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SUPPLIER NEWS
Ocrim welcomes guests to its Wheat,
Flour, And...event in Italy
CREMONA, ITALY - More than 150 guests from around the
world attended Ocrim's " Grano, Farina, E... " (Wheat, Flour,
And...) event Sept. 16-17 in Cremona, Italy.
After being postponed for two years because of the COVID-19
pandemic, Ocrim was happy to meet once again with customers
face-to-face.
" Human relations represent one of the principles we care about
most and to which we have always given the utmost importance, "
said Alberto Antolini, chief executive officer of Ocrim.
The two-day event included discussions on topical issues, including
energy saving, maximizing productivity, milling plant
efficiency and food trends. The Ocrim " O|Farmhouse " was inaugurated
in the area next to the Milling Hub plant, a recently
renovated farmhouse that functions as a hospitality area.
The event started on the afternoon of Sept. 16 with a welcome
from Antolini followed by Federico Vecchioni, CEO of Bonifiche
Ferraresi, who discussed the alliance between the two companies.
" So, you know that BF with Ocrim intends to preserve this
vocation to internationalization, because Italy is our heart but the
legs and the desire to run in the markets represent for us the discriminating
factor towards a growing competition, " he said.
Sergio Antolini, president of Ocrim, discussed how the Ocrim
world is built on values such as honor, courage, love for one's work
" ... where dreams are not forgotten in the drawer, but kept tightly
in hand, a world in which every new day is a new challenge.... "
Ocrim experts then shared their know-how and gave suggestions
for improving energy performance. Demonstrating how details
can make a difference and make the electricity bill lighter,
Left: Ocrim's CEO Alberto Antolini, right, and BF's CEO
Federico Vecchioni. Middle: Attendees toured Ocrim's Milling
Hub near its headquarters. Right: Ocrim President Sergio
Antolini speaks at the Wheat, Flour, And...event.
Ocrim and its employees enjoyed an event at the new Ocrim
farmhouse venue at the conclusion of Wheat, Flour, And... event.
experts talked about energy power management, the advantages
of smart automation and close collaboration with Ocrim technicians
to find new solutions for both new plants and revamping.
The Sept. 17 conference began with greetings from the
Mayor of Cremona, Gianluca Galimberti, followed by professors
from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Marco
Galli, Ocrim's technological department director.
Many topics were covered, from the globalization effect on
new consumer tastes, to research data that focuses on the increased
demand for " healthy " products at affordable prices, to
the false belief that there is a relationship between gluten-free
foods and loss of weight, to the need to combine biodiversity
with virtuous manufacturing processes.
The conference moderator was Anna Buffa, a food entertainer
who in recent years also has distinguished herself as a sensitive
supporter of food sustainability.
At the end of the conference, attendees visited the Milling
Hub mill plant, near the Ocrim manufacturing and logistical
headquarters.
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