Hawthorne, N.Y.-based Packaging Technologies & Inspection LLC, a manufacturer of package testing equipment, said it awarded its Waldner agency business to WNA Packaging Technologies LLC (WNAPT).

Better Juice Ltd., a Rehovot, Israel-based sugar-reduction foodTech start-up, announced a collaboration with Düsseldorf, Germany-based GEA Group AG in a push to scale up and expand its global footprint.

Tastepoint by IFF, a Philadelphia-based product development partner, said it will soon complete a series of strategic growth initiatives to expand its footprint on both coasts.

National Flavors LLC, a Kalamazoo, Mich.-based flavor producer, welcomes Bonnie & Don Flavours (B&D), a Mississauga, Ontario-based creator of flavors, extracts and essential oils to the Riverside Flavor Platform — a group established by The Riverside Co, Chicago.

Stäubli Group, a Pfäffikon, Switzerland-headquartered provider of industrial and mechatronic solutions, said it is starting the New Year with a new CEO.

Flavorchem, a manufacturer of flavor, ingredient and color solutions, said it opened the SRS Center for Taste Innovation at its Downers Grove, Ill., headquarters campus.

Gnosis by Lesaffre, Lille, France, said it is striving to create a world that moves better, digests better, ages better, feels better and lives better thanks to microorganisms and biotransformation.

Charlie Ingram, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, will retire from Erie, Pa-based Eriez at the end of 2020, according to president and CEO Lukas Guenthardt.

Franklin, Wis.-based Krones Inc. said it launched the Krones Process Group North America to provide a more cohesive offering to the beverage, dairy and food industries in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

IncuBev, Holland, Ohio — a collaboration among four companies with significant beverage commercialization expertise — said it was launched to help brand owners bring their beverages to market faster by offering a unique turnkey project management solution