PFP Buyers Guide

AFB International (St. Charles, MO)

We make pet food taste great. In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, AFB International’s experts pioneer the research and palatability enhancers that help make our customers’ products successful. At AFB International, we develop and produce a full range of liquid and dry palatability enhancers. We use high-quality ingredients proven to optimize companion animal response and consumption. Our specialty? Meeting your unique needs with custom support. Our worldwide staff of technical experts is ready to assist you with all aspects of palatability enhancement, from product development and testing to processing, logistics and more. More

All Packaging Machinery Corp. (APM) (Ronkonkoma, NY)

USDA approved Vertical and Horizontal Band Sealers. USDA approved Bag Opening Machines to load food products. More

Amber Wave (Phillipsburg, KS)

Amcor (Oshkosh, WI)

We are a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. More

AMPAK Company, Inc (Larchmont, NY)

AMPAK Company, Inc. leverages its scale and importing expertise to source and deliver a broad range of competitively priced, high quality ingredients.

AMPAK Company, Inc. successfully manages the challenges of global sourcing and deftly handles the complexities of importing chemicals and ingredients into the United States, making everything easy and seamless for our customers.

AMPAK Company, Inc. imports millions of pounds of materials annually in compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Bringing the world’s supply of ingredients to your doorstep with unsurpassed local service, AMPAK Company, Inc. creates the perfect solutions for your business. Our sterling reputation in the industry is built on the expertise of our commercial specialists and the loyal supplier relationships we have fostered.

APEC (Lake Odessa, MI)

Since 1992, APEC has specialized in the design and manufacturing of ingredient automation equipment and controls for weighing, dosing, mixing, continuous blending, and coating. Our equipment and control systems weigh and control flow rates from grams to tons. We serve a variety of industries with such diverse applications as the automatic formulation of flavored drink mix, rubber products, plastics, cereal products, pet food, animal feed, brake linings, vitamin and mineral supplements, lawn patch, fertilizer, foam and composite wood products. More

Axiflow Technologies (Kennesaw , GA)

Axiflow Technologies, Inc., in partnership with Jung Process Systems, brings to the sanitary market a revolutionary pumping technology that sets a New Benchmark for a wide range of pumping applications. The Axiflow/Jung relationship combines German Precision Engineering with American Innovation & Process Experience. We offer viable solutions to many difficult process problems often experienced with positive displacement pumps. The Axiflow solution far exceeds current industry standards and expectations.

Axiflow/Jung maintains 3A and EHEDG certifications for all pumps in our offering. Axiflow Pumps and Parts are manufactured in Kummerfeld, Germany, and assembled in the United States. A complete inventory of pumps, assemblies and spare parts are located at various Axiflow facilities throughout North America. Demo and Trial pumps are available for testing at customer facilities. Whether your needs call for timing product through a high pressure drop pasteurizer, stuffing a homogenizer with a high viscosity liquid, or simply transferring a shear sensitive slurry or emulsion, give Axiflow a try.

Bakery Equipment & Controls (Billings, MT)

Mike Ninichuck, the owner of Bakery Equipment & Controls Inc.(BEC), has 33 years of experience in the bakery industry. BEC is an efficient and economical choice for cookie, cracker, snack, and pet treat line installations. Prior to starting his own business, Mike worked with Consolidated Biscuit for 5 years, during which time he helped build 2 facilities for them. He also worked with Ralcorp for 5 years, during which time he assisted in moving 3 bakeries into 1 facility. Mike has a broad knowledge base and experience in removals, installations, and relocations of cookie, cracker, snack, and pet treat lines and entire facilities. He has worked with small bakeries in expansions, up to Ralcorp size bakeries in acquisitions. He and his crew can problem solve on the spot, better than most in the industry, thanks to a combined 50 years of working with bakery equipment. BEC has also found that its bids are well under its competition and the final product is of higher quality. BEC has worked across the United States, as well as internationally. There is no project too big or too small. BEC has a large inventory of used bakery equipment – give us a call for all your equipment needs! More

Benson Hill (St Louis, MO)

Made from 100% domestically-grown Benson Hill Ultra-High Protein soybean varieties, our high protein soy ingredients provide food manufacturers with novel sustainability benefits.

The portfolio includes soy flour for established food markets such as snacks, baked goods and meat extensions, and a functional alternative to traditional soy protein concentrate (SPC) for plant-based protein alternatives to meat, dairy, and other emerging categories.

Our high protein soy ingredients are more sustainably produced than traditional SPC, which uses up to 70% more water and has 50% more C02e while providing manufacturers great taste, quality and functionality.

Bühler Group, Inc. (Plymouth, MN)

Every day, billions of people come into contact with Bühler technologies to cover their basic needs for food and mobility, and more. Our technologies are in your smartphone, solar panels, diapers, lipstick, banknotes, the foods you eat, and the vehicles you drive. We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions.

Bunting (Newton, KS)

Bunting^® has always been about solving problems with magnetic energy for manufacturers for several industries. The company, headquartered in Newton, Kansas, has multiple locations including Bunting-Elk Grove Village; Bunting-DuBois; Bunting-Berkhamsted and Bunting-Redditch in the United Kingdom; Victoria, Australia; and Ningbo, China.

In 1979, we moved our manufacturing operations from Chicago, Illinois, to Newton, Kansas. Here, we design and manufacture magnetic separation, metal detection and material handling equipment as well as a complete line of printing cylinders. With a team of engineers using world-class, computer-aided design equipment, we can customize and develop products to fit any application or production line.

We are constantly seeking new ways magnetic products can provide the industries we serve with more efficient production, safer product and an untarnished reputation.

Our first 60 years have been a profile in growth and innovation. Now and in the future, we are striving to keep improving and build upon the legacy. The Bunting family has owned and operated Bunting since it was founded in 1959 by Walter and June Bunting. The stability for this 60-year old family-owned business was celebrated on August 3, 2019 with a new look and logo. The company spans three generations of the Bunting family with a fourth generation waiting in the wings!

Camlin Fine Sciences (Urbandale, IA)

Bringing science alive in a way it touches numerous lives across the globe, every day, is a pursuit that gives us much joy. It’s about discovery and refinement. About drawing out the very best from science to enrich lives.

We harness the power of science and technology to bring innovative solutions into areas that impact our senses and everyday life – from food to fragrance to animal nutrition to pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals. It’s fine sciences for fine living.

Camlin Fine Sciences (CFS) is the leading integrated manufacturer of the most preferred traditional antioxidants (Shelf Life Solutions) available. At CFS, we focus on four key businesses– shelf life solutions, aroma ingredients, health & wellness and performance chemicals. Apart from offering high-quality traditional antioxidants for the food, petfood, and animal nutrition industry, we have a product basket which can cater to a wide range of industries. Over the last three decades, we have earned customer loyalty with our market knowledge and expertise, product offering and customer service.

Our passion for science and our innovative edge has given our customers greater control over their product basket and has earned us a distinct place in the world of fine sciences.

Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG) (Louisville, KY)

With four separate industry leading companies in the CPEG portfolio, our customers have access to a comprehensive line of bulk solids processing equipment along with expert engineers that partner with you and your team to ensure successful process solutions. When success needs to be guaranteed, the CPEG Innovation Center is fully equipped to run pilot scale testing, delivering representative samples of products and simulating real world process lines.

Charles Ross & Son Co. (Hauppauge, NY)

Our mixing, blending, drying and dispersion equipment, is available in either standard or custom designs, to meet your specific processing needs. The company has a world class reputation for innovative engineering, superb construction and fast delivery. ROSS equipment is designed and built in the USA, China and India. In the USA alone, we operate five plants and a vigorous R & D program. More

Chr. Hansen (Milwaukee, WI)

Chr. Hansen is a global, differentiated bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. More

CII (Leavenworth, KS)

CII exists to deliver innovations for better food and stronger communities – today and for generations to come – by viewing every challenge as an opportunity to bring new ideas to life in a reliable, adaptable and sustainable way that puts our customers and our people first.

CII strives to be a support for our customers regardless of their needs. Whether it is a sudden, unexpected demand, assistance with their process or manufacturing, or a custom formulation to align with specific product labeling, health or nutritional claim, we go the extra mile to be our customers best business partner to help them succeed. To support historical customer needs, we have added facility certifications and even purchased new equipment. We strive to find a path forward and rarely find an obstacle we cannot overcome.

Columbus Vegetable Oils (Des Plaines, IL)

Columbus Vegetable Oils is in it’s 4th generation of servicing the food industry with the highest quality vegetable oils, shortenings and dressings. From its simple beginnings in an Italian grocery store basement on Chicago's West side, to its present 600,000 sq. ft. of distribution in Des Plaines, Ill. and 112,500 sq. ft. distribution center in Reno, Columbus continues to exceed the demands of it’s customers with exceptional service and technical support. Columbus’ many certifications include SQF, WBENC, Non GMO Project Verified and USDA Organic to name a few. Discover the Future with Columbus Vegetable Oils! To learn more, visit www.cvoils.com. More

Coperion (Salina, KS)

Coperion is an industry leader in compounding and extrusion, feeding and weighing, bulk material handling and service. Customers benefit from Coperion's divisions of Polymer, Equipment & Systems and Service that are optimally networked on a global basis to offer ultimate support in the design, manufacturing and implementation of ideal systems. Staffed by engineers, chemists, technicians and a variety of industry experts, these Divisions form a powerhouse of process solutions for their customers. Beyond large-scale applications, close collaboration with customers has driven the continual development of systems and components. From individual rotary valves to complete product lines for compounders and extruders and clever product developments for food and pharma industries, Coperion and Coperion K-Tron work closely with customers to deliver what they need for their processes. More

ECOLAB (St Paul, MN)

A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life.

Customers in more than 40 industries choose Ecolab's comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use.