Kronen: Upgrades to the Gs 20 Belt Cutting Machine

July 10, 2024 KRONEN GmbH

The well-established machine is a classic product in KRONEN’s machine portfolio and processes fruit, vegetables, salad leaves and a multitude of other extremely varied food products with a capacity of up to 4,000 kg per hour. 

South Africa’s Fruitways Captures Value in Pome Fruit Color and Texture Through AgroFresh Partnership

July 10, 2024 AgroFresh

Having integrated the AgroFresh SmartFresh™ Quality System into their operations for many years has helped Fruitways revolutionize their business by allowing longer fruit storage and exporting good quality fruit over a much longer season. It has also opened markets that were previously unavailable due to quality constraints.

Teamsters at Wegmans Ratify Contract

July 10, 2024 Teamsters Local 118

The seven-year contract covers nearly 900 Teamsters who work in the warehouse, transportation, and skilled trades departments. Some of the improvements workers secured include a comprehensive health care package, protection from being forced to come in on days off, and enhancements made to seniority, overtime guarantees, scheduling, and paid time off. The workers also secured wage increases of 27 percent over the lifetime of the agreement, including pay rates that will reach $40 per hour for warehouse staff and $200,000 annually for drivers.

Former Harps Food Stores Chairman, CEO Collins Dies At 75

Springdale, Arkansas-based Harps Food Stores has announced the July 1 death of its former Chairman and CEO Roger Collins.

The Raley’s Companies Announces Laura Croff’s Retirement

July 10, 2024 The Raley's Companies

Thanks in part to Laura’s leadership and vision, the company has a deep internal bench of ready-now talent to support Ms. Croff’s succession. The Raley’s Companies will announce additional leadership changes in the coming days.