09 Dec 2019 --- Unilever has invested €85 million (US$94 million) in a new global Foods Innovation Centre at the Wageningen University & Research (WUR) campus in the Netherlands. The facility, dubbed “Hive” for its location among the nation’s leading academic research centers, start-ups and external partners, is where the British-Dutch transnational will lead its international food innovation programs for brands such as Knorr, Hellmann’s, The Vegetarian Butcher and Calvé. Areas of research will include plant-based ingredients and meat alternatives, efficient crops, sustainable food packaging and nutritious foods.