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Flexicon Ibc Conveying System

Flexicon Unloading and Conveying System Is Ready to Plug in and Run

Can serve multiple functions throughout the plant

Mars Petcare Global President Poul Weihrauch

Mars CEO Grant F. Reid Stepping Down

Poul Weihrauch, who has been with the company since 2000 and is the current global president at Mars Petcare, will take on the role of Mars CEO at the end of September.

Bulk Bag Filling: Increase Bulk Material Packaging Efficiency

Bulk Bag Filling: Increase Bulk Material Packaging Efficiency

Move beyond constraints of build-to-order machine manufacturers. See how engineered-to-application bulk bag filler design and construction increases bulk material packaging efficiency and accuracy.

Mondelēz International to Acquire Clif Bar for $2.9 Billion

The transaction will build on Mondelēz International’s strategy to prioritize fast-growing snacking segments in key geographies and create a $1 billion global snack bar player with leading brands.

Cremer, Spee Dee Hqs 1250 Gummy Solution

Cremer Gummy Counting & Dispensing Machine Offers Speed and Accuracy

Provides 100% accuracy for bottling nutraceutical and confectionery gummies

Clemens Food Group’s New Meat Operation Opening

Clemens Food Group Opens New Meat Operation in Pennsylvania

The facility utilizes best-in-class quality and food safety systems and design to provide customers nationwide with high-quality, innovative products.

Goya Foods Expands Chicago Facility

The plant was expanded to help ease the current global food crisis and ensure consumers have access to affordable, nutritious, and plant-based products.

Gea Cut Master Gen 3 Main

GEA Bowl Cutter Includes Technology for Better Performance and Control

Handles cutting, emulsifying, chopping, mixing, vacuumizing, cooking, and cooling operations

Post Holdings Sparks, Nev Rendering

Post Holdings Planning to Expand Nevada Cereal Facility

The expansion of the breakfast cereal processing plant will provide Post Consumer Brands with additional production volume, allowing it to better meet consumer demand.

Key Auto Diverter

Key Technology Auto Diverter Improves Operator Safety and Ergonomics

Reduces risk of foreign material introduction to the product stream

Nestlé Opens $144 Million Purina Petcare Factory in Thailand

The location offers easy access to high-quality raw materials and is logistically convenient to supply products to international markets, especially the ASEAN region.

Ferrero Groundbreaking

Ferrero Spending up to $214.4 Million to Expand Illinois Plant

The 169,000-sq-ft addition to the company’s Bloomington manufacturing plant will be dedicated to producing Kinder Bueno chocolate bars and minis for the North American market.

Automation Dynatrol Dj Baghouse

The Dynatrol DJ Level Switch Is Field Proven

Offers simple installation

Danone North America Announces Zero Waste to Landfill 2025 Goal

Fifteen percent of the company’s North American manufacturing facilities have already achieved Zero Waste to Landfill, up from 4.8% of Danone North America’s waste being sent to landfills in 2020.

Mars Pet Nutrition Europe Using Sustainable Fish in 100% of Products

The milestone is a part of Mars Petcare’s sustainability goal, which includes procuring 100% sustainably sourced fish globally, according to its corporate guidelines.

At Smithfield Foods’ Milan, Mo. facility, the switch from cardboard to reusable plastic combos is expected to save $1.3 over the next five years. Photo courtesy of Smithfield Foods.

Smithfield Foods’ Switch to Plastic Combos Is an Environmental Winner

The project included reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water and energy usage, global warming, and landfill, and it is honored by a Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award from ProFood World.

McCain Announces New Farm of the Future in Africa

The site will focus on innovation in agriculture, including testing cutting-edge technology, to help the business more effectively tackle the impacts of climate change.

Piab Pi Flow Smart

Piab piFlow p Smart Vacuum Conveyor Features Unique Machine Learning

Is easy to install, learn to use, and operate

Molson Coors Building $65 Million Packing Warehouse in Texas

The new warehouse at the company’s Fort Worth brewery will bring more hard seltzer production in-house, cutting shipping costs and improving time to market.

Coperion Batch Weigh Receiver

Coperion K-Tron Batch Weigh Receiver Accommodates Multiple Ingredients

Assures dust-free processing environments

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies offers innovative sealing solutions for the process industry – from standardized parts (e.g. O-rings, clamp seals, radial shaft seals) to specially developed customized solutions.

Conagra Brands Celebrates Employee-led Sustainability Initiatives

The company has recognized employees from across the organization through the presentation of its annual Sustainable Development Awards.