On March 17, Dr. h. c. August Oetker, former Chairman of the Advisory Board and shareholder of Dr. August Oetker KG, will celebrate his 80th birthday. As a General Partner, he led the Oetker Group with his colleagues on the Group Management Board for over 30 years – from 1981 to the end of 2009 – and also served as Chairman of the Management Board of Dr. Oetker GmbH.
Business
Corbion reported sales worth EUR 1,443.8 million in 2023, an organic increase of 1.2%. According to the year ending December 31, 2023, the company’s operating profit was 117.2 million last year, meaning an organic increase of 20.8%. Its adjusted EBITDA was EUR 191.8 million (10.3% organic increase).
Following the successful deployment of its first 16-tonne electric truck in Enfield, Warburtons, is adding four new Renault Trucks E-Tech D16s to its fleet, in an effort to transition to zero-emission deliveries. In addition to the E-Tech D16s, Warburtons has also purchased its first electric vans, two Renault Trucks E-Tech Master vans with Luton bodies, according to a press statement issued by Renault.
Morrisons has appointed advisers to explore the possible sale of its bakery business, Rathbones, in an effort to reduce debts caused by inflation. The bakery has a 28,000 sq ft factory in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Reading Bakery Systems (RBS) promoted Shawn Moye to Senior Vice President of Global Sales to support the continued growth of the business. “Shawn has been instrumental in the growth of RBS over the last 25 years,” stated Chip Czulada, President of Reading Baking Systems.
In 2024, Lesaffre celebrates 50 years of its Baking Center™ concept, with a network of 51 dedicated application centers around the world. Throughout the year, Baking Center™ teams around the world will be celebrating the anniversary with customers and partners.
Grupo Bimbo’s net sales reached a record level of Ps. 399,879 million last year, an increase of 11.4%, according to its Q4 and 2023 report. “In 2023, we witnessed a record-breaking year in several metrics including our Capex investments, marked by outstanding performance despite challenges in certain markets. We remain committed to investing in our business, actively seeking efficiencies and exploring transformational opportunities throughout the supply chain across all the markets we operate,” said Daniel Servitje, Chairman and CEO.
The management of Koenig Technology Projektmanagement GmbH has been expanded. In addition to Klaus Gasser, Harald Burgstaller has been appointed CEO with immediate effect. Burgstaller will play an important role in the further development and expansion of complete turnkey solutions and integration projects, Koenig announced.
The German subsidiary of EUROGERM is taking over TELTOMALZ GmbH. Founded in 1907, TELTOMALZ produces malt-based products, premixes and ready mixes as well as other ingredients for bakeries and pastry shops at its headquarters in Teltow, near Berlin.
The Middleby Corporation acquired GBT GmbH Bakery Technology (GBT), a German company specializing in engineering and manufacturing high-grade industrial baking and bread lines, including tunnel ovens and conveyor systems.
