Ishida GmbH is pushing ahead with the comprehensive reorganisation of its sales structure. With Nico Behrens, a person responsible for direct support of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) in Germany, Austria and the Benelux countries has now been appointed for the first time. Nico Behrens ...
The Supervisory Board of Symrise AG once again extended the contract of Chief Executive Officer Dr Heinz-Jürgen Bertram ahead of schedule. With his confirmation in office until the end of 2025, the ingredients specialist is preserving its customary continuity and long-term management approach. Dr Heinz-Jürgen ...
Baker Perkins has strength-ened its presence in Russia, Eastern Europe and Italy with the appointment of Ekaterina Krakovskaya as Regional Sales Manager for the confectionery and biscuit sectors. The company has a long track record of selling production equipment in these countries. Ekaterina Krakovskaya has ...
The advisory committee for packaging trade show interpack 2023 in Düsseldorf/Germany has elected Markus Rustler, President and CEO of Theegarten-Pactec GmbH & Co. KG, to be President and thus Chairman of the committee. Markus Rustler was previously Vice-President for the last interpack, which could not ...
Belcolade facility to become first carbon-neutral chocolate factory
Belgian Puratos Group has begun a major expansion at its Belcolade facility in Erembodegem. As well as significantly increasing capacity and boosting flexibility to better serve customers worldwide, the expanded site shall enable accelerated innovation. Importantly, it will also be an “exemplar of sustainable chocolate ...
Metsä Board Kyro starts up modernized finishing area
Metsä Board, one of Europe’s leading producers of premium virgin fibre-based board and a member of the Metsä Group, has completed the modernization of the finishing area at its Kyro mill in Finland and put the technically upgraded facility into operation. The company used the ...
Schumacher Packaging to invest large sums in the future
The Schumacher Packaging Group is planning the largest investment programme since the company was founded in 1948. Around EUR 700 m is to be invested by 2025, EUR 300 m of which in Germany alone. More than half of the planned investments (around EUR 400 ...
Anuga Horizon 2022: successful start to the sales of new trade fair
Anuga Horizon trade fair, which is celebrating its debut in Cologne from 6 to 8 September 2022, is ready to get underway. With immediate effect, companies from the food and beverage industry, technology providers, start-ups and further product and solution providers of the modern ecosystem of ...
Barry Callebaut opens the world’s largest chocolate warehouse
The Barry Callebaut Group recently inaugurated “The Barry Callebaut Chocolate Box”, its new Global Distribution Center in Lokeren/Belgium. The Chocolate Box is the world’s largest chocolate warehouse and will be the logistical hub for all packed Belgian chocolate and decorations products, produced in the company’s ...
Pfeifer & Langen acquires minority stake in British VBites Group
VBites Group, a pioneering plant-based food business headquartered in Corby/UK, has announced a minority investment from German family-owned food conglomerate Pfeifer & Langen Industrie- und Handels-KG, who have reached agreement to purchase 25.1 % of the company. The move signals the launch of a strategic partnership ...
