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90 years of Nubassa Gewürzwerk: Quality in the third generation

Nubassa, a global supplier of high-quality spices, seasoning mixtures, marinades and technological products for the production and refining of meat and sausage products, looks back on 90 successful years. The company was founded in Mannheim and today supplies the food and meat industry, the butcher trade, as well as restaurants, caterers and commercial kitchens in over 40 countries worldwide from its headquarters in Viernheim in southern Hesse. The portfolio now includes more than 4000 products...

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German company applies for first EFSA certification

The Heidelberg biotech company The Cultivated B has announced that it has entered the preliminary proceedings of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) with a cell-cultured sausage product. EFSA certification as a novel food is considered a key requirement for large-scale commercial production. Jens Tuider, Chief Strategy Officer at ProVeg International, speaks of a milestone...

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Silver medal for Franz Prostmeier in the butcher discipline

Congratulations, vice-European champions! Franz Prostmeier (stuhlberger butcher shop) caught up the silver medal for Germany at the 8th European Championships “Euroskills 2023” in Gdansk. The event stands for the promotion of vocational education and skills at a European level. The butcher profession was only recognized as such two years ago, alongside 43 other professions...

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Pig farming: Less ammonia emissions from the stable

Even simple measures such as cooling the manure or reducing its surface area have proven effects: the emission of harmful gases, especially ammonia, from fattening pig stalls can be reduced. This is an interim result from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart in the joint project “Reducing emissions from livestock farming”, EmiMin for short. With a good 2 million euros in federal funding, the sub-project at the University of Hohenheim is a research heavyweight...

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Four Gold Awards at the German Packaging Award 2023

On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, the industry met at the invitation of the German Packaging Institute. V. (dvi) for the award ceremony of the German Packaging Awards 2023 in the Berlin Meistersaal. As part of the celebrations, the winners of the Gold Awards were also announced, with which the jury of the German Packaging Prize additionally honored four particularly outstanding innovations from among the winners...

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Good prospects for collective bargaining

The parties made very good progress in the collective bargaining negotiations between the Vion Food Group and the Food-Pleasure-Gastronomy Union (NGG) on September 7, 2023. The entire industry, including Vion, is under severe pressure due to high inflation, increased raw material prices and the other effects of the industry crisis...

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Bizerba opens new location with showroom in Hengelo

Employees and partners of the weighing technology specialist Bizerba gather in the municipality of Hengelo (Netherlands) for the ceremonial inauguration of a new sales & service location. This significant milestone marks an important step in the company's history and reflects the continuous pursuit of excellence and innovation...

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Labeling law for pork came into force

Consumers in Germany want to know how the animals whose meat they buy at the shop counter or in the supermarket lived like. On August 24, 2023, the Animal Husbandry Labeling Act came into force. The state-mandatory labeling is now intended to ensure transparency and clarity with regard to the way animals are kept. Retail chains have had their own labeling for some time. The nationwide uniform regulation is new...

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