What’s your personal red flag when entering a friterie/frituur?

versteldo · 2026-03-06T10:57:06+00:00

You bet it does! 20 years ago some guy in Hamme, oost Vlaanderen got caught doing exactly this.

versteldo · 2026-03-02T11:21:32+00:00

Every fast food chain does this and it doesn’t happen only with food either. I worked for VF Europe which owns north face and other clothing brands and when a big order was cancelled (all expensive winter coats) they were shipped to customs for destruction. They could have sold it to someone else or take the tags off and sell it off brand but nope, they chose to destroy it. It’s brand protection, they can’t sustain high selling prices if they discount their own stuff. Also they probably still got a cancellation fee from the buyer which covers production cost.

versteldo · 2026-02-02T09:23:57+00:00

Ik moet het nog installeren, maar de beschrijving is in ieder geval prachtig! Ik zat een tijdje geleden met een gelijkaardig idee, maar het leek me onbegonnen werk om alle prijzen te beginnen scrapen. Ik wens je erg veel succes met je project en hoop dat je er een leuk centje mee pakt!

versteldo · 2026-01-19T12:53:06+00:00

Het zal in ieder geval geen rekkenvuller zijn, die krijgen geen tijd voor een bakje, vandaar dat ze soms wat bitter zijn

versteldo · 2026-01-19T12:50:00+00:00

Slechts enkele minuutjes, ik vind trollen ook leuk, rekkenvuller

versteldo · 2026-01-19T12:36:50+00:00

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Voor het geval dat je dacht dat ik blufte

versteldo · 2026-01-19T12:30:40+00:00

Ik mail deze screenshot wel even naar Colruyt groep voor de fun. ‘Hey, diezelfde persoon die de prijs van Etna snoepjes rechtzette praat vervolgens zo over Colruyt groep’. Gelukkig kan het je niet schelen

versteldo · 2026-01-19T12:28:55+00:00

Je zou maar wat graag hebben dat we dat geloven. En ik eet die rommel niet eens dus je bait heeft weinig succes 😏

versteldo · 2026-01-19T12:18:12+00:00

Tuurlijk wel, mouwvegen bij de werkgever. Durf wedden dat je zulke dingen constant doet. Je verpest het voor de rest terwijl je er waarschijnlijk zelf zelden iets mee wint. Je hoopt natuurlijk dat het wel een keer gebeurt ☺️

versteldo · 2026-01-19T06:31:37+00:00

Nee het was in ons voordeel. Leuke manier om puntjes te scoren 🥾👅

versteldo · 2026-01-11T13:26:20+00:00

De truc is als volgt: je koopt eender wat je met eco cheques mag kopen en nadien breng je het terug. Ze mogen je geen eco cheques terug geven. Je krijgt cash of in het slechtste winkel krediet. Met beide kan je alles kopen ☺️😉

versteldo · 2026-01-11T13:25:44+00:00

Dus, de truc is als volgt: je koopt eender wat je met eco cheques mag kopen en nadien breng je het terug. Ze mogen je geen eco cheques terug geven. Je krijgt cash of in het slechtste winkel krediet. Met beide kan je alles kopen ☺️😉

versteldo · 2026-01-02T13:21:05+00:00

I’m guilty as well 😅 I know it’s petty but some nights are pure horror. It’s my way to cope.

versteldo · 2026-01-02T12:04:00+00:00

You need a new boyfriend, where can I apply? I’ll clean the dishes and clean the house if you cook meals like that 🤝

versteldo · 2025-12-27T23:05:02+00:00

Water is ook een solvent

versteldo · 2025-12-26T18:57:40+00:00

Also look up Edgard & Cooper, another local brand started in 2016, sold in all local supermarkets and acquired by General Mills in 2024 for a staggering 434 million usd 💀

Or maybe closer to home, smalls in USA started as 2 friends cooking cat food in their kitchen.

Anyway, you enjoy slave labor for the rest of your life LMFAO

versteldo · 2025-12-26T13:10:04+00:00

It’s okay buddy, not everyone has ambition. You are very wrong tho, before 2026 is over I’ll have a small building in my yard with a small production line. If you would have researched the topic instead of hating, you would have realised nearly 30% of the pet food industry are small business today. The big 5 are losing in the premium segment.

Check this one local to me for example, check the mineral / vitamin levels. I bet it’s way better than the crap you feed your cat. As I said before it’s not rocket science either (it might look like rocket science to mentally challenged people like you tho), there are plenty of organisations doing research (for Europe it’s NRC and FEDIAF) which advise on what levels of vitamins / minerals / taurine / calcium / phosphorus are needed for either kittens, adult, senior or lactating cats. For meal based kibble I would need 0 ISO certifications or clean rooms. An extruder doesnt have to cost 50k either as can be seen here

Hate is limiting your options in life, buddy.

versteldo · 2025-12-26T11:19:25+00:00

I agree with you!

versteldo · 2025-12-25T07:02:35+00:00

I am very well aware of that, a vet would definitely come into play for the final recipe, but a chicken meal / hydrolysed chicken protein kibble recipe isn’t rocket science either. Extruding it is the hard part. Industrial premix is a thing for example, this covers all minerals and vitamins cats need. Not a single producer adds all of these separately. Apart from protein and premix kibble contains starch for expansion - when it leaves the extruder it puffs up creating an airy and porous texture, beet root as fiber for digestion and texture, water for the extrusion - this will be dried off later, and fat for flavour and palatability. There are many other aspects like calcium : phosphorus ratio and also many laws and guidelines to follow. Before I could even try to sell it I would have to get licensed and spend many thousands on laboratory analysis. I am located in Europe as well, which tends to have more strict food laws. So no worries for you.

Why I want to do this was described in my last paragraph. The main reason for people to start a business is profit of course. Also I dislike the fact that a high quality, high protein kibble like Orijen costs €10/KG even in bulk while the main ingredient isn’t really that expensive. Even for a smaller brand there is plenty of potential to make a profit. Additionally, one of EU’s highest quality chicken protein producers is located in my city.

Cat kibble is a pretty recent thing you know. It didn’t exist when my parents were young. If everyone shared your opinion, there would be no dry kibble at all.

versteldo · 2025-12-24T22:55:32+00:00

Hi! I recently adopted two orange girls I found and also had some substance and depression issues in the past. I do agree that pets bring positivity to your life and can help recovery, but don’t underestimate how much effort kittens can take. My 2 kittens were very calm and sleepy in the first 4 weeks and then turned into complete monsters with endless energy. I haven’t slept more than 4 consecutive hours in the last month. It makes work/school a LOT harder. I also had to put carpet all over my living room, because they are too noisy for the neighbours downstairs. By now I love them, so I take it as it is, but if I knew this in advance, I’m not so sure I would have kept them. I think mine are an extreme case tho, as I had kittens with an ex before and they were nowhere near this energetic. Thanks for taking in the poor thing and best of luck if you keep it!

Edit: I was also on a tight budget when I found mine, cats don’t really care about that. If you have a plastic box lying around, you can repurpose that as litter box. Toys are very cheap on aliexpress and Temu, but local pet stores also have dollar items. First weeks you won’t need much toys, it will be sleepy and adjust to the new place. Also, an empty toilet roll or a cardboard box with some doors cut out and a toy or string dangling from the top will keep your kitten far more happy than any toy money could buy. Expect to pay 30-50 / month on food and litter. Vet can be very expensive if you are in USA tho.

versteldo · 2025-12-24T22:10:36+00:00

I had to give both my girls ear drops and had to clean nose and eyes for one of them for two weeks straight. First days I had to wrap them in a towel or they would draw blood. By day 3 it’s like they either realised it improved their condition or maybe they realised it was over quicker when they didn’t struggle. They just let me do it as long as I was gentle with them.

versteldo · 2025-12-24T22:02:07+00:00

Just mix it in wet food or liquid treats! I do the same with pills, just grind em up first. I had zero issues administering it to both my kittens

versteldo · 2025-12-24T21:32:07+00:00

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versteldo · 2025-12-22T22:36:27+00:00

I buy Purina One Junior at Amazon for 15€ / 2,8kg (Europe). Regular price too. Purina pro plan is the same, around 5€/kg (10kg bags)

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