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Foundation <\/i><\/strong><\/span>Welcome Center Food Valley <\/i>Wageningen<\/i><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Welcome Center Food Valley is a foundation based in the middle of the Food Valley. This region is an alliance of 8 municipalities in which a large number of (international) organizations are located. They focus particularly on the food industry. <\/p>

Our foundation aims to increase the hospitality and accessibility of the Food Valley region. We do this by helping companies with the immigration process for their international employees and by assisting expats to help settle in their new environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Why we do what we do <\/span><\/b><\/h4>

‘Happy Landing & Living’. That is our driving force. This means that we assist companies and expats to start working together prosperously. Have a look out the migration process and what we can do for you.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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From a special foundation to a new name and identity <\/span><\/b><\/h4>

2024 marks our 10th anniversary! But our history goes back even further. We’ve outlined how we got here and the transformations we’ve undergone. Take a look. <\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A foundation with good governance <\/span><\/b><\/h4>

See which people make up the foundation’s board<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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