After 2022, SÜDPACK is once again at the top of the annual WirtschaftsWoche innovation ranking in 2023: With an innovation score of 384,0, the manufacturer of high-performance films and packaging concepts took 9th place this time Top 10 of the most sustainable medium-sized companies in Germany.
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is funding the joint project to improve animal health in broiler farms with around 840.000 euros as part of its federal program for livestock husbandry. The Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Claudia Müller, today handed over the funding decision to the project participants at the University of Rostock...
In 2022, veterinarians on farms keeping QS pigs prescribed significantly fewer antibiotics than in the previous year. This is the result of the current evaluation of the antibiotics monitoring for pig farms in the QS system...
This year, the international food ingredients industry is coming together at the Frankfurt trade fair location for Fi Europe. 135 countries are represented when more than 25.000 expected visitors meet over 1200 exhibitors. Not only the latest developments are presented here: a variety of opportunities for networking offers the opportunity to initiate valuable business contacts...
Climate protection as a long-term market advantage: low-loss technologies and work processes are an important topic at SÜFFA 2023. It affects us all: climate crisis, impending gas shortages, rising energy prices. The manufacturing industry and medium-sized craft businesses are particularly affected by the spiraling costs - such as butcher shops, which usually have to spend a considerable part of their turnover on energy...
In the future, unpackaged meat from pork, sheep, goat and poultry must have a label of origin. The Federal Cabinet today approved a corresponding draft regulation by the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir. From the beginning of 2024, consumers will be informed about the origin of every fresh, chilled and frozen piece of meat from these animals...
Westfleisch SCE is the new exclusive partner of SC Preußen Münster. "We are very much looking forward to a close partnership with a strong club that, like us, has been deeply rooted in the region for decades," explains Carsten Schruck, CFO of Westfleisch SCE...
The total volume of antibiotics distributed to veterinarians fell by 61 tons compared to the previous year. The amount of antibiotics dispensed in veterinary medicine in Germany fell again in 2022, similar to previous years. This is reported by the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) in its annual evaluation...
Westfleisch SCE has concluded a long-term syndicated loan agreement in the three-digit million range with its long-standing financial partners, a consortium of large banks and regional Volksbanks and savings banks. "The new financing not only underscores the broad trust and strong support of our banking partners," explains Carsten Schruck, CFO of Westfleisch SCE. “With it, we have also decisively expanded our scope for design.
Despite inflation, volatile market conditions and difficult weather conditions, the Bell Food Group achieved a very good result in the first half of 2023. At CHF 2.2 billion, currency-adjusted net sales were CHF 147.5 million (+7.0%) above the previous year. "Increased purchase prices and consumers who reached for cheaper products: We have mastered the challenges, in particular the persistently high inflation, very well," says Lorenz Wyss, CEO of the Bell Food Group, with satisfaction...
For his 20 years of service, Johannes Remmele received the Golden Badge of Honor and a corresponding certificate from the IHK Ulm. The entrepreneur was honored for his voluntary commitment at a ceremony on July 28, 2023. Johannes Remmele has been a member of the General Assembly and the Foreign Trade Committee since 2003. Since 2011 he has represented industry in the district of Biberach as one of five vice presidents and heads the working group for energy-intensive companies...