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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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Handtmann extends gold sponsorship for Butcher Wolfpack

Handtmann, Biberach is extending its gold sponsorship for the “Butcher Wolfpack” team until the next WBC (World Butcher Challenge). This will take place on March 30th and 31st, 2025 in Paris. The extremely dynamic team around team captain Dirk Freyberger won the WBC last year in the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium with the overall victory plus victories in 4 different product categories, such as “World's Best Beef Sausage” or “World's Best Gourmet Sausage”...

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Anuga presents the top innovations for 2023

From October 7th to 11th, 2023, the international food and beverage industry will meet again at Anuga in Cologne. Under the guiding theme of “Sustainable Growth”, more than 7.800 exhibitors from 118 countries will present a variety of products at 10 trade fairs over the next five days. Of particular interest are new trends and international product innovations...

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Craft vacuum cutter completes the Hygienic Secure series

K+G Wetter completes the Hygienic Secure series with a craft vacuum cutter: The compact VCM 70 shines with hygiene features that have been impressing customers for years. As a Hygienic Secure Cutter, the VCM 70 has the patented removable knife cover strip. This can be removed and reinserted in one easy step for cleaning...

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Westfleisch agrees new collective agreement

Westfleisch SCE has concluded a new collective agreement with the Food-Gourmet-Gastronomy Union (NGG). Among other things, it provides for net one-off payments of 500 euros as well as collective wage increases on October 1, 2023, April 1 and October 1, 2024. There is a financial benefit for the employees, which, depending on the wage group, more than compensates for the inflation rate...

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Handtmann is celebrating its 150th anniversary

Last weekend, the owner family of the Handtmann Group invited representatives from politics and business, banks and schools, managers and companions to the gala evening and the workforce to the anniversary celebration on the Biberach Gigelberg. Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann, one of the evening's guests of honor, spoke of an extraordinary entrepreneurial achievement: "The world market leader, with around 4.300 employees and one billion euros in annual sales, is a driver of prosperity and an economic factor in our country...

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