Naturex, a global leader in natural specialty ingredients, strengthens its senior management team with the appointment of Sarah Martin as its new Chief Scientific Officer (CSO). Ms Martin, who has a wealth of high-level experience in the food science and nutrition industry, joins Naturex‘s Executive ...
In September 2018, FachPack, the European trade fair for packaging, processes and technology, launches its next cycle of events. Since October 2017, it has a new face with Cornelia Fehlner. The 31-year-old Bavarian has taken over the event management of the fair from Heike Slotta. ...
After serving as Chief Financial Officer of the Barry Callebaut Group, Victor Balli will retire from his executive function effective 28 February 2018. The Board of Directors has appointed Remco J. Steenbergen as new CFO and member of the Executive Committee effective 1 March 2018. ...
At the General Meeting of the northern section of the Federal Association of the German Confectionery Industry (BDSI) in Lübeck / Germany, Dr Thomas Beer, Member of the Executive Board of Martin Braun Backmittel und Essenzen KG, has been elected new Chairman of the northern section. In ...
Innovabee once again awarded “SAP system house of the year”
For the third time in a row, the Waiblingen-based company Innovabee GmbH has won the “SAP system house of the year” (“SAP Systemhaus des Jahres”) title in the “ERP System of the Year” challenge. The well-respected prize has been awarded by the Center for Enterprise ...
The U.S. food and agriculture company Cargill has announced that it is investing USD 240 m in India over the next five years. The announcement was made at the World Food India Conference by Peter Van Deursen, CEO, Cargill Asia Pacific at a signing ceremony of a ...
Barry Callebaut: 100 percent sustainable chocolate by 2025
The Barry Callebaut AG has published the first “Forever Chocolate” progress report. It details the progress of the journey kicked off a year ago when Barry Callebaut launched its new sustainability strategy with the ambition of moving sustainable chocolate from niche to norm by 2025. ...
GEA finalized fermentation plant for cultures
A successful collaboration between machinery and plant manufacturer GEA and its long-term customer Chr. Hansen was completed recently with the inauguration of the world’s largest fermentation plant for bacterial cultures at the customer’s site in Copenhagen / Denmark. Chr. Hansen is a global bio science company that ...
Bosch Packaging wins German Design Award 2018
The Sigpack VPF (Vertical Platform for Flat Pouches) from Bosch Packaging Technology, the first freely scalable flat pouch machine, has been honoured with the German Design Award 2018 in the Excellent Product Design category. The German Design Council presents the prestigious award on an annual ...
Symrise continues growth track at accelerated pace
Symrise AG accelerated its growth course in the third quarter, achieving overall a considerable increase in sales and earnings for the nine-month period. This positive trend was driven by strong demand across all segments. The company, which makes flavourings, fragrances and cosmetics, increased its sales ...
Schumacher Packaging’s Breda plant triples its production
Schumacher Packaging Group has significantly expanded its production and storage capacities at its Dutch site in Breda by relocating to a new, much larger, building. The new building of Schumacher Packaging & Display will triple the production area for the display specialists to 15,000 m2. At ...
Mondi expands corrugated cardboard plant
In January 2017, the international packaging and paper manufacturer Mondi had announced the expansion of its heavy-duty corrugated capabilities at the Mondi Simet plant near Pozna/Poland. The technological upgrade included the installation of a state-of-the-art 2.8 m corrugator with three single facers. The in-house production of ...
Anuga FoodTec 2018 expects to set new exhibitor record
Anuga FoodTec, the leading international supplier fair for the food and beverage industry, is opening its doors from 20 to 23 March 2018. Around 1,700 exhibitors are expected in the Cologne exhibition halls. “Anuga FoodTec will continue its success story,” says Katharina C. Hamma, Chief ...
Fi Europe & Ni with record breaking visitor numbers
More than 26,000 attendees from over 135 nations worldwide used the three-day trade show in Frankfurt / Germany to discover innovative new concepts and novel solutions. Boasting an abundance of excellent, high quality delegates, post-event analysis showed that almost 78 % of the attendees had budget responsibility, with ...
