TOMRA Food has appointed category expert Marco Colombo as Global Category Director Potatoes. In this role, he will strengthen the company’s relationship with the potato industry even further and consolidate its position as a thought leader in the sector.

Optical sorting machines now benefit the renderers of animal food production by-products.

During these challenging times, optimally supporting our customers remains our top priority.

More and more, pet food manufacturers such as the UK manufacturer JG Pears, require being able to receive high-quality, clean raw materials. TOMRA’s optical sorting technologies have proved equally effective in earlier stages of the supply chain, enabling suppliers to offer this guarantee.
TOMRA Food will be present at Petfood Forum 2020 under the category Processing Equipment to explain how its sensor-based sorting solutions raise the bar on pet food quality. This virtual edition will allow attendees the opportunity to schedule meetings with a representative from TOMRA, access various materials, view videos and learn more through customer testimonials.

TOMRA Food has developed "Virtual demonstration centers”, enabling you to follow demonstrations in times of limited contact.

New Johannesburg premises spotlight the technologies needed to improve food productivity

Helena Dreisig has been appointed as Head of People & Organisation TOMRA Group and TOMRA Food in January 2020. She joins TOMRA from the Global Minerals and lime producer Lhoist Group, where she spent 13 years in various international HR roles, most recently as VP HR Europe.

She was born in Denmark from Danish parents. During her youth she lived in the US, before moving to Belgium where she has kept her base.

 TOMRA’s three food sorting and grading brands exhibit industry-leading solutions at Fruit Logistica Berlin.

The new plant in Funes (Navarre), which produces ready-made Spanish Omelettes, is an ambitious project which will significantly increase production capacity at BS Cocinados, S.L. Cutting-edge technology is necessary to achieve the desired quality standards, which is why the company has purchased a second TOMRA 5B unit with the latest chassis developments.

Michel Picandet has been appointed Executive Vice President and Head of TOMRA Food. He joined the company on January 1st, 2020 and will be based at the TOMRA Food headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. In his new role, he will be in charge of the company’s three brands: TOMRA Food, Compac and BBC Technologies.