As of 1 July, Filip Fontaine will become the general director of VLAM, Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board. Fontaine succeeds Frans De Wachter who will retire on 1 July 2019 after a long career with VLAM.

FVPhouse, the umbrella association for the Belgian trade and processing of fruit, vegetables and potatoes, has recently finalized its sustainability project : ‘Together towards a circular and solidary supply chain in the fruit, vegetables and potatoes sector’.