Month: September 2021

SHAFFE Marks its Presence at Main Meetings of the Fresh Fruit Industry World Wide

September 8, 2021 SHAFFE

“Among our strategic objectives established for the year 2023 is to position SHAFFE as a voice within the international fruit sector, and thus enhance exports from the southern hemisphere and issues of interest to the industry, which is why we are participating in many events worldwide, and with issues that concern us such as sustainability, food safety, among others,” said Charif Christian Carvajal, SHAFFE President. …

Grimmway Promotes Sara Oliver to Chief People Officer

September 8, 2021 Grimmway Farms

Grimmway Farms is proud to announce Sara Oliver as Chief People Officer (CPO), a new position within the company’s Executive Leadership team. In this role, Oliver will be responsible for leading all aspects of human resources strategy and operations, and will oversee development of the company’s annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.  …

Ronin Equity Partners Consolidates Refrigerated Display Market with Simultaneous Acquisitions of QBD and Minus Forty

September 7, 2021 Ronin Equity Partners

Ronin Equity Partners has acquired two leading North American manufacturers of commercial refrigeration equipment, QBD and Minus Forty, both located in Canada’s Greater Toronto area. The brands will continue to be marketed under their own names, but the merged group will be a platform for consolidation in the fragmented refrigerated display case industry, where 60 percent of the market is divided between over one hundred family-owned businesses. …

New Approach to Digital Traceability Opens Global Doors for Artisanal Fishers

September 7, 2021 Trace Register

An innovative study in the Peru mahi and jumbo squid fisheries proved how affordable digital technologies can work with new global seafood traceability standards to produce positive results for small-scale fishers and their customers. The study was organized by World Wildlife Fund Peru (WWF-Peru) in collaboration with the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) Secretariat (WWF-US and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)), and traceability technology companies Trace Register and Plenumsoft Marina. …

Grieg Seafood Joins Forces With 17 Leading Industry and Research Institutions in Push to Develop Low-Emission Offshore Aquaculture

September 7, 2021 Grieg Seafood

The consortium aims to reduce the environmental impact and improve fish welfare through innovations within offshore and closed technologies, biology, fish feed, electrification, digitalization and logistics. The project is granted 96 million NOK from the Norwegian Research Council. …