Anyone who comes from Oldenburg has known the bold red lettering on the facade on Alexanderstrasse since childhood. For 120 years now, the name Meerpohl, known far beyond the city limits, has stood for enjoyment, craft tradition and now also for a family history full of entrepreneurial spirit...
The Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) is expanding its market presence in the catering sector. Wienerwald, the oldest system restaurant in Germany, is joining the Animal Welfare Initiative as part of its brand relaunch. This is the second catering company to join the Animal Welfare Initiative, underlining the growing importance of animal welfare in the catering industry...
The brothers Wolfgang and Stephan Otto from the Heinsberg meat specialist OTTO GOURMET, together with the outstanding food photographer Thomas Ruhl, have published a completely revised and updated edition of their successful book “Gutes Fleisch”...
On October 31, 2023, the Bell Food Group successfully placed two bonds totaling CHF 270 million on the Swiss capital market. The first bond has a nominal amount of CHF 110 million at an interest rate of 2.30 percent and a term until 2026. The second bond runs for CHF 160 million at an interest rate of 2.65 percent until 2031...
Marco Tschanz (48) will become the new CEO of the Bell Food Group on June 1, 2024 and will also take over management of the Bell Switzerland division. The designated new CEO has been with the Bell Food Group for 9 years. In 2014 he joined the company as CFO and took a seat on the group management. In 2019 he moved within the group management and took over the management of the Bell International division and, in 2022, the Eisberg division...
The SÜFFA quality competitions are among the largest of their kind for craft businesses in Germany. A total of 2023 samples were received in advance of the sausage and ham competitions as part of SÜFFA 23 - the evaluation took place on September 474rd in the Alte Kelter in Fellbach - in order to be subjected to the verdict of the expert jury...
From October 21st to 23rd, 7.543 trade visitors came to the Stuttgart exhibition center to find out about current trends and the latest market developments from the 209 exhibiting companies. The expert audience, with 85 percent of decision-makers, explored new business ideas in discussions with colleagues and industry experts and planned upcoming investments...
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...
The spice manufacturer RAPS has taken over the table salt business of Salz Centrale Hamburg with immediate effect through its majority stake BIOVA. The acquisition expands the portfolio to include a large selection of natural salts and expands the global network of suppliers...
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...
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...