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Mycelial fermentation specialist, MycoTechnology, Inc. has appointed industry veteran Ranjan Patnaik, Ph.D. as its new Chief Technology Officer SP

For the second time in a row, SÜDPACK was among the top 50 of Germany’s most sustainable SMEs in WirtschaftsWoche’s cross-sector sustainability ranking. SP

Smart Organic GmbH, German branch of the Bulgarian Smart Organic Group, has announced the acquisition of the German food start-up Naughty Nuts GmbH, Cologne. SG

TOMRA Food has revealed the first details about its Research Orchard, the only facility of its kind run by a manufacturer of sorting and grading solutions. SP

Südzucker AG's group revenues for the first three months of fiscal 2023/24 (1 March to 31 May 2023) rose by about 11% to € 2.518 bn (previous year: € 2.275 bn). SG SP

Gerhard Schubert, the founder and shareholder of leading packaging machine manufacturer Gerhard Schubert GmbH in Crailsheim, Germany, passed away peacefully on 4 July 2023 at the age of 84. SG SP

Theo Chocolate, a pioneer in organic and fair-trade ­chocolate, has announced its intent to merge with ­ American Licorice Company (ALC). SG

Mosca hosted the first group of interested visitors on 28 June. The grand opening of the Mosca TechCenter took place with live demonstrations of the testing routines, group discussions and a dynamic exchange of information. SP

The digital magazine of Anuga FoodTec is online! From the end of June onwards, the new content platform offers news, insights, trend reports, interviews and background information on current themes of the foodtec industry. SP

ON OUR OWN ACCOUNT: Dr. Jörg Häseler has taken over the position of project manager and editor-in-chief of the trade journal sweets processing from Dr. Bernhard Reichenbach, who is retiring, on 1 July 2023. SG SP

Sorting specialist Tomra Food has appointed Peter Lamb as Vice President, Head of Sales for Tomra Fresh Food, the leading provider of integrated turnkey solutions for fresh fruit and vegetables. SP

Sophie’s BioNutrients has teamed up with the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) to create a vegan ice cream that is rich in iron and that incorporates vitamin B12, thanks to the addition of chlorella, a microalga with high nutritional value. SP

ADM has appointed Dr Nuria Miquel as Senior Vice President and Chief Science Officer, effective 1 August 2023. SP

The Crespel & Deiters Group, a wheat processor in Europe, is expanding the factory of Extruded Cereal Products, a wholly-owned company that specializes in the extrusion of agricultural raw materials. SP

Following a successful year of rapid growth and strong progress on sustainability, Tony’s Chocolonely has raised an additional € 20 m of capital from its existing shareholders to accelerate the delivery of its mission, the Dutch ethical brand has announced. SG SP