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Özdemir presents the 2023 nutrition report

Many people pay attention to the impact on the environment and climate when it comes to their diet. This is one of the results of this year's nutrition report from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), which Federal Minister Cem Özdemir presented today. The daily consumption of plant-based alternatives to meat products has increased significantly...

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Pet food production directly on grids

Handtmann offers a comprehensive solution for the production of pet food sticks with product preparation and molding process directly on grids. Depending on the production volume, different technology from Handtmann Inotec can be used for product preparation. For the wolfing process, the Handtmann Inotec industrial wolf is suitable for shredding frozen blocks as well as fresh raw materials...

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Adding value with derinding and fleecing machines

Weber Maschinenbau has been a strong partner for the meat industry for over 40 years. The company has its origins in the production of derinding and skinning machines. Weber was the first manufacturer to develop a stainless steel skinner and thus met exactly the requirements and needs of meat processing companies...

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New CEO at Bell Food Group

Marco Tschanz (48) will become the new CEO of the Bell Food Group on June 1, 2024 and will also take over management of the Bell Switzerland division. The designated new CEO has been with the Bell Food Group for 9 years. In 2014 he joined the company as CFO and took a seat on the group management. In 2019 he moved within the group management and took over the management of the Bell International division and, in 2022, the Eisberg division...

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Who makes the best sausage?

The SÜFFA quality competitions are among the largest of their kind for craft businesses in Germany. A total of 2023 samples were received in advance of the sausage and ham competitions as part of SÜFFA 23 - the evaluation took place on September 474rd in the Alte Kelter in Fellbach - in order to be subjected to the verdict of the expert jury...

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Final report: SÜFFA 2023: 100 percent awesome

From October 21st to 23rd, 7.543 trade visitors came to the Stuttgart exhibition center to find out about current trends and the latest market developments from the 209 exhibiting companies. The expert audience, with 85 percent of decision-makers, explored new business ideas in discussions with colleagues and industry experts and planned upcoming investments...

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Autonomous butcher shop: digital solutions at SÜFFA

The much-discussed shortage of skilled workers in Germany is no longer a theoretical or future problem, but can be felt everywhere. According to a study by the German Economic Institute, more than half a million jobs were already vacant at the turn of the year. In addition to social professions or information technology, the trades are particularly affected...

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Off to SÜFFA in Stuttgart

A successful trade fair depends on its coherent concept. The Stuttgart SÜFFA is both a marketplace and an exchange of ideas - and is therefore one of the most important events for the meat industry in Germany and neighboring countries. At the 2023 edition, around 200 well-known exhibitors will provide information about high-quality products, interesting developments and future-oriented technologies...

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“Meat of the Future” - First scientific conference in Germany

The first scientific conference on cultivated meat in Germany took place in Vechta from October 04th to 06th. Around 30 experts from very different disciplines and from practice came together for this purpose. The status quo of in-vitro meat production as well as existing challenges and possible solutions were discussed for two and a half days...

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