Arndt Rüsges will begin his tenure as the new Managing Director for Production and Technology at Harry-Brot on October 1, 2025. He succeeds the company’s long-standing Managing Director, Norbert Lötz, who will retire at the beginning of 2026.
In the fifth round of negotiations, the NGG trade union and the Association of German Industrial Bakers agreed on a total wage increase of 5.6 % in two stages and a one-off payment of EUR 600 for Northwestern bread industry employees from May to August 2025.
Stefan Laackmann took over the position of Managing Director and Spokesperson for the Management Board at GoodMills Innovation GmbH, starting September 1, 2025. He joins Jürgen Morawitz to oversee the company’s management.
A UN meeting held in Geneva ended with no agreement on a legally binding treaty that would address plastic pollution, to the disappointment of the delegates, who did not reach a consensus after 10 days of talks.
Lotus Bakeries’ sales amounted to EUR 657.3 million in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year increase of almost 10%. The Natural Foods business grew by more than 16% and saw double-digit growth across all brands
Puratos opened its new Innovation Center in Montreal. The new 3,500 sq. ft. facility joins the company’s Canadian Innovation Center in Mississauga, Ontario, and a second facility in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
Crown Bakeries is a Great Place To Work® Certified™ company for the 2025-2026 year. The recognition is based entirely on direct feedback from current employees about their experience working there.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved Baker & Baker’s near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets, the company announced. Baker & Baker is committed to achieving net-zero (net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain) by 2040.
