Bizerba And CMS Technology Announce Alliance

New York, NY /PRNewswire/ -- Bizerba and CMS Technology have announced a partnership to provide antimicrobial solutions to the protein industry. This alliance builds on Bizerba's safety and consumables focus while leveraging the technology and delivery systems developed by CMS Technology.

"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. "CMS is intent on bringing innovative antimicrobial approaches to help food processors continue to improve food safety for consumers."

The Bizerba and CMS Technology antimicrobial alliance builds on the current partnership Bizerba has created with Henkel Corporation in delivering packaging adhesives and solutions to this same industry and customers. For further information on the Bizerba – Henkel alliance please reference the 2015 press release, http://www.bizerba.com/en_us/news/newsroom/news_1568896.html.

About Bizerba
Bizerba offers its customers in industry, trade, and logistics; a globally unique solutions portfolio of hardware and software around the central value "weight". This portfolio includes products and solutions related to slicing, processing, weighing, cashing, checking, commissioning and labeling. Bizerba's complete portfolio spans a wide range of services from consulting and technical support to labels and consumables and leasing.

Since 1866 Bizerba has made a significant contribution to the developments in the area of slicing and weighing technology and today is represented in 120 countries. The customer base includes globally operating companies in trade and industry as well as commercial and institutional foodservice including full-service restaurants and fast food sandwich shops, retailers, bakeries and butcheries. Family owned and headquartered in Balingen, Baden Wuerttemberg for five generations, with sales, service and production facilities located in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, China and USA and around 3,700 employees, Bizerba continues its history of unmatched innovation.

About Henkel
Henkel operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three business areas: Adhesive Technologies, Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care. Founded in 1876, Henkel holds globally leading market positions both in the consumer and industrial businesses with well-known brands such as LOCTITE®, TECHNOMELT®, Persil and Schwarzkopf. Henkel employs about 50,000 people and reported sales of $21.8 billion and adjusted operating profit of $3.4 billion in fiscal 2014. Henkel's preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. To learn more about Henkel's innovative adhesive products for packaging visit www.henkel-adhesives.com/packaging.

About CMS Technology
CMS Technology is a specialty chemical company focused on the development and delivery of innovative, antimicrobial solutions for food, packaging and material applications. CMS technologies achieve the food safety standards needed to protect the global customer. For more information, visit www.CMSTechnology.com.