The Netherlands-based Blonk, an expert in food system sustainability, announced on Tuesday, April 4, that it will join Mérieux NutriSciences, a company working in food safety, quality, and sustainability for more than 50 years.
Blonk was founded in 1999 by founder and CEO Hans Blonk, and counts 50 food and sustainability experts, software developers, data and methodology specialists based in the Netherlands.
The company helps organisations in the agri-food value chain in understanding their environmental effect by providing guidance and creating custom software solutions based on the latest research and data.
In particular, the firm collaborates with federal and international organisations to establish sector-specific standards and create databases that enable analysis of the environmental effect of food items and their combination with dietary requirements for optimised diets.