News on Processing Equipment from Indiana

August 11, 2022

Food cutting specialist Urschel acquires Jifco and plans expansion

Urschel Laboratories, Inc., a Global Leader in Food Cutting Technology, officially acquired Jifco Products, Inc. The business has been renamed Urschel South. All previous Jifco employees are now Urschel employees.

May 06, 2021

Urschel announces new roles in corporate sales leadership

Urschel announces new roles in corporate sales leadership. Tim O'Brien moves to the position of North American sales director. Alan Major moves from directing Urschel International European offices to directing Urschel global operations in the role of chief sales officer.

November 02, 2020

New Affinity® Integra-D Cheese Dicer: U.S.D.A., Dairy Division Accepted

The Integra-D is Urschel’s newest addition to the Affinity line. The high-performance dicer features operation at the push of a button.

October 20, 2020

Translicer® 2520 Cutter: Savings In Sanitation

Building on the original TranSlicer that revolutionized the commercial, fresh-cut salad industry, Urschel introduces the new TranSlicer 2520 Cutter. The TranSlicer 2520 processes a variety of products for the food processing industry such as leafy vegetables, celery, leek, carrots, cucumbers, and fruits.

January 02, 2018

A new concept in Slicing: Urschel's MicroAdjustable™ Slicing Head for the Model CC Potato Chip Slicer

Urschel introduces a new concept in slicing: the MicroAdjustable™ Slicing Head (SL-14) - for use on the Model CC Slicer, the best-selling potato slicer in the world.

June 14, 2017

Snack food manufacturer Saratoga Potato Chips LLC plans expansion in Fort Wayne

Snack Food manufacturer Saratoga Potato Chips LLC is planning a 2.5 million expansion of its production facilities in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

September 06, 2016

Inventure Foods adds Kettle-Cooked Potato Chip Manufacturing to its Bluffton facility

Inventure Foods announces the addition of four new 300-pound commercial kettles and appropriate potato processing equipment to its Bluffton, Indiana manufacturing facility, increasing its current kettle-cooked capacity with 50 percent

January 15, 2013

Urschel announces construction of new Manufacturing Headquarters

Urschel Laboratories, Inc. U.S.A., the worldwide leader in the manufacturing and selling of high capacity food cutting equipment, has out-grown its existing 250,000-plus square foot global manufacturing headquarters in Valparaiso, Indiana, and plans on...

July 08, 2010

Saratoga Potato Chips LLC sets up U.S. Headquarters in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Saratoga Potato Chips, LLC announced today that it will locate its U.S. headquarters here, creating up to 175 new jobs by 2013.The Canadian company, which produces retailer brand potato chips, kettle chips and popcorn, will invest $4.9 million to lease...

May 06, 2010

The Inventure Group to add Clextral extrusion line to Bluffton facility

The Inventure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), a leading specialty snack food company, will expand its Bluffton, Ind. manufacturing facility to add extruded snack production capabilities later this year. The $4 million expansion is expected to be complete b...

August 02, 2009

Restaurant finds solution for crinkle cut fries in Urschel's DiversaCut Sprint™ Dicer

“There are people that are huge fans of fresh crinkle cut fries,” according to Ken Schiller, owner of the newly opened Mighty Fine Burgers Fries Shakes in Austin, Texas, “If it’s frozen, it’s no good.” Schiller tested thirteen different size fries with...