Profecta Labels launched the first phase of its newly designed website, www.profecta.com, which allows new and existing customers to process their requests for pricing online. The new site also features news items, articles, videos and links, so users can stay in touch with the latest industry developments.

IBM Food Technology, Armonk, N.Y., is hosting its second installment of its series “Setting the Table with Smarter Food.” IBM will take a more in-depth look at some of the key issues today’s food manufacturers deal with and discuss the potential impact of FDA regulations.

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA), McLean, Va., became the first U.S.-based trade association to join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), New York, and Messe Düsseldorf (producers of interpack in Germany) to fight global food loss through the internationally recognized “SAVE FOOD” initiative.

TIC Gums earned the first annual Ingredients-Flavorings-Seasonings-Additives Innovation Award for its Dairyblend SC-ASC product. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced the award during the recent International Dairy Foods Show,

Heat and Control, Inc. purchased Spray Dynamics, Ltd. “Spray Dynamics is a leading innovator of equipment for the controlled application of liquid and dry ingredients,” notes Tony Caridis, president of

DuPont Qualicon has added over 1,500 patterns to its RiboPrinter system database, providing food companies with more of the information they need to identify contaminating bacteria in their production environments.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances announced the passing of William Jaggard, a Senior Flavorist at the company for over 10 great years. Bill was considered by many in the industry as

Spirax Sarco joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now Leader program and made a voluntary pledge to reduce its industrial energy intensity, at its U.S. headquarters by 25%

UC Davis, Davis, Calif., honored Margaret A. Lawson, Chief Science Officer at D.D. Williamson, with an “Award of Distinction” from the university’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES) on

Spectris plc, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, signed an agreement to acquire the Omega Engineering business. Omega is a leading supplier of process measurement and control instrumentation across a