

Business intelligence

• Market watch on Predictive Maintenance in cooperation with Agoria Industries

• Visit of the "Learning Factory" in Luxembourg who promotes energy efficiency in process lines

• Event on Planning solutions & production process programmation : challenges facing the sector : Planification, Quick Response Manufacturing, logistics & Supply Chain (INDUMATION in Kortrijk - 8-10 /02/2017)

Sharing experiences

• Organize 2x sharing experience round table including factory visits

Actions 2017 – tentative pgm 2/3

Enhance Relations with: • FEVIA incl. FOOD.be / Foodpilot.be

• GMV – Dutch Food System: GMV is a branch organization representing the

manufacturers of the Food Processing & Packaging Industry in the Netherlands

Actions 2017 – tentative pgm 3/3

Call to action Contact: François de Hemptinne Director Food & Beverage Technology Club T. +32 2 706 79 39 M. +32 476 47 05 06 E. Francois.dehemptinne@agoria.be

Thank you & see you in 2017

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