Bizerba, CMS Technology partnership targets protein market

BIZERBA and CMS Technology will together provide antimicrobial solutions to the protein industry.

"This partnership further expands our ability to service customers with a breadth of consumable products used to enhance food safety," said Robert Slykhuis, President and CEO of Bizerba North America. "We are excited about what CMS' offerings can bring customers in the food space."

"Bizerba's presence and established service at meat and poultry processing locations will allow us to provide a high level of customer focus," said John Meccia, President and CEO of CMS Technology, a speciality chemical company that provides antimicrobial solutions for food, packaging and material applications. "CMS is intent on bringing innovative antimicrobial approaches to help food processors continue to improve food safety for consumers."

Bizerba offers hardware and software solutions related to slicing, processing, weighing, cashing, checking, commissioning and labelling for industry, trade and logistics customers. Its partnership with CMS Technology antimicrobial builds on the current partnership with Henkel Corporation in delivering packaging adhesives and solutions to this same industry and customers.  Its sales, service and production facilities are located in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, China and USA.  

In December 2015, it opened a branch in Singapore to address markets in Southeast Asia, South Korea and Japan.