Supplier News
April, 2018
JBT launches redesigned flagship website
JBT, one of the world’s leading solutions providers for the food and beverage processing industries, announced in early March the comprehensive relaunch of its online presence...
Tippmann Group celebrates golden anniversary in 2018
In 2018, Tippmann Group celebrates 50 years of doing business in the cold storage and construction industries. According to the company, when John Tippmann Sr. founded Tippmann Construction...
March, 2018
Malott appointed president/CEO at MULTIVAC
Effective July 1, 2018, Matt Malott, formerly vice president of sales and marketing of MULTIVAC, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, will assume the position of president/CEO. Malott joined...
Nominations open for Charles Beard Research Excellence Award
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation are accepting nominations for the Charles Beard Research Excellence Award through July 1. The goal of this award is to recognize outstanding...
Gunderson to lead Purdue’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business
Michael Gunderson has been named director of Purdue University’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business, effective May 1. He succeeds Allan Gray, who will assume the role...
METTLER TOLEDO product inspection moves to state-of-the-art facility
The product inspection group of METTLER TOLEDO has moved into a new state-of-the-art facility in Pasco County, Fla. The official company name will be METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection...
USCS names Alderfer COO
United States Cold Storage (USCS), the Voorhees, N.J.-based public refrigerated warehousing and logistics services company, has promoted Larry Alderfer to the new position of chief...
Frontmatec acquires food equipment maker in China
Frontmatec has successfully completed the acquisition of Jining Xinglong Food Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Xinglong), a supplier of equipment to the red meat industry in China...
Pavan and GEA join forces at Anuga FoodTec
A few months after acquiring the Italian Pavan Group, the technology group GEA will integrate the company into their booth (Hall 10.2, Stand A-090-C-119) from March 20-23 at Anuga...
Infrabaker International introducing new design at Anuga Foodtec
Infrabaker International perform regular live demonstrations of its newly designed R&D unit that will be on display during Anuga FoodTec 2018, March 20-23 at Hall 4.2, Stand E-050-052...
Birko achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification
Birko, a leader in providing food safety solutions for the protein, protein harvest, further processing, produce, and brewing and distilling industries, has received the rigorous ISO...
Marlen International to exhibit new food processing equipment at Anuga FoodTec
Marlen International, a global manufacturer of highly engineered food processing equipment and systems, and a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, will exhibit its...
Study: No residuals from peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide in meat samples
In a newly published study, researchers have found that there are no long-term residues following application of up to 2000 ppm peracetic acid antimicrobial interventions used as processing...
ProMach acquired by Leonard Green & Partners
ProMach, a leader in packaging machinery solutions, announced today the completion of its acquisition by affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners from affiliates of AEA Investors...
Accles & Shelvoke adopts new brand identity
Following the acquisition by FRONTMATEC in 2017, Accles & Shelvoke has announced a change of their corporate identity to FRONTMATEC Accles & Shelvoke. The new identity for...
JBT Corp. reports double-digit sales, earnings gains in 2017
JBT Corp., a leading global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food and beverage industry with focus on proteins, liquid foods and automated system solutions...
Kalsec accepted to the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform
Kalsec, Inc., a leading global producer of natural spice and herb flavor extracts, natural colors, natural antioxidants, and advanced hop products for the food and beverage industry...
Oddvin Sørheim named 2018 AMSA International Lectureship Award winner
The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) announced that Oddvin Sørheim has been selected as the 2018 AMSA International Lectureship Award sponsored by PIC. The...
King joins CMS as sales support manager
Jimmy King has joined CMS, a food systems logistics, solutions and millwright services company based in Gainesville, Ga., as the company’s sales support manager. He will manage...
February, 2018
MULTIVAC X-line receives gold International FoodTec award
The MULTIVAC X-line, a new generation of thermoforming packaging machines, has been awarded a Gold International FoodTec Award 2018. The X-line has a level of sensor control never...
Meat industry suppliers open 2018 scholarship program
The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) has announced that its Meat Industry Suppliers Alliance Foundation (MISAF) has opened the 2018 scholarship application period for deserving...
TOMRA user interface wins silver International FoodTec award
TOMRA’s user interface TOMRA ACT has been awarded a Silver International FoodTec Award 2018. TOMRA ACT is designed to make sorting adjustments simple and predictable for the...
Couron joins Harpak-ULMA as regional sales manager
Harpak-ULMA Packaging, a packaging solutions company based in Taunton, Mass., has appointed Troy Couron as its new regional sales manager serving the Southwest region of Texas, Oklahoma...
K+G Wetter to show hygienic mixer grinder at Anuga FoodTec
K+G Wetter will present a variety of meat processing machinery and software at Anuga FoodTec (Hall 6.1, Booth A018/B019) March 20-23 in Cologne, Germany. In addition to showcasing...
TOMRA Food launches farm-to-fork digital standards working groups
TOMRA Food is forming cross-industry working groups to accelerate development of digital standards for the food industry, the company announced in a news release. Initial meetings...
Linde to site new plant in Georgia
Linde LLC, a leading gases and engineering company, has announced in a press release that it will soon break ground for its new large-scale air separation unit in Adel, Ga. The plant...
Hyde adds second field of solar panels to its HQ
Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions (IBS), a leading producer of industrial blades and knives, has added an additional 784 high-efficiency LG solar panels on top of its headquarters building...
Kane Beef clipless ground beef production secures success
Kane Beef has introduced an innovative metal-free alternative to traditional ground beef chubs. The food safety-driven clipless ground beef chub option was first introduced by Kane...
Middleby realigns packaging brands, names Ivy president of Drake, CVP and RapidPak
Middleby Food Processing Group has promoted Thomas Ivy, Middleby president of the F.R. Drake Company, to an expanded role that includes management of Drake, CVP Systems and RapidPak...
Pacproinc hosts bacon-centric open house and product launch
Packaging Progressions, Inc. (PacProInc), a leading paper interleaving design and manufacturing company, hosted an open house and product launch Jan. 25 at its new 80,000 sq....
