According to data published yesterday by the Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BZL), the decline in meat consumption in Germany continued in 2023. At 51,6 kilograms per capita, meat consumption fell again by around 0,4 kilograms compared to the previous year, slightly less than in 2022...
An der gestrigen Generalversammlung der Bell Food Group AG in Basel waren 79,4 Prozent der ausgegebenen Aktien vertreten. Die Generalversammlung stimmte allen Anträgen des Verwaltungsrats mit deutlicher Mehrheit zu. Unter anderem wurde die Bruttodividende von CHF 7.00 pro Aktie gutgeheissen...
Can the industrial breeding of insects for animal feed make a contribution to feeding the growing world population? The “Inhouse Farming – Feed & Food Show”, which will take place from November 12th to 15th, 2024 at the exhibition center in Hanover, is dedicated to answering this question. The B2B platform organized by the DLG (German Agricultural Society) focuses on technologies and solutions that show that insects can now be used economically as an alternative protein source for sustainable animal feed...
The Federal Association of German Sausage and Ham Producers (BVWS) represents the interests of manufacturers of high-quality sausage and ham specialties. Increasing the reduced VAT rate on animal products would have a serious economic impact on our industry. Due to falling sales and profits, companies could be forced to cut jobs, limit their production or relocate to neighboring countries...
“This is a sham debate at the wrong time,” says Steffen Reiter, managing director of the Meat Industry Association (VDF), on the proposal for a tax increase on animal foods, which is currently being discussed with reference to the recommendation of the Agriculture Future Commission (ZKL)...
In the past, animal owners and veterinarians were helpless to deal with many infectious diseases, but today effective medications and vaccinations are almost a given - even for pigs. Regardless of whether it's the respiratory tract, digestive tract or fertility: bacteria and viruses are adaptable - and treacherous...
The system house Winweb provides its customers with a chatbot. “Our intelligent assistant answers all questions about our company and our winweb-food software,” says Jan Schummers, senior software engineer at Winweb Informationstechnologie GmbH, who is driving the use of AI. “And all in a matter of seconds.”...
The Tönnies Group welcomes Julia Hupp to the management team. As Chief Transformation Officer, she will now be responsible for bundling the transformation work within the group...
100 years of partner to the food industry. Gustav Ehlert GmbH & Co. KG, based in Verl, will celebrate this anniversary in 2024. Founded as a butcher's supplies wholesaler, the Ehlert company supplied craft businesses and meat and sausage production companies that are traditionally strongly anchored in the Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Gütersloh and Versmold area...
Meat consumption among Germans will fall to its lowest level in 2023. The long-term trend towards decreasing meat consumption continued in 2023. According to preliminary information from the Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BZL), per capita meat consumption fell by 430 grams to 51,6 kilograms. This is the lowest value since records began...
In 2023, German manufacturers of food processing and packaging machines achieved a nominal export increase of 8,6 percent and reached a record value of 9,85 billion euros...