ABF Ingredients to build new plant for PGP International;,RockTenn licenses packaging designs from DS Smith; Pro Mach, a package machinery supplier, buys filling equipment maker Federal.
News briefs from Delkor Systems, Bosch Packaging Technology India, Nexira, FMC Corp., Urschel Laboratories Inc., Burkert Fluid Control Systems
August 15, 2012
Dairy processing news headlines from suppliers to the industry include a new building for Delkor. Bosch Packaging and Nexira open offices in India, and FMC Corp. buys an Italian pectin source.
A maker of dairy desserts acquires a line of soy-based desserts.
August 9, 2012
Privately owned Brothers International Desserts Inc., Irvine, Calif., this week said it acquired the Organic Rice Divine line of frozen desserts from Good Karma Food Technologies Inc., Prairie du Sac, Wis.
Land O’Lakes Inc. is buying Kozy Shack Enterprises a maker of chilled dairy desserts, including rice puddings and flan. The deal is expected to close on July 31.
Fonterra said it has an agreement to buy the milk processing assets of the New Zealand Dairies Ltd group in South Canterbury. The Russian-owned dairy factory was placed into receivership on 17 May 2012.
Meijer, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer, has acquired the plant operations at Bareman's Dairy, a local family owned company based in Holland, Mich. Meijer's move into dairy production will also include a more than $8 million investment to expand the Bareman's dairy plant in Holland, Mich.
GEA Process Engineering purchased an existing high-shear mixing technology that’s designed for the mixing of high-viscosity dairy and food products such as sweetened condensed milk, ice cream mixes, processed cheese and spreads, ready-to-drink iced coffees and chocolate and isotonic drinks. The new mixing business will be headquartered at GEA Skanderborg in Denmark, and will market products under the new Mixing Formula brand name.
Heat and Control and Food Process Systems (FPS) formed a global partnership to develop and market new technology for applying batters, breading and other coatings to a variety of food products. FPS designs and builds versatile applicators for coating bakery products, nuts and more. Heat and Control is a leading international manufacturer and supplier of machinery systems and controls for food processing, seasoning application, conveying, inspection, weighing and packaging.