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Welcome to the GMP+ Blog – monthly articles from GMP+ International’s Managing Director, Martine Boon. Topics include current sector trends, future plans, and the work of the GMP+ Community.
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Certified for a smooth ride
GMP+ colleagues Dalia, Herman, and Johanna share their insights and advice for transport companies looking to transport animal feed.
How feed safety and sustainability reinforce each other
Safe and responsible feed are not opposed. They are two forces that work in harmony for the benefit of animals, ...
Published: 28 May 2026
Be in the room where it happens – 04 June 2026 @VICTAM
We're bringing leaders from across the feed and food chain together to make a breakthrough on sustainability.
Published: 30 March 2026
Our role in a sustainable feed chain
New Director Sustainability, Bas Stok, shares how GMP+ International can play its part in making a more sustainable feed industry.
Published: 27 February 2026
Our new business plan puts partnership first
Our Business Plan for 2026 - 2028 is all about building on our firm foundations, and being a valued partner ...
Published: 29 January 2026
Inside our biggest year
It’s been a foundational year for GMP+ International. We’ve built capacity, launched new offerings, and welcomed our 20,000th company.
Published: 17 December 2025
Coming soon: Faster, smarter searching in the GMP+ Company database
The GMP+ Company database has some big changes coming soon. Hear all about the new features from GMP+ International’s Dalia ...
Published: 26 November 2025
As the world population grows, our international focus becomes even more relevant
Growing populations mean more meat consumption. GMP+ International wants to ensure that farmers have access to safe and sustainable feed, ...
Published: 29 October 2025
A new chapter for the GMP+ Academy
The GMP+ Academy has become one of GMP+ International’s most relevant initiatives for feed companies, and soon it will play ...
Published: 24 September 2025
Embracing what’s possible
Creating change as is hard enough when leaders in the feed industry face complexity and challenges on a daily basis. ...
Published: 30 July 2025
Enabling a sustainable feed industry
Hear about GMP+ International’s latest work to create the underlying tools that will facilitate a more responsible sector, from Scheme ...
Published: 25 June 2025
Support for Brazil’s feed companies in a new age of regulation
Brazil’s feed industry is entering a new chapter - one where feed is safer, with more regulation and scrutiny. We ...
Published: 27 May 2025
Go antibiotic-free – the new era for feed
In the latest of our Spotlight blog series, Liliana Quillama shares how GMP+ International’s new Antibiotic-free feed standard can help ...
Published: 29 April 2025
Don’t let the politics distract you – we still need to be a sustainable industry
Shifting sands in regulation and policy do not change the underlying challenge our industry faces. If we still want to ...
Published: 25 March 2025
Spotlight: Making the new GMP+ Platform
In the first of a new series of spotlight blogs, GMP+ International’s Joris de Gooijer and Online Department’s Max van ...
Published: 27 February 2025
Feed for the future
There’s lots on the agenda for 2025. Here are some of the things you can look out for.
Published: 28 January 2025
What a year!
Our community goes from strength to strength. Hear some of this year’s highlights from the GMP+ team. Have you ever ...
Published: 18 December 2024
Collaboration answers the industry’s shared challenges
I speak with long-serving colleague Dik Wolters to understand what lessons from the past 30 years can help us tackle ...
Published: 27 November 2024
Let’s connect
One month into leading GMP+ International, and I’m already inspired, energised, and eager to get to know the GMP+ Community ...
Published: 31 October 2024
My wishes for feed’s future
As my time at GMP+ International comes to an end, I am grateful to the many people who have built ...
Published: 30 September 2024
Innovation is a team sport
We’re proud to be seen as an innovative organisation, and there are still more opportunities for our community to collaborate. Remaining ...
Published: 30 July 2024
Top 5 takeaways from our 2023 annual report
With steady growth, a new strategy, and a big thumbs up from our community, our 2023 annual report shows that ...
Published: 24 June 2024
Mutual transparency
Transparency is essential to feed safety and sustainability, not just for companies, but also for standard setters like us. Confidence ...
Published: 30 May 2024
The virtues of continuous improvement
Staying up to date and maintaining our ways of working are as important to continuous improvement as new innovations or ...
Published: 29 April 2024
Our story for our future work
Our redesigned vision, mission, and values will help us build on our success in a changed world. The world has ...
Published: 28 March 2024
A digital future for auditing
What could we achieve if we truly embraced digitisation in our community? Technology has always been a great enabler for our ...
Published: 29 February 2024
Why sustainable feed?
Our growing focus on sustainability has many parallels with our origins in feed safety. Our community recognises that sustainability is ...
Published: 30 January 2024