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FELIZZANO, ITALY — Molini Valente-Nova SpA. recently tested a 3-tph line, supplied by Ocrim, for storing, transporting and dosing of different types of cereals and derivatives to obtain special flours.

The special flours are used for the production of trendy food products. The facility also is equipped for stone grinding. Andre Valente, chairman of Molini, wanted the project in order to meet the complex and varied demands of the world’s top players in the food market.

Ocrim has a 20-year history with ...

UZWIL, SWITZERLAND — Bühler Group and Hosokawa Alpine Group have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to accelerate and strengthen the production of healthier and sustainable plant protein solutions. Together, the companies will provide customers with the most efficient value chain for pulses being processed into protein ingredients.

Bühler offers solutions for the intake, cleaning, dehulling and grinding of pulses, and further food processing with its extrusion technology, which texturizes plant-based proteins into products with fibrous texture similar to meat.

Hosokawa Alpine complements ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US — As a company currently in year seven of its journey in nutrition, ADM is well positioned from an advantage perspective, said Vincent F. Macciocchi, chief sales and marketing officer and president of nutrition at ADM.

“We’ve experienced a lot of things already in terms of putting pieces together, doing M&A, investing and building facilities,” Macciocchi said during a June 7 presentation at the virtual Deutsche Bank dbAccess Global Consumer Conference. “We’ve come through that and we’re growing.”

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AHRENSBURG, GERMANY —Mühlenchemie has developed a new series of enzyme systems that improve flours for baking flatbreads. The toolkit contains various improvers that offer solutions for all the different kinds of flatbread.

Flatbread has long been a staple food for much of the world’s population, for example in the Near and Middle East and in Africa. In many of these regions, the industrialization of food production has advanced greatly in recent years, and flatbreads are no longer made exclusively artisanally but ...

CREMONA, ITALY — Ocrim plans to create a Fluting Hub for managing the grinding rolls, which will include fluting, grinding and balancing stations along with a system for coating the rolls in titanium.

The Research and Development Department has worked on the engineering fulfilment of this project in order to make it a functional and highly operational service, including an in-depth study on the roll’s manufacturing and on how to improve its performance over time, Ocrim said.

In addition to completing the ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US — ADM Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of ADM, is joining forces with the Genesis Consortium.

Founded by Silicon Valley-based investors SOSV and Mayfield Fund, Gensis is a global alliance of venture capital firms and corporations dedicated to supporting startups that leverage biology to promote human and planetary health. SOSV is the parent company of IndieBio, a startup accelerator and early-stage investor for biology-centered startups.

The new partnership will accelerate the commercial launch and scale-up of startups solving ...

Bühler’s second Virtual World, held March 22-26 and then extended until the end of April, introduced new products and services to the food, feed and mobility industries.

“Even in these challenging times, we see multifold opportunities for our customers,” said Stefan Scheiber, chief executive officer at Bühler. “The food, feed and mobility industries have never been more dynamic, embracing new, more sustainable and at the same time more economical products and solutions.”

Under the motto “get connected” Bühler featured 25 solution areas ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, US — Bühler Group and TAM Systems have entered into a reseller partnership that will make Bühler’s equipment more accessible to a greater number of feed processors.

“This is a partnership that will enable us to better respond to the customer of today, and where the industry will be tomorrow,” said Dianne D. Campbell, Bühler’s channel sales manager for the US and Canada. “TAM brings tremendous value in the Mid-Atlantic region as a trusted authority in the agricultural and ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US — Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) for the second straight year is ranked among the top 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media.

Chicago-based ADM ranked 64th on the annual list, which recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest US public companies.

“Underlying our entire business is the fundamental understanding of the importance of sustainable and responsible practices and our commitment to supporting our planet and its natural resources,” said Juan Luciano, ...

CREMONA, ITALY — Sergio Antolini, president of Ocrim S.p.A. and chief executive officer of Paglierani S.r.l., will present on May 16 his new book “Argonauta” that follows the journey from wheat to bread.

It is divided into four acts, reminiscent of a classical theatrical experience, and follows the path of wheat through the biological aspects, the historical contexts, the symbolic and cultural contributions.

The acts are modeled in a rhythmic succession of mythological stories, historical chronicles, scientific and biological demonstrations in a ...