This month, Nutreco has been named ‘Most Innovative Company in the Animal Nutrition Industry - 2022’ by World Finance, an international business quarterly. The accolade is part of the publication’s annual Innovation Awards, which honor excellence in various industries.

Receiving the award is a positive endorsement of Nutreco’s achievements to date. The work they have done in harnessing cutting-edge science and technology in animal nutrition and sharing expertise on new farming techniques with their customers is already shifting the dial and enabling farmers to improve productivity.

The ‘Most Innovative Company in the Animal Nutrition Industry’ award is also a powerful reminder that only by continuing to push boundaries will you be able to deliver the outcomes you seek over the longer term. The company announced the award with a newsletter as follows:

“Better nutrition for fish, shrimp and land animals will be an essential part of the fundamental changes we need to make to achieve our mission. Our Innovation teams work to help farmers optimize their practices with data-driven decision making through precision farming and nutrition; customized to an animal’s specific requirements. This helps farmers produce more, strengthen animals’ health and resilience and reduces the need to use external additions such as antibiotics in a sustainable way.

“So, while we remain fully committed to supporting animal and fish farmers, we know that to feed a growing population, our industry must maximize all sources of food protein. For Nutreco this means adhering to our core principle of “and/and” rather than “either/or” and continuing to investigate different ways to optimize all protein sources, including plant-based proteins, cultured proteins and fungal fermentation.

“Through our NuFrontiers team, for example, we’ve developed innovative partnerships with the likes of Mosa Meat, BlueNalu, Enough and Roslin Technologies.

“Our newest team NutEx (short for Nutreco Exploration) was set up to explore new science that unlocks novel nutritional solutions for animals. We’re especially focused on exploring the potential of phytotechnology and biotechnology, to capitalize on the tech-accelerated “big bang” in biological sciences over the last 15 years.

“There’s no quick fix for the challenges of food scarcity and food insecurity. However, our ongoing commitment to pursuing truly innovative science, agri-tech, and farming techniques will, we hope, enable us to make a transformative contribution.

“We’re delighted that our focus on seeking innovative solutions has been recognized this week. As a research-driven, global leader in animal nutrition, we’re committed to the important role we must play in helping to address this challenge.  In fact, it’s become a passion; driven by our purpose of Feeding the Future.”