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Tönnies: Around 90 percent of the trainees stay

In times of a shortage of skilled workers, it is becoming increasingly difficult for companies to find suitable applicants for vacancies. This is exactly why the Tönnies group of companies from Rheda-Wiedenbrück attaches great importance to sound training. And with success: This year, too, all trainees in the various professions have completed their training - and around 90 percent will stay with the company after their training...

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Fabbri Group and Bizerba develop innovative stretch wrapping solutions

Bizerba, a leading global manufacturer of weighing solutions for industry and retail, and Fabbri Group, a renowned international specialist in automated food packaging, have announced their strategic cooperation. The aim of the cooperation is to offer a comprehensive solution for weighing, labeling, packaging and labeling processes. Both companies are globally active and enjoy an excellent reputation in their fields...

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Handtmann is launching a new high-performance line for sausages in peelable and collagen casings

With the market launch of the new high-performance AL system PVLH 251, Handtmann offers medium-sized and industrial sausage manufacturers another automated production process for portioning, linking and hanging cooked and raw sausages in peeling and collagen casings. Vegan/vegetarian products and meat substitutes can also be automatically produced in shirred plant-based casings. Sausage products from the pet food segment can also be produced...

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Family day at Handtmann for the 150th company anniversary

The Handtmann Group celebrates its 150th anniversary. The company, which was founded in 1873 in Biberach an der Riss in Upper Swabia, now employs around 4.300 people worldwide, around 2.700 of them at its headquarters in Biberach. The Handtmann family, which is now the fifth generation to run the internationally active company, held a family day last Saturday. Employees and senior citizens were invited with their families to experience the six business areas of light metal casting, plant technology, system technology, e-solutions, plastics technology and filling and portioning systems (F&P) on site.

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Kaufland relies on ITW certification

In order to further promote animal welfare, Kaufland now offers veal from companies in all branches that are certified according to the Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) and thus meet the criteria for level 2 husbandry. For the calves, this means, among other things, more space in the housing and opportunities to scrub...

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Tönnies: Funding for sustainability goals secured

The Tönnies Group underlines its sustainability ambitions: The food producer from Rheda-Wiedenbrück has concluded a so-called ESG-linked financing for the first time. The long-term financing of over 500 million euros with several banks is linked to concrete and ambitious sustainability goals.

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ZENTRAG breaks the 300 million euro mark for the first time

“The results at ZENTRAG are simply great. Here the business results are right, here there is a surplus every year, here the dividend is right. There is also an equity ratio that other companies can only dream of. So you can say: The world of ZENTRAG is in order. Despite this pleasing state of affairs, the following still applies: standing still means falling behind. The strength and substance that has been developed in this cooperative over the years and decades can also quickly evaporate if we do not set the course for the future in good time, i.e. respond to the signs of the times in good time and actively shape the future...

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Handtmann celebrates 150 years

Established in 1873 from a manual brass foundry, Handtmann is now a global technology company with 4.300 employees, 2.700 of them at the headquarters in Biberach an der Riss. The company, which has been managed by the Handtmann founding family for 150 years, has a decentralized organization and is divided into six business areas with autonomous management structures: light metal casting, plant technology, system technology, filling and portioning systems, e-solutions and plastics technology...

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Westfleisch 2023 well on the way

Westfleisch is successfully bucking the current market trend. While the number of slaughtered animals continues to decline nationwide, the meat marketer from Münster has been able to increase in the past few months compared to the previous year. "So far we are well on the way to 2023," reported CFO Carsten Schruck at yesterday's general meeting of the cooperative, where its 2022 annual report was presented. "The current development makes us cautiously optimistic for the coming months."

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New subsidiary at Weber Maschinenbau

Weber Maschinenbau has founded the subsidiary Weber Deutschland Vertrieb & Service GmbH, which will be operational from July 1, 2023, to provide targeted support and support for German customers. With the founding of the subsidiary, Weber creates an agile and independently acting team that concentrates entirely on the holistic support of German customers...

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