2–3 November 2026 | Hotel De Bilderberg, Netherlands

Food Waste Free United, in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research (WUR), will host an international conference on the large-scale valorisation of former foodstuffs and food by-products into animal feed.

The two-day conference will bring together stakeholders from across the food and feed chain to explore how circular solutions can reduce food waste, improve resource efficiency and contribute to more sustainable animal production.

Discussions will focus on the opportunities and challenges linked to scaling the use of former foodstuffs and other food side streams as feed, including business models, regulation, impact accounting and value-chain cooperation.

The programme will feature:

• Examples of large-scale use of former foodstuffs and food side streams in animal feed
• Sustainable value-chain concepts and partnerships
• Approaches to reducing the carbon footprint of animal products
• Policy discussions on regulatory barriers to using residual streams as feed
• Interactive sessions on circular feed solutions and sustainable animal products
• Site visits showcasing innovative approaches to resource valorisation in food and feed

The conference is aimed at feed producers and suppliers, food manufacturers and retailers, industry associations, research organisations, NGOs and public authorities interested in advancing circular approaches across the food and feed chain.

Program (TBC)
On stage – day 1

• Transforming retail former foodstuffs into animal feed at scale: Lidl & FeedValid
• Sustainable chain concepts and partnerships: Oranjehoen & Compass, Kipster United States
• Reducing CO2e-emmissions from animal products: Albert Heijn with Van Loon and other value chain partners plus Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
• Policy dialogue on TSE regulation and the obstacles to using residual streams as feed: Norwegian Food Safety Authority, Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature

In the afternoon, there will be interactive sessions on:

• Valorising professional kitchen residual streams as animal feed with WUR and experts from Japan
• Policy role play – Nexus game from WUR
• Chain dialogue about the role of sustainable animal products in a sustainable food system: WUR and Market Programme for Sustainability of Animal Products

Networking dinner in the greenhouse on location.

Site visits – day 2

• Discover the full potential of grass at Grassa: see how the world’s most abundant crop can be transformed into high-value ingredients for animal feed and human food.
• See for yourself how Duynie’s multifeed concept (combination feeding system of compound and liquid feed) can make the agri-industry more sustainable by maximising resource use.
• Find out how Darling Ingredients turns materials from the food industry into ingredients for food and feed.