See smart automation in action
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Picnic and see how automation and data are making processes more predictable and less reliant on manual labor.
Apply these developments to your organization
Picnic, ING, food companies, and RBK experts link technological and economic developments to decisions regarding production, people, energy, efficiency, and growth.
Talk to people who make the same choices
Share your experiences with decision-makers and experts in the food industry. Discuss what works, where risks arise, and which choices require attention right now.
RBK Food Innovation Summit 2026
What choices will safeguard your future production?
The question isn’t whether technology is changing the food industry. The question is which applications will actually make your organization less vulnerable.
The RBK Food Innovation Summit 2026 is specifically designed for executives, COOs, and operations managers at food companies who make decisions regarding business continuity, profitability, and the development of their organizations.
How do you retain knowledge when experienced employees leave? How do you keep production under control amid labor shortages? Where does automation help reduce errors, waste, and dependencies? And which investments demonstrably contribute to business continuity, quality, and profitability?
During the Summit, we’ll examine these issues from a practical perspective. We’ll draw on insights from Picnic and ING, experiences from food companies, and expertise in production automation, energy, refrigeration, and food manufacturing facilities.
No long series of sales presentations. Instead, a compact afternoon where you’ll see what’s already possible and discuss with other decision-makers what that means for your own organization.
Today’s choices determine tomorrow’s performance.
Want a sneak peek?
Watch the aftermovie from our 2025 event.
Watch the 2025 aftermovie to get a sense of the discussions, encounters, and real-life stories from the previous RBK meeting.
RBK Food Innovation Summit 2026
Take a look behind the scenes at Picnic
This year, the RBK Food Innovation Summit will take place at Picnic’s Distribution & Fulfillment Center in Ridderkerk.
During the tour, you’ll see up close how Picnic uses technology, automation, data, and process design to manage large volumes efficiently and reduce reliance on manual processes.
This means Picnic isn’t just the venue for the Summit. It’s a real-world case study that immediately brings into focus the central question of the afternoon:
How do you structure an organization so that people, processes, and technology reinforce one another?
What insights can you apply to your own production environment? We’ll continue discussing this throughout the rest of the afternoon.
Reserve your spot
RBK Food Innovation Summit 2026
Thursday, October 29 | 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Picnic Distribution & Fulfillment Center