Month: July 2023

VOIE VERTE Achieves an Optimal Washing Result With a New Line

July 5, 2023 KRONEN

KRONEN is a family-managed, globally operating producer and supplier of stand-alone machines, special-purpose machines, and fully automatic processing lines. The product program of KRONEN and its partners covers fruit, vegetable and salad processing: from preparing, peeling, cutting, washing, mixing, disinfection and drying to conveying, weighing and packaging. KRONEN also offers technical solutions for the processing of meat, sausage and fish, vegan products, baked goods, and pet food. …

Aptean Adds New ERP Capabilities in the UK Through Acquisition of Affinitus Group

July 5, 2023 Aptean

Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, announced it has completed the acquisition of Affinitus Group, a provider of cloud-based enterprise resource planning solutions built to support the specific needs of fresh produce, food service, bakery, meat, dairy and agricultural organizations. …

Governor Murphy Recognizes Retirement of Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher

July 5, 2023 New Jersey Department of Agriculture

Governor Phil Murphy today marked the retirement of Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher. Fisher has served as Secretary since 2009 under the Corzine Administration and after 14 years of dedicated service to the state’s agricultural community, his retirement is effective tomorrow, July 1, 2023. Assistant Secretary Joe Atchison III will direct the department, assuming the responsibilities of Secretary.  …

‘Add Milk!’ Program Launches on Pine Ridge Reservation, Expands Across South Dakota

July 3, 2023 International Dairy Foods Association

A nutrition incentive program that helps low-income families purchase healthy fluid milk products is expanding across the Oglala Sioux Nation and the state of South Dakota. The Add Milk! program is being launched by the Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences Hunger Solutions Institute (HSI) and select retailers to provide a dollar-for-dollar match for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, when they purchase low-fat or non-fat milk. …

IDFA to DGAC Reviewers: Don’t Ignore Scientifically Valid Studies on Dairy and Milkfat

July 3, 2023 International Dairy Foods Association

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted comments today on the protocols to examine the scientific questions that will be addressed by the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). In submitting comments, IDFA was responding to the 2025 DGAC’s request for feedback as it reviews the body of scientific evidence on nutrition and health necessary to formulate a credible and reliable Dietary Guidelines for Americans report at the end of 2024. …