Nutriswiss to set new standards with purification plant
The Swiss edible oil and fat specialist, Nutriswiss, is expanding its refining operations with new short path distillation (SPD) equipment. The process removes contaminants and isolates fatty acids at particularly low process temperatures. At the same time, it prevents the contaminations of food products and ...
Packaging Valley and PEC: fusion of equals
The two packaging clusters Packaging Valley Germany and Packaging Excellence Region Stuttgart (PEC) set out on the path to a merger in 2019. During the Packaging Valley general meeting in February, the members voted in favour of the merger. The general meeting of PEC has ...
Sonoco acquires sustainable paper can solutions producer
Sonoco, one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, announced it has acquired Can Packaging, a privately owned designer and manufacturer of sustainable paper packaging and related manufacturing equipment, based in Habsheim/France, for total consideration of EUR 41.7 m. There will be no changes to ...
Pack Expo cancelled and replaced by Pack Expo Connects
PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has made the difficult decision to cancel its Pack Expo International and Healthcare Packaging Expo in Chicago/USA this year. The PMMI Board determined that due to the evolving Covid-19 pandemic and the current state and local regulations, ...
Andrea Boggio (50) has joined Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate as General Manager. In his new role, he will lead the business which includes – through the three brands Carle & Montanari, OPM and Fima – equipment for the chocolate process, moulding and wrapping, and for ...
Tomra Food has appointed category expert Marco Colombo as Global Category Director Potatoes. In this role, he will strengthen the company’s relationship with the potato industry even further and consolidate its position as a thought leader in the sector. In his new role, Marco Colombo ...
The Board of Directors of the Hochdorf Group has appointed Geza Somogyi as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO) and member of senior management team. He assumes this role, managing all the group’s production plants. Geza Somogyi holds a BSc in Food Industrial Engineering. He ...
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S has appointed Lise Skaarup Mortensen (52) as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She is an experienced international leader with a strong track-record and a passion for leadership who joins the company from a position as CFO at Microsoft Germany. Lise Skaarup ...
Uelzena Group reports record turnover
Consolidated sales of EUR 705 m generated in the reporting year represent the Uelzena Group’s highest turnover since its foundation. A 21 % growth in the raw milk delivered meant an additional raw material volume of 112 m kg. The overall delivery was 638 m kg. This increased volume ...
Biesterfeld and CP Kelco expand their cooperation
Biesterfeld is expanding its partnership with US-based ingredients manufacturer CP Kelco in the food and nutrition sector. Following on from their cooperation in Germany and Poland, the distribution of CP Kelco’s nature-based pectin, carrageenan, xanthan gum, gellan gum and citrus fibre for food applications has ...
