Hello, we’re Hive.
Unilever’s Foods Innovation Centre
Do you like to shake things up in the kitchen? How about the world? Welcome to Hive.
Hive is Unilever’s global Foods Innovation Centre and we live at the Wageningen Campus in the Netherlands, the Silicon Valley of Food.
Together, we’re making food that tastes good, feels good and is a force for good. Now and for the future.
Hive in a nutshell
- 500 innovators
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At Hive, around 500 employees work on the foods of tomorrow.
- 1 billion
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We’re innovating some of the world’s best loved food brands like Knorr, Hellmann’s and Unilever Food Solutions, all with an annual turnover topping 1 billion Euros.
- 190 countries
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Already we’re serving consumers and customers across 190 countries - and growing.
- 18,000m2
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Our spaces are as open as we are. We’ve 18,000m2 of collaboration spaces, a pilot plant, laboratories and kitchens and the ground floor is available for everyone to use.
- 1,800 solar panels
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Hive is energy neutral, built from heaps of recycled parts and powered by over 1,800 solar panels.
- 2 BREEAM awards
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That’s why Hive has won 2 global BREEAM awards as one of the world’s most sustainable buildings.
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World’s first glow-in-the-dark company sign
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How your morning tea can support your immune system
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The Vegetarian Butcher launches in Latin America and China in partnership with Burger King®
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Knorr’s Good Food Lab set to shape future food habits
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Unilever Research Prizes 2020 event takes place
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Unilever and Algenuity partner to explore use of microalgae protein
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Celebrating 90 Years of Doing Good
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Unilever Research Prizes 2019
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Unilever opens new global Foods Innovation Centre on Wageningen campus
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Unilever-supported team becomes prize winner in WUR Hackathon
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Unilever and Wageningen University & Research share research facilities
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‘Hive, Unilever’s Foods Innovation Centre, is up and running’
