April 23, 2024

COVAP’s first complete aseptic PET line from Sidel

COVAP, a Spanish cooperative, is one of the major milk producers in Spain. The company hasone of the most technically advanced dairy plants in the whole of Europe and has been a familyof farmers for over 60 years. With a large operating area of 22,650 m2, COVAP can produce400 million liters of milk per year.

Christian Wehrle becomes the CEO of BITZER

The Supervisory Board of BITZER SE has appointed Christian Wehrle, a long-standing member of the Executive Board and Chief Operations Officer, as Chairman of the Executive Board with immediate effect. At the same time Rainer Große-Kracht, member of the Executive Board and Chief Technology Officer, was appointed Vice Chairman of the Executive Board. The responsibilities

Gerber, first US baby food company that commits to carbon neutrality

A leader in early childhood nutrition, Gerber has today become the first U.S. baby food company to announce its commitment to carbon-neutral food products. 100% of Gerber‘s U.S. Organic portfolio and Natural pouches and glass jars are set to be carbon neutral in 2022. The company is also committed to carbon neutrality across its full U.S. baby food portfolio by 2035. Gerber will reach

AAK’s Interim report for the second quarter of 2021

Specialized in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume, Sweden-based AAK has been making better happen for the last 150 years. AAK’s Interim report for the second quarter 2021 – record-high second quarter despite continued volatility and uncertainty. Report Highlights Total volumes increased by 14 percent,

USDA-NASS Projects Smaller Crop in 2021

The California Almond Objective Measurement Report, published early this week by the United States Department of Agriculture-National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS), estimates that the 2021 crop will come in at 2.8 billion meat pounds, 10 percent below last year’s record of 3.1 billion pounds. The drop comes during a very difficult water year across California and

Sustainability rating agency EcoVadis awards Azelis

After being accoladed with two consecutive Golds from sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis, Azelis is proud to announce it has now been awarded a Platinum rating, the highest distinction in the EcoVadis supplier sustainability rating scheme. With the EcoVadis Platinum grading, Azelis is in the top 1% of all companies assessed by EcoVadis. Highlights & rationale 

IFAD’s new investment programme to boost private funding

Rural businesses, which are so vital for transforming our food systems, will get a much-needed boost from an ambitious new financing programme launched today by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), as part of its broader efforts to address rising hunger and poverty levels in the world’s poorest countries. The Private Sector Financing

EXBERRY® coloring foods expand the possibilities for cleaner shades

GNT has launched two EXBERRY® Coloring Foods made from turmeric and spirulina, opening up new opportunities for clean-label greens. EXBERRY® Shade Jade Green delivers a bright, bluish-green shade, while EXBERRY® Shade Lime Green provides a yellowish-green hue. The products expand GNT’s range of green Coloring Foods, helping the company cater to the growing global demand for cost-effective green

Symrise Diana Food to enhance traceability of global farming and sourcing practices

App collects, structures and coordinates agronomy data from all over the world Addresses the market’s increasing demand for transparency, quality, and data accuracy Phase one launch planned for October 2021Symrise Diana Food, the leader in natural ingredient solutions, announces that it has entered into an agreement with SMAG® Smart Agriculture for the development of a

Ogilvy PR Names Matt Buchanan as Global Head of Consumer PR

Ogilvy PR has appointed Matt Buchanan as its new Global Head of Consumer PR.  In this new role for the agency, Buchanan will report to Ogilvy PR’s Global CEO Julianna Richter and will lead consumer brand communications globally – evolving the go-to-market strategy, driving innovation, enhancing capability and overseeing multi-market consumer brand business. A 25-year

Preparations for Chillventa 2022 begins

Chillventa, the International Exhibition for Refrigeration, AC & Ventilation and Heat Pumps, is the global trade fair and congress platform where companies from all over the world showcase their products and services to a high-calibre global audience at Chillventa. Following the Chillventa eSpecial 2020, and after four years without an in-person gathering, the world’s leading

GEA increases the efficiency of vital wheat gluten producers

GEA is helping food manufacturers improve productivity and reduce maintenance costs by retrofitting the ring dryers used in vital wheat gluten production. It is upgrading the ring dryers with GEA CERTEX® – ATEX-certified explosion vent doors and newly designed casing sections for the disintegrators made from highly wear-resistant material. The doors provide safe venting if there

Raayi: Online customer reviews can make or break a business

CEO of business review app emphasizes customer ratings should be part of company’s revenue-generation strategy Online customer reviews can usher in major opportunities for revenue growth, making it imperative for companies to pay them the necessary attention they deserve, said Stefan Toubia, Founder and CEO of Raayi. Raayi, the Arabic word for ‘my opinion, is

World Refrigeration Day – ‘Cooling Champions: Cool Careers for a Better World’

To mark World Refrigeration Day 2021, BITZER, an independent specialist in refrigeration and air conditioning technology ensuring optimum temperature conditions in goods trading, industrial processes, and air conditioning, is raising awareness of the wide range of opportunities in the field of refrigeration. Although refrigeration is among the sectors from which every single person benefits, most people