Queen Máxima will pay a working visit to Foodvalley in Wageningen on Wednesday morning, May 15. The Foodvalley organization guides companies involved in the transition to a sustainable food system, from ideas and ambitions to practice.
The working visit starts at No Palm Ingredients. There, Queen Máxima will receive an explanation of the technical developments that make it possible to extract oil from various bio- and residual materials. At Foodvalley there will be an introduction to what is needed to transition from the current agricultural system to a circular system in which less food and energy are wasted.
After this, Queen Máxima will be given a tour of various companies. For example, at Grassa she receives an explanation about the extraction of proteins from grass that are directly suitable for consumption. With this technique, dairy farmers can produce more sustainable milk and they also become a protein producer. She also visits the food tech scale-up Revyve, which is developing technology to produce protein and fiber ingredients from brewer’s yeast, a by-product of beer breweries. Queen Máxima will then be offered a tasting of circular delicacies.
The working visit ends with a conversation with representatives of government and companies about the experiences they have with the transition to a sustainable food system.
Fashion
For the tour of the companies mentioned above, Máxima took a well-known dress from her closet. It is a yellow midi dress with puff sleeves, a burgundy floral print and a skirt section that ends in a belt at the center front. Designer: Johanna Ortiz.
Apparently the dress fits very well, because it is the sixth time we see her with it.
The pony hair clutch is from Natan, the pumps are from Gianvito Rossi. Information about the jewelry will follow later today.
