The Lightnin SanStar SSi (Stainless Steel inline) sanitary mixer’s performance and operation make it ideal for food applications, according to SPX Corp.

Linde North America Inc.'s patented CRYOLINE XF Cross-flow high-performance spiral freezer handles larger production capacities.

The trade association for leading bakery and food suppliers now has a total membership of 223 companies.

The expansion will double the company’s oven manufacturing space to meet increased demand.

Effective immediately, Scott Hollon is sales manager for Reading Bakery Systems’ Latin America region.

Marty Tabaka, sales director of the Americas for Ashworth Bros. Inc., plans to retire after 31 years with the company.

The Oregon food-processing equipment manufacturer names Neil Anderson its new sales manager.

AM Manufacturing Co., a dough-processing machine builder, plans to begin relocating its Dolton, Ill., headquarters to Munster, Ind., later this year. The move is expected to create up to 40 new jobs by 2016.

Egan Food Technologies, Grand Rapids, Mich., purchases certain assets of Food Process Automation (FPA), allowing it to expand its equipment offerings within the bakery industry.

Along with BEMA’s Winter Summit, this week’s BakingTech 2014, at the Marriott Downtown Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, presented a wide variety of conferences. The American Society of Baking's (ASB) annual convention featured keynote speakers Karl Schoemer from VisionQuest, motivational speaker Eric Wahl and the MarketPlace in the afternoons. Exhibitors included a wide array of companies with the latest in products and services in the grain-based food industry.