SUPPLIER NEWS

Eriez recently added a feature to its website which allows customers to view the refurbished equipment currently available. Every piece of Eriez refurbished equipment is repaired by the experts at the company’s 5-Star Service Center, ready for quick shipping and backed by an “as new” warranty. The Eriez Service Center, located in Erie, PA, is equipped to remanufacture even the most-complex systems. The fully staffed service center employs trained technicians and houses the machining, fabricating, and welding capabilities necessary to rebuild all Eriez equipment.

Everfresh Packaging, a flexible packaging supplier of high-quality, innovative products specifically designed for the food industry, has launched a new website. Visitors to the revamped site will notice an updated layout and modern, fresh design. The new-look, intuitive user interface makes it easier to search for information and navigate inventory. A new feature provides important educational resources and news updates. For ultimate convenience, the site is also mobile-compatible.

To continue its mission to provide the highest level of customer service in the industry, Idaho Milk Products has promoted Daniel Perttula to the position of sales manager. Perttula’s knowledge of the industry and his proven talents will be key to customer responsiveness and understanding, resulting in better customer service and solutions for their product needs. He will be responsible for developing sales strategies for Idaho Milk Products’ milk protein concentrate/isolate (MPC/MPI) and milk permeate powder (MPP).

Jim Higley, whose deep engineering, design and construction experience has led to success across the food and beverage and industrial biotech industries, is joining CRB as director of business development. Higley’s hiring further cements CRB’s commitment to integrated project delivery and its groundbreaking ONEsolution approach, which sees clients through from initial planning to operational readiness. Higley has more than 25 years of experience in integrated project delivery, construction management and operations involving prepared foods, petcare, meat processing, ingredients, automated distribution and more.

Viñas Machinery and Robotray Automation Systems are pleased to announce a new collaboration agreement. Both companies, with extensive experience in the bakery sector, and more than two decades of specific collaborations, have decided to take a further step in their relationship and officially collaborate in both the U.S. and in Europe. With this collaboration agreement, the companies put their know-how at the disposal of their customers, covering all the production processes within baking, with the exception of baking ovens.

FourKites has announced a new alliance with Infosys to accelerate the delivery of best-in-class supply-chain process innovations and technology solutions. Infosys brings decades of experience in designing and implementing supply chain operations and logistics solutions that optimize the entire ecosystem. Infosys selected FourKites as a real-time visibility partner based on FourKites’ industry-leading technology, the world’s largest network of shippers, and proven ability to rapidly deliver industry-first innovations.

Graham Packaging has launched a new website and corporate identity. Founded more than 50 years ago, the company is reintroducing itself to reinforce and elevate its commitment to smart, sustainable packaging. With vibrant splashes of color and inspired insights from designers, the new Graham Packaging website exhibits the ingenuity and creative spirit that is the heart of its operations. The company’s ability to consistently “build a better bottle” is demonstrated through collaboration and innovative problem solving that results in both a happy customer and a cleaner world.

USDA has announced the appointment of 31 individuals to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms from Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2023. The 98-member board is comprised of 92 producers, five importers, and one public member. More information about the board is available on the AMS National Potato Promotion Board webpage and on the board’s website at potatoesusa.com.

Goodway Technologies has announced the release of its 2021 catalog. The latest catalog showcases Goodway’s expanded sanitation and cleaning product line which grew aggressively throughout 2020 to meet the growing demand in industrial, retail, food service and corporate environments. Goodway’s products include solutions that have been used by facilities and plant personnel worldwide for the maintenance of HVAC systems, plant machinery, hazardous material cleanup, surface cleaning and sanitation, and other critical industrial maintenance needs.

ProMach announced that it has acquired the assets of KHS Bartelt, a provider of packaging systems for the food and confectionery, beverage, home and personal care, pharmaceutical, chemical, and tobacco industries. The addition of Bartelt, based in Sarasota, FL, expands ProMach’s business with an additional North American base for flexible packaging solutions and further strengthens ProMach’s portfolio of pouch packaging solutions. Additionally, the acquisition includes the assets of KHS Kayat and KHS Scandia, expanding ProMach’s offerings with cartoning, shrink wrapping, shrink bundling, case packing, and tray packing systems.