Westfleisch is continuing to expand its range of pet food products: Germany's second largest meat marketer has taken over the entire business operations of The Petfood Company GmbH from Bocholt on February 1, 2024. “With this takeover, we have taken another step towards extending our own value chain,” explains Dr. Wilhelm Uffelmann, CEO of Westfleisch. “We see high growth potential for The Petfood Company's premium products given the strong demand from our trading partners. We want to exploit this together.”

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The expansion of the origin labeling of meat came into force on February 1, 2024. It is then mandatory at points of sale to indicate where non-prepackaged fresh, chilled or frozen pork, sheep, goat and poultry meat comes from. Previously, the regulation only applied to unpackaged beef and packaged meat. With the corresponding regulation presented by Federal Minister Cem Özdemir, the federal government is fulfilling a long-held wish from the agricultural sector...

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The Tönnies Group is underpinning its sustainability ambitions: The food producer from Rheda-Wiedenbrück has signed a five-year contract with the Heider Alz power plant in Tacherting in Bavaria. This secures the family business around 50 million kilowatt hours of green electricity from the hydroelectric power plant every year. The contract started on January 1st...

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In the future, pig farmers in the QS system will be able to get an overview of the animal health of their slaughter pigs much more easily and quickly using the diagnostic data from the slaughterhouses: QS Quality and Security GmbH (QS) has developed an animal health index (TGI) diagnostic data, which contains the diagnostic data from all slaughterhouses to which the farmer has delivered is systematically summarized...

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It is undisputed that a global transformation of the agricultural and food system is urgently needed. A report from the Food Systems Economic Commission (FSEC), which was presented in Berlin on January 29, 2024, makes it clear that this is possible and would also bring enormous economic benefits...

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Which aspects are crucial in terms of process monitoring and quality assurance in the production of raw sausages and red ham? Answers to these and other questions are provided by the QS Academy's live online seminar "Process monitoring of raw cured products and raw sausages", for which only a few participant places are available...

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After its successful premiere in 2023, the “Inhouse Farming – Feed & Food Show” will open its doors for the second time this year from November 12th to 15th in Hanover. The B2B meeting point of the DLG (German Agricultural Society) takes place as part of EuroTier, the world's leading trade fair for professional animal husbandry and livestock management...

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At the beginning of January 2024, the QS Academy organized an online seminar for system partners from the meat industry on the updated requirements in the QS guidelines. The seminar QS revisions 2024 – Implement new requirements correctly you can now here watch for free.

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Automation has significantly improved Kaufland's meat packing center in Osterfeld, Germany. By implementing a customized tray denesting and product loading solution from Qupaq, Kaufland can now achieve output from one packaging line that previously required two. This has translated into cost savings in staff and ongoing maintenance...

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In order to be able to offer customers worldwide an even broader solution portfolio, Weber Food Technology has entered into a strategic partnership with DERO GROEP. In addition to the technical solutions, this cooperation combines the extensive experience and specialist knowledge of both companies for the benefit of customers in the food industry...

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Kaufland supports German agriculture and stands for fair and reliable cooperation with its partner suppliers and farmers. As part of the Green Week in Berlin, the company is not only showing its holistic commitment to sustainability, but is also once again highlighting its commitment to German agriculture in a special way and is clearly committed to domestic production...

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