As of 1 July, Filip Fontaine will become the general director of VLAM, Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board. Fontaine succeeds Frans De Wachter who will retire on 1 July 2019 after a long career with VLAM.

Together with Belgian beers, Belgian chocolate and the legendary Belgian cyclists, these products fit perfectly in the list of specialties of which Belgians are proud, and rightly so. There is a wide range of meat products available.

In Belgium, craftsmanship and innovation are taught at school. Belgian butchery schools not only teach youngsters the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge but also focus strongly on innovation.