Supplier News
June, 2018
Global Cold Storage ribbon-cutting in Ohio
Dick Cold Storage and Tippmann Innovation (Ti) of Fort Wayne, Ind. are proud to announce the opening of Global Cold Storage, a modern, 100,000+ sq. ft. facility in Columbus...
Butler Automatic welcomes new team members
Butler Automatic has announced two new hires, expanding the company's product development engineering group and sales and marketing team. Dan Dalessio joined Butler's engineering...
Smart imaging system gets $3 million boost
P&P Optica (PPO) and Fulcrum Global Capital (FGC) have announced their partnership to accelerate the deployment of the PPO Smart Imaging System in the food processing industry...
Bushong named JMH national account manager
Flavor products company JMH Premium has appointed Amanda Bushong as its senior national accounts manager. Her primary focus will be to grow the relationships of JMH Premium...
Stroner named MP Equipment president
Middleby Food Processing Group has named Russ Stroner president of MP Equipment LLC. He will be responsible for overall operations, sales and engineering initiatives. Prior to his...
MULTIVAC taps industry veterans for key roles
MULTIVAC, Inc. has named two industry veterans for new and important roles with the global packaging machinery company. On July 1, Pat Hughes will fill the new role of vice president...
Sealed Air to offer bio-based food packaging in North America
Sealed Air Corp. has entered into an agreement with Kuraray America, Inc., a Japanese chemical company, to offer food packaging materials derived from its Plantic bio-based resins...
Busch wins Hormel award
Hormel Foods Corp. has awarded Busch LLC with a 2017 Spirit of Excellence Award. The award is given each year to suppliers that play an important role in the company’s continuous...
New hires join Diamond V poultry team
Diamond V recently welcomed two poultry specialists, Bob Kenney and Jason McCamy, to its poultry team, and Doug Smith, who is returning to the company as its European business unit’s...
New research advisors at USPOULTRY Foundation
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) and USPOULTRY Foundation have announced the election of three new members to the research advisory committee. The new advisors are...
Q Labs opens new $10 million facility
On May 17, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley and Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus were on hand to help cut the ribbon on Q Laboratories' new 30,000-sq. ft., $10 million laboratory...
May, 2018
Eriez promotes Blicha to global marcomm director post
John Blicha has been promoted to the newly created position of director of global marketing and communications at international separation technologies company Eriez. Blicha joined...
AMSA 2018 achievement award honors Bass, Kim, Joseph
The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) has announced that three AMSA members are the recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award. Drs. Phil Bass, Brad Kim and Poulson...
The Dupps Co. receives FMA safety award
The Dupps Co. of Germantown, Ohio is the recipient of a 2018 Safety Award of Merit from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA). Open to all FMA company...
FPSA Foundation announces scholarship winners
The Foundation of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FFPSA) has announced the recipients of 15 Career Development Scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year. The winners...
3M receives certification for rapid E. coli test
3M Petrifilm Rapid E. coli/Coliform Count Plate, a next day indicator test that quantifies the presence of E. coli and other coliform bacteria, has earned Performance...
Meyer Industries and KOFAB team up, now PFI
Food industry conveying companies, KOFAB and Meyer Industries, have teamed up to form a new company, Precision Food Innovations (PFI). According to a company announcement, PFI will...
Kevin Roach named president of Harpak-ULMA
Harpak-ULMA, distributor of packaging equipment and systems in Taunton, Mass., has announced that Kevin Roach has been named president of the company effective immediately. Roach is...
Sealed Air reports first quarter results
Sealed Air Corp. has announced financial results for the first quarter 2018, reporting a total net sales increase of 10 percent year-over-year to $1.1 billion from continuing operations...
AMSA welcomes Essentia Protein Solutions as sustaining partner
Essentia Protein Solutions has joined 40 other companies and institutions as a sustaining partner of the American Meat Science Association (AMSA). “Essentia’s role...
Registration open for FPSA webinars
The Food Processing Supplier Association (FPSA) has announced that registration is open for three free webinars. May 29, 2 pm ET: FPSA Model Sales Contract Resource Guide (FPSA...
JBT Corporation reports Q1 2018 results
JBT Corporation, a leading global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food & beverage industry, reported results for the first quarter of 2018 on May 1...
Oversea Casing Company acquires DeWied International
Oversea Casing Company, LLC announced April 30 that it has completed the acquisition of DeWied International Inc. and will be operating under the new name Oversea DeWied International...
Free white paper on dispensing system applications
Hydro Systems, the world’s largest independent manufacturer of proportioning and dispensing systems, has released its latest free white paper, “The Benefits of Dispensers...
April, 2018
Birko unveils new Birko by Lagafors sanitation equipment
Birko, a leader in providing food safety solutions for the protein, protein harvest, further processing, produce, and brewing and distilling industries, is now the exclusive distributor...
3M integrates Elution Technologies, allergen test kits
3M Food Safety has completed the integration of Elution Technologies, a Vermont-based manufacturer of test kits that enable food and beverage processors to test their products...
Ti breaks ground on Detroit meat processing facility
Wolverine Packing, along with Tippmann Innovation (Ti), has broken ground on its fifth meat processing plant in Detroit's Eastern market. Ti, a leading cold storage builder...
Arthur Handtmann passes away at 91
Arthur Handtmann, president of the Handtmann Group Advisory Board, passed away on April 14, 2018 in Biberach, Germany. In a press release, the company noted that with his passing...
Neogen names Donofrio VP of Food Safety R&D
Neogen Corporation has named Robert Donofrio as vice president of food safety research and development. Donofrio had recently served as the director of this group of 75 scientists...
Bryan Rast joins American Coolair Farm Sales Division
Bryan Rast II has joined American Coolair as a sales representative in the Farm Sales Division. Rast works with American Coolair customers in greenhouse, poultry and dairy industries...
