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title: Sustainable Water Solutions for the Food Industry | Veolia’s Circular Economy Approach
description: Discover how Veolia’s water reuse, effluent treatment, and biogas production solutions help food and beverage manufacturers reduce their environmental footprint. Learn from real case studies like Solarec’s success in cutting potable water use by 80%.
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# Towards more sustainable food production

Discover how optimising water reuse and effluent treatment can reduce your industrial site's environmental footprint.

[Contact us](https://watertechbelgium.veolia.acsitefactory.com/en/contact-us-food-beverage)

The food and beverage industry faces major environmental challenges: water stress, effluent management, and the transition to a circular economy. At Veolia Water Technologies, we support industry players with innovative solutions for water reuse, effluent treatment, and renewable energy production from industrial waste.

## Key challenges & solutions

- [![water precious](https://info.veoliawatertechnologies.be/hs-fs/hubfs/VWT%20STI/water%20precious.png?width=1125&name=water%20precious.png "water precious")](https://www.veoliawatertechnologies.be/en/applications/reuse)
  
   Water: a precious resource
- [![biogaz](https://info.veoliawatertechnologies.be/hs-fs/hubfs/VWT%20STI/biogaz.png?width=1125&name=biogaz.png "biogaz")](https://www.veoliawatertechnologies.be/en/applications/industrial-wastewater-treatment)
  
   Effluent valorisation & Biogas production

### Circular Economy in action

## How Veolia supports the Food industry?

💡 As sustainable resource management becomes a top priority, Veolia Water Technologies helps food and beverage manufacturers optimise water consumption, treat effluents, and generate energy from waste.

📌 A concrete case study: Find out how Solarec, a leading Belgian dairy company, successfully cut its potable water consumption by 80% and optimised effluent treatment with Veolia’s solutions.

[Read the full article](https://blog.veoliawatertechnologies.be/circular-economy-a-game-changer-for-the-food-beverage-industry-2?hsLang=en-be)

## Explore our solutions in more detail

### [CaptuRO™](https://www.veoliawatertechnologies.be/en/solutions/technologies/capturo)

High-performance reverse osmosis for water reuse

### [Evaled™](https://www.veoliawatertechnologies.be/en/solutions/technologies/evaled)

Advanced evaporation technologies for industrial wastewater treatment

### [Biobed® EGSB](https://www.veoliawatertechnologies.be/en/technologies/biobed-advanced-egsb)

High-rate anaerobic digestion for biogas production

### [Biothane® UASB](https://www.veoliawatertechnologies.be/en/technologies/biobed-advanced)

Proven anaerobic technology for wastewater treatment and energy recovery

### [ZeeWeed® MBR](https://www.watertechnologies.fr/products/zeeweed-ultrafiltration)

Membrane bioreactor technology for high-quality wastewater treatment

## 🌱 Are you a sustainability expert? Take the challenge!

Test your knowledge on sustainable water management in the food industry and discover how your company can make a difference.

[Take the quiz now](https://forms.gle/nfVGRPEExyFQhHWT7)

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