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ZENTRAG breaks the 300 million euro mark for the first time

“The results at ZENTRAG are simply great. Here the business results are right, here there is a surplus every year, here the dividend is right. There is also an equity ratio that other companies can only dream of. So you can say: The world of ZENTRAG is in order. Despite this pleasing state of affairs, the following still applies: standing still means falling behind. The strength and substance that has been developed in this cooperative over the years and decades can also quickly evaporate if we do not set the course for the future in good time, i.e. respond to the signs of the times in good time and actively shape the future...

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Need for action on the EU packaging regulation?

SÜDPACK sees a need for action with the draft of the EU packaging regulation. Therefore, on June 19, Josef Rief, member of the Bundestag for the Biberach constituency, personally found out more about this topic at SÜDPACK in Ochsenhausen. SÜDPACK used the meeting as an opportunity to provide information about the competencies in the field of resource management and to give an insight into the value-added processes and technologies of SÜDPACK...

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Handtmann celebrates 150 years

Established in 1873 from a manual brass foundry, Handtmann is now a global technology company with 4.300 employees, 2.700 of them at the headquarters in Biberach an der Riss. The company, which has been managed by the Handtmann founding family for 150 years, has a decentralized organization and is divided into six business areas with autonomous management structures: light metal casting, plant technology, system technology, filling and portioning systems, e-solutions and plastics technology...

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Euro Meat Gold Trophy 2023

Under the motto "Sport for a good cause" collects or generates money and donations in kind for a defined good cause by organizing sporting events. He has been supporting charitable organizations and foundations for many years. Projects for sick and disadvantaged children and their needs are particularly important to him...

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Packing with chamber belt machines

With the new MULTIVAC Pouch Loader (MPL for short) for chamber belt machines, the group of companies has developed a semi-automatic solution that significantly improves the process of bagging the products and loading the packaging machine in terms of performance, economy, hygiene and ergonomics. Up to 40 percent reduction in personnel costs and significant increases in efficiency can be achieved compared to manual loading - with maximum flexibility in terms of products and pack formats...

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Initiative Tierwohl is positioning itself for the future

The Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) is working flat out on the future of animal welfare in Germany. With a 90 percent market share for poultry in the participating trade and over 50 percent for pigs, the ITW is Germany's largest and most important animal welfare program. The animal welfare criteria, the financing model and the system for controlling the farms are regularly checked and adapted to the current framework conditions...

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ITW sees danger to animal welfare and consumer confidence

The Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) sees significant shortcomings in the law on animal husbandry labeling passed by the German Bundestag last week and is making an urgent appeal to speak out. The fact that the law does not provide for regular on-site inspections of the pigsties at fixed intervals jeopardizes consumer confidence in the commitment of farmers...

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Korea reopened to German pork

Deliveries of German pork to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) are now possible again after a two-and-a-half-year ban as a result of the first detections of African swine fever (ASF) in Germany. The first three German slaughterhouses and processing plants were re-approved by the Korean authorities for export to South Korea...

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Westfleisch 2023 well on the way

Westfleisch is successfully bucking the current market trend. While the number of slaughtered animals continues to decline nationwide, the meat marketer from Münster has been able to increase in the past few months compared to the previous year. "So far we are well on the way to 2023," reported CFO Carsten Schruck at yesterday's general meeting of the cooperative, where its 2022 annual report was presented. "The current development makes us cautiously optimistic for the coming months."

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New subsidiary at Weber Maschinenbau

Weber Maschinenbau has founded the subsidiary Weber Deutschland Vertrieb & Service GmbH, which will be operational from July 1, 2023, to provide targeted support and support for German customers. With the founding of the subsidiary, Weber creates an agile and independently acting team that concentrates entirely on the holistic support of German customers...

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