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Green<\/strong>, healthy and inspired entrepreneurship at WFC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In recent years, agriculture and food businesses have begun making their way to the World Food Center (WFC) in Ede. Situated on the very periphery of the Veluwe and adjacent to Ede-Wageningen railway station, the greenery fans out lavishly. Almost 50 innovative businesses have already set up shop on the 28 hectares of <\/strong>the former Maurits Zuid barracks site. And there is room for more! A new multi-tenant building will soon be accomplished, promising a sustainable, green, healthy and inspiring working environment for businesses and organisations looking to develop and to meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Account manager Sander van de Pol is working on behalf of Ede local authority to make contact with interested parties for building 4 on site C of the former barracks site. He is working with Louis de Boer of developer BPD. And it is proving successful! In the current phase of contract negotiations \u2013 and he is not yet able to name names \u2013 there is interest from a number of different quarters. In addition to businesses active in the agricultural and food industries, a number of industry associations and interest groups have expressed interest in purchasing or renting space on site C and in building 4. Van de Pol isn\u2019t surprised. The Food Valley region has enormous appeal for food businesses. Internationally, the region is highly regarded when it comes to knowledge and innovation in agriculture and food. Development of the World Food Center fits in perfectly.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ROOTS already accommodates 27 businesses.<\/strong>He has the same confidence in building 4 with its stand-out features, such as its location immediately behind the beautiful Friso barracks and amidst the greenery of the Veluwe. In addition, there is the excellent accessibility of the adjacent Ede-Wageningen railway station and the proximity of the A12 and A30 motorways, as well as the interesting range of established and new businesses on the WFC site. The two buildings of ROOTS Innovation Hub already accommodate 27 businesses whose core activities vary from insects to meat substitutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This broad and deep bundling of knowledge makes the WFC an attractive business location with international allure and impact. \u2018And,\u2019 Van de Pol adds, \u2018don\u2019t forget that this is a region with a lot of young people. Many of them are students, including those at WUR and Aeres, who are studying agricultural and food-related subjects. That makes them extremely interesting to parties on this site. There are also plans to build student accommodation as part of the 600 homes being built.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Impression of \u2018site C\u2019 behind the historic Friso barracks on the WFC site in Ede<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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WFC is not only a place to meet fellow companies, industry organisations and knowledge institutions, but also the 330,000 consumers who will visit the WFC Experience every year starting in 2023. It will be a top tourist attraction where people can learn all about our daily food through experience.It is clear that the role of the office is changing, and that this change is being accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic. The office is no longer just a place to open your laptop, but increasingly a place for enjoyable work and inspiring meetings. This is something that the WFC has to offer, particularly in multi-tenant building Kostergebouw 4, which will have a total area of almost four thousand square metres and is expected to be completed by May 2022. The design centres around the meeting function, explains Marijn Mees, founder of MEESVISSER architects. \u2018We designed a sort of L-shaped building around a triangular atrium. That is actually the transparent segment at the heart of the building where entrepreneurs can see and meet one another and where they can plan joint meetings and activities. We have evolved our design in such a way that it still leaves room to meet the preferences of businesses who wish to set up here. In addition, people can also meet informally on top of the building, where there will be a beautiful roof garden.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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