Mission
Next Food Collective will accelerate the transition to a healthy and sustainable food system by building and coordinating purpose-driven collaborations, overcoming communal barriers and in doing so maximize the value of public-private investments towards societal impact and economic value.


Transitioning to a sustainable food system with healthy and affordable food means: going from ‘more, more, and more’ to ‘quality, regenerative production and less waste’
Gerda Verburg
Non-Executive Director Next Food Collective
To realize this mission, we are working towards three key ambitions:
Driving impact through thematic programs
We strive to make our initiatives a meaningful share of the impact-oriented efforts in our focus areas. Through our programs, we aim to take substantial steps toward our shared social and environmental goals.
Becoming a leading force in public-private collaboration
We aim to be recognized for initiating and scaling public-private partnerships that turn research and innovation into real-world solutions for sustainable, healthy food systems.
Building a broad, inclusive network
We are expanding our network to include over 100 active partners—spanning the full food system from farm to fork. Our goal is to work transparently, efficiently, and collaboratively with others in the ecosystem.
These ambitions guide our work and partnerships—helping us move, step by step, toward a future-proof food system.

This unique collective of academia, research institutes, corporates and SMEs in the Netherlands will initiate and execute impactful initiatives to drive the Agrifood transition. If we think we can do it alone, we are not thinking big enough!
Manfred Aben
Unilever