Violanta Group invested EUR 4.2 million in its Larissa, Greece, plant that will produce 2,500 tons of cookies per year in a facility running without a chimney. The plant will be completed around mid-June and trial production already show impressive results, the company says.
Aksìa Group announced it acquired the majority of Menchetti Food, a third-generation family business with over 400 employees, producing over 200,000 pizza bases per month. Menchetti joins the group’s Valpizza, La Pizza +1, Megic Pizza, Ghiottelli, Forno Ludovico and Tuscanya bakery brands.
A new trade show, Automation UK, will debut this year, with a focus on robotics, including cobots, and automation. It will be held in Coventry, England, on June 20-21, 2023.
The new exhibition is organized by BARA (British Association of Robotics and Automation) and the PPMA (Processing and Packaging Machine Association).
AAK launched a premium cocoa butter substitute (CBS) compound that facilitates higher levels of cocoa in chocolate compounds for enhanced taste.
From May 4 to 10, visitors from 155 countries came to meet with 2,807 exhibitors who showcased the innovations that meet recent transformations in manufacturing and packaging. Interpack delivered and exceeded exhibitor expectations, the organizers announced as the show concluded.
Harry-Brot recently broke ground for the expansion of its production site in Troisdorf, which will also create 100 new job openings for the German baker. The goal is to bake fresh bread and toast here from Q1 of 2024, in addition to frozen rolls, baguettes and pretzels.
Domino’s Pizza announced results for the first quarter of 2023. Its global retail sales grew 5.9%, excluding the negative impact of foreign currency. Without adjusting for the impact of foreign currency, global retail sales grew 2.2% in the first quarter of 2023.
Orkla reported a ‘solid’ improvement in both profit and revenues in the first quarter. Profit before tax amounted to NOK 1.7 billion (EUR 146,619,117), a year-over-year increase of 12%.
Bauli Group appointed Fabio Di Giammarco as its new Chief Executive Officer. Before he was appointed Bauli Group’s CEO, he was the President of the Latin America region at Puratos.
Around 20 Greek businesses, with over 300 stores in between them and more than 5,000 employees, are joining forces to form a new association to support them against the ongoing crisis, with a focus on lowering their operating costs, starting with energy bills. They are also aiming to manage raw material prices.