Founded by William S. Gill in 1974, the company began manufacturing "flexible screw conveyors," a term coined by the company.

Wixon announced the appointment of Dan Mackenzie-Olson as account manager for its Midwest territory. Mackenzie-Olson brings more than 20 years of food industry experience to Wixon.

Howard Smith, president of Virginia Dare, was honored with the Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association of the United States (FEMA)’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Olivier Roques is CEO and a new member of its executive Board of directors at BENEO GmbH, effective from June 1. With an engineering degree in agronomics and a master’s degree in business administration, Roques brings more than three decades of experience within the international ingredients industry to this new role.

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) announced updates to the APR Design for Recyclability Recognition Program, adding new packaging components that are now eligible for Preferred Design Recognition (PDR.)  

Amid the numerous product recalls and reports warning consumers about breaches in safety, efficiency and cleanliness in food processing environments, manufacturers must be more proactive than ever to implement safer and more efficient processing solutions, according to ABM Equipment Co. 

Crown Equipment Corp. unveiled the Crown SP 1500 Series order picker. The lift truck introduces innovative design features, such as the industry’s first mid-platform window and industry-leading lift and lower speeds, that make order picking easier and more efficient, the New Bremen, Ohio-based company says. 

Oconomowoc, Wis.-based ORBIS Corp. continues to partner with Blessings in a Backpack of Waukesha County (BIAB) to provide weekend nutrition to students at Magee Elementary School who may lack access to nutritious food on the weekends. 

Italy-based Avionicar sas offers a stackable plastic grid made entirely of polypropylene for the dairy and food industry for seasoning and storage of cheeses, meats and salami and seafood.

The facility, located in Carteret, N.J., boasts twice the size of its prior Brooklyn, N.Y., location, which served the company for nearly 100 years.