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Supplier news: Business briefs and dairy people: February 2013

February 17, 2013

Tetra Pak, Lausanne, Switzerland, acquired Minneapolis-based Filtration Engineering Co., which specializes in the design, construction and commissioning of membrane filtration systems used in the areas of milk, whey and specialized waste treatment systems.

Agropur buys Foremost Farms’ dry blending business

February 16, 2013

Agropur, Longueuil, Quebec, said in January it purchased Foremost Farms USA’s dry blending business.

Chr. Hansen honored for its work in probiotics

February 15, 2013

Chr. Hansen, Hørsholm, Denmark, received the “2012 European Product Leadership Award in Probiotics” from Frost & Sullivan, a global research and consultancy company.

Supplier news

Cargill and Arasco to create starches and sweeteners joint venture

January 25, 2013

Cargill and Arasco to create starches and sweeteners joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Supplier news: Business briefs and dairy people :January 2013

January 21, 2013

Main Street Ingredients, La Crosse, Wis., said it has become an independent unit within Agropur’s Cheese and Ingredients Division.

International news

SIG Combibloc invests in extrusion line in Brazil plant

The company reported 60% growth in 2012. The packaging plant will help meet demand.

January 21, 2013

SIG Combibloc said this month that it has begun work on the second stage of a plant expansion in Parana state, Brazil. An investment of more than 36 million Euros (100 million Brazilian reais) to install an extrusion line will make allow the company to laminate unprocessed cardboard on-site for the aseptic carton packs.

Awards

Wisconsin cheese group honors BelGioioso Cheese's Auricchio, 2 others

Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association will fete Errico Auricchio, Bernard Alberts and Richard Leitner at April 18 event.

January 19, 2013

Errico Auricchio will be honored as a Life Member of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association April 18 and two men, Bernard Alberts and Richard Leitner, will earn WCMA Distinguished Service Awards for their exemplary careers.

Acquistions

WS Packaging Group acquires Label World; Custom Fabricating and Repair acquires C.E. Rogers

January 5, 2013

WS Packaging Group Inc., Green Bay, Wis., has acquired Label World, a full-service printer located in Rochester, N.Y., specializing in labels and flexible packaging printing. Also this week, Custom Fabricating and Repair, Marshfield, Wis., announced it has acquired C.E. Rogers Co., Mora, Minn.

Warehouse expansion