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JohnsonDiversey, Inc. announces name change to Diversey, Inc. and adopts new brand identity Mar 2, 2010: JohnsonDiversey, Inc. and JohnsonDiversey Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Board of Directors of both entities has approved a change of their corporate names...

Nikken Foods USA, Inc. Names New President Feb 23, 2010: Nikken Foods USA, Inc. announces the recent promotion of Koichi Sato as President...

First broken promise by Kraft? - Government must now intervene as 400 Cadbury Workers set to go Feb 10, 2010: With the ink barely dry on Kraft's takeover of Cadbury, fears are deepening that the Somerdale plant is to be the first casualty of the new regime...

Chalcroft contsructs its new showcase website Feb 3, 2010: Food sector construction specialist Chalcroft has launched its new website, offering visitors a real flavour of its work...

BioCote reduces cross contamination at food processing plant Jan 28, 2010: An environmental trial at a food processing plant in the West Midlands has resulted in harmful microbe levels, such as E.Coli and Salmonella, being reduced by a staggering 96.4% using silver-based antimicrobial technology...

Perten Instruments appoints Managing Director in Australia Jan 28, 2010: Jeff Rogers has been appointed Managing Director to lead Perten Instruments of Australia Pty Ltd...

Fouad Foukra Appointed Vice President General Manager for Dole Europe Dec 3, 2009: Dole Food Company, Inc., one of the world's largest producers and marketers of fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, has appointed Mr Fouad Foukra as Vice President General Manager for Dole Europe...

Bernd Hirsch Appointed New CFO of Symrise Nov 12, 2009: The Supervisory Board of Symrise AG has appointed Bernd Hirsch as the new CFO of the Company...

Faerch Plast appoints new CEO Nov 12, 2009: Denmark-based plastics packaging company Faerch Plast A/S has announced the appointment of Lars Gade Hansen as its new CEO – with effect from 1st December 09...

Management buy-out of NIZO food research Oct 29, 2009: Today, the NIZO foundation and the management of NIZO food research B.V. have come to an agreement involving the sale of 100% of the shares of NIZO food research B.V. to the current management...

FDF appoints Food Safety and Science Director Oct 26, 2009: The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has appointed Barbara Gallani to the post of Director of Food Safety and Science, replacing Helen Munday who leaves FDF at the end of this year for a role at Coca-Cola...

IXIA UK appoints Technical & Operations Manager Oct 13, 2009: IXIA UK Limited – one of the UK’s leading independent designers and manufacturers of high performance pick and place single and multi lane denesting equipment for the global food processing industry – has announced the appointment of Ronnie Pollock as Technical & Operations Manager...

Mike Reed appointment boosts Constant sales team Oct 12, 2009: Mike Reed is now sales manager at metal detection specialists Constant Instruments. Previously sales director at Wright Machinery, Mike Reed has been appointed to manage and grow the increasing sales of Constant's inspection systems which are principally aimed at the food and pharmaceuticals industries...

Appointment continues Sewtec expansion plans Oct 1, 2009: As part of its continued expansion programme, automation solutions specialist Sewtec Automation has appointed Jeff Jones as Programme Manager...

Oxoid Food Seminar Day book your free place at this valuable Seminar today Sep 21, 2009: Oxoid, a world leading microbiology brand, is pleased to offer free places at the 7th Oxoid Food Seminar Day, which is provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific as a service to those working in the field of food safety...

Nikken Foods names new National Sales Manager Sep 1, 2009: Nikken Foods USA, Inc. announces the recent hiring of Lori J. Hamilton as National Sales Manager...

SPECIM announces new partnership in KOREA Aug 18, 2009: SPECIM, Spectral Imaging Ltd., the world-leading manufacturer of hyperspectral imaging components and systems, has strengthened its distributor network by entering into a contract with Dongsan Corporation in Korea...

Ball Names Michael Hranicka Executive VP and COO, North American Metal Beverage Packaging Operations Aug 11, 2009: Ball Corporation [NYSE: BLL] announced that Michael L. Hranicka has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer for the company’s North American metal beverage packaging operations...

New Director-General for Campden BRI Jul 10, 2009: Dr Steven Walker has formally taken up the role of Director-General of Campden BRI, succeeding Prof. Colin Dennis who retired in June...

IAFP’s Fifth European Symposium on Food Safety Jul 1, 2009: On behalf of the Organizing Committee we are delighted to invite you to the 5th International Association of Food Protection, European Symposium in Berlin, on October 7th-9th, 2009...

Award for Joy Gaze, Deputy Head of Microbiology at Campden BRI Jun 23, 2009: Campden BRI is delighted that Joy Gaze, Deputy Head of Microbiology, will receive the IAFP 2009 GMA (US Grocery Manufacturers Federation) Food Safety Award, in recognition of her pre-eminence in and contribution to the field of microbiological food safety...

Harrison Europac changes name to Faerch Plast Ltd Jun 15, 2009: Harrison Europac - a leading supplier of high quality plastics trays and con-tainers to the food industry - is delighted to announce that from today it will operate as Faerch Plast Ltd...

Business Development Manager takes on sales & marketing role Jun 10, 2009: Andy Phillips, recently appointed by Allen Coding Systems as Business Development Manager, has expanded the new role to include the day-to-day management of the Sales and Marketing channel...

Rachel’s appoints new Category Manager Jun 9, 2009: Jonathan Hill has been named as the new Category Manager for the UK’s leading premium organic dairy brand, Rachel’s...

Amcor Flexibles receives two Mars Chocolate quality awards May 28, 2009: Amcor Flexibles is proud to announce that we have recently received two quality awards granted by Mars Chocolate, one of the world's largest food manufacturers...

Anderol B.V. is certified according to ISO 21469 May 12, 2009: Anderol B.V. is one of the first companies to receive the international ISO 21469 standard for food production lubricants...

Allen Coding appoints new distributor for Russian Mar 12, 2009: As part of an on-going growth strategy to expand its worldwide distributor network and open-up major new markets around the globe, Allen Coding Systems has announced the appointment of Forintek as its distributor for Russia...

JBT FoodTech appoint a new Director for the UK Mar 10, 2009: JBT FoodTech, a supplier of industrial food processing equipment, has appointed Barry Jackson as Director of the UK operation, following Mike Cotton’s retirement...