People & Industry News

West Liberty, Iowa-based West Liberty Foods has announced the promotion of Brandon Achen to president & chief executive officer

People News

West Liberty Foods names new CEO

Brandon Achen started with WLF 16 years ago as an intern and has experience in key disciplines

May 10, 2022

West Liberty Foods has announced the promotion of Brandon Achen to president & CEO.

ASR Group's 'Knot Refined' barge delivers raw sugar produced by Florida Crystals Corporation and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

Barge departs Port of Palm Beach on maiden delivery of locally produced sugar

Newly constructed barge, 'Knot Refined', is transporting 18,000 tons of raw sugar from Florida to New York

May 9, 2022

American Sugar Refining, Inc., a member of West Palm Beach-based ASR Group, and its parent companies—Florida Crystals Corporation and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida—celebrated the maiden voyage of its newly constructed, state-of-the-art barge, Knot Refined.

MycoTechnology’s proprietary fermentation platform harnesses mushroom mycelia to create transformative ingredients. Photo courtesy Myco Technology

Alternate Protein

Protein via upcycled, discarded dates

Joint venture will use locally grown dates from Oman to produce high-quality mushroom-based protein

May 4, 2022

Rather than use discarded dates for animal food, this process upcycles them into useful protein.

Iowa-based West Liberty Foods announced CEO Ed Garrett will retire on May 31, 2022

People News

West Liberty Foods announces CEO’s retirement

Ed Garrett has nearly 23 years with the company

May 3, 2022

Iowa-based West Liberty Foods announced CEO Ed Garrett will retire on May 31, 2022.

FFP invests in T-Bev, expanding platform into nutraceutical ingredients

Mergers & Acquisitions

Florida Food Products invests in T-Bev, expanding platform into nutraceutical ingredients

The acquisition strengthens FFP’s presence in value-added, natural tea products

May 2, 2022

Florida Food Products (“FFP”) has invested in T-Bev Inc., a provider of high-quality, all natural ingredients focused on botanical extracts and tea related products.

Strategic Partnership

Nol-Tec and Appcon form a strategic partnership to better serve food and beverage clients

April 22, 2022

Nol-Tec, bulk material handling equipment and systems provider, and Appcon, provider of powder process and conveying equipment and solutions for the bulk powder processing industry, have formed a strategic partnership to provide a larger selection of bulk material handling equipment and services to food and beverage clients.