Peter de Jong, ISPT’s expert in food and agriculture, brings a unique perspective to the table, emphasizing the critical importance of food in human existence. He holds the view that while humanity has lived without cars or even energy, food is an indispensable need, necessitating the optimization of existing processes. His focus is on sustainability, maximizing raw material usage, and extracting the utmost nutritional value from food products.
Peter has a background in Chemical Engineering. After completing his studies most of Peters alumni pursued a career in the chemical industry, but Peter chose for a career in dairy, starting at Campina Melkunie and later at NIZO Food. Around the same time, he completed his PhD specialising in dairy production processes. Next to Peters work at ISPT, he is a lecturer at Van Hall Larenstein, where he teaches students on the development and application of innovative technologies for sustainable production in dairy chains.