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For the second time in a row, Südpack was among the top 50 of Germany’s most sustainable SMEs in WirtschaftsWoche’s cross-sector sustainability ranking. SG SP

BENEO, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredients for food, feed and pharma is pleased to announce Niels E. Hower has been appointed as the newest Member of the Executive Board ... SP

Cooperation to replace unnecessary plastic for insulation packaging dedicated to eCommerce. Mondi's FunctionalBarrier Paper wraps paper-based insulation material to safely ship frozen and chilled food products. SP

The flexibility and versatility of the FlexaLAB R&D capsule filler, together with its interchangeable dosing units are the key features of the new MG2 success case study SP

Mycelial fermentation specialist, MycoTechnology, Inc. has appointed industry veteran Ranjan Patnaik, Ph.D. as its new Chief Technology Officer SP

For the second time in a row, SÜDPACK was among the top 50 of Germany’s most sustainable SMEs in WirtschaftsWoche’s cross-sector sustainability ranking. SP

Smart Organic GmbH, German branch of the Bulgarian Smart Organic Group, has announced the acquisition of the German food start-up Naughty Nuts GmbH, Cologne. SG

TOMRA Food has revealed the first details about its Research Orchard, the only facility of its kind run by a manufacturer of sorting and grading solutions. SP

Südzucker AG's group revenues for the first three months of fiscal 2023/24 (1 March to 31 May 2023) rose by about 11% to € 2.518 bn (previous year: € 2.275 bn). SG SP

Gerhard Schubert, the founder and shareholder of leading packaging machine manufacturer Gerhard Schubert GmbH in Crailsheim, Germany, passed away peacefully on 4 July 2023 at the age of 84. SG SP

Theo Chocolate, a pioneer in organic and fair-trade ­chocolate, has announced its intent to merge with ­ American Licorice Company (ALC). SG

Mosca hosted the first group of interested visitors on 28 June. The grand opening of the Mosca TechCenter took place with live demonstrations of the testing routines, group discussions and a dynamic exchange of information. SP

The digital magazine of Anuga FoodTec is online! From the end of June onwards, the new content platform offers news, insights, trend reports, interviews and background information on current themes of the foodtec industry. SP

ON OUR OWN ACCOUNT: Dr. Jörg Häseler has taken over the position of project manager and editor-in-chief of the trade journal sweets processing from Dr. Bernhard Reichenbach, who is retiring, on 1 July 2023. SG SP

Sorting specialist Tomra Food has appointed Peter Lamb as Vice President, Head of Sales for Tomra Fresh Food, the leading provider of integrated turnkey solutions for fresh fruit and vegetables. SP