German firms Walterwerk Kiel & Co. and Grossman Maschinebau have formed the WG Alliance to explore worldwide business and improve service to growing customers. Walterwerk Kiel is a leading supplier of production plants for industrial sugar cones used in the ice cream industry. Grossman is known as the internationally leading supplier of production plants for the manufacture of special wafers, snacks and special pastries. Both companies have been in business for more than 50 years.