Lillie Li Valeur (52) has taken over as head of the Germany business of European dairy cooperative Arla Foods from 1 May 2022. She succeeds Patrik Hansson, who had been Chief Marketing Officer of the Arla Foods Group since 1 April 2022. As Managing Director ...
Fairtrade International has announced the appointment of its new Global CEO, Sandra Uwera. The Rwandan national steps into the role following the departure of Dr Nyagoy Nyong‘o, who served as Interim Global CEO until 31 March 2022. Sandra Uwera most recently served as CEO of ...
Multivac and Handtmann enter into strategic partnership
Demand is growing worldwide for automated and economical line solutions from a single source for the production and packaging of food. Packaging specialist Multivac and machine builder Handtmann from Biberach/Germany are responding to this demand with a strategic partnership in key markets. The one-stop principle ...
Aetna Group acquires packaging specialist Meypack
Aetna Group from Italy, a leading producer of end-of-line packaging systems, has acquired the German company Meypack Verpackungssystemtechnik GmbH. Meypack is a technology leader appreciated mostly for the quality and innovative capacity of its end-of-line products, which are used, among other things, in the food ...
Pronatec starts processing exclusively organic cocoa beans
The Swiss family-owned company Pronatec has started the country’s first 100 % organic cocoa processing plant in Beringen near Schaffhausen. Pronatec Swiss Cocoa Production has emerged as an entirely organic production plant and will process around 15,000 t/a of organic cocoa beans, sourced from smallholder cooperatives to ...
Koa raises capital for Africa’s largest cocoa fruit factory
Swiss-Ghanaian food upcycling start-up Koa – specializing in repurposing cocoa pulp, a by-product from the chocolate industry as value-added ingredient – has captured USD 10 m in funding to raise its processing by tenfold at its plant in Ghana. The company also plans to share ...
Barry Callebaut opens new Chocolate Academy Center
The Barry Callebaut Group officially inaugurated its Chocolate Academy Center in Casablanca/Morocco. This new facility serves as a creative platform where chefs and artisans can showcase and develop their talent and skills, and learn about new trends, techniques, and recipes. It is only the second ...
