Archive for April, 2011

American blueberry farmers use BEST sorters to speed processing

Two major blueberry farms in the southern states of North Carolina and Georgia depend on BEST Sorting’s PRIMUS systems to quickly and efficiently inspect harvested product, improve the quantity of highly profitable fresh berries, reduce customer turndowns and improve overall sorting productivity for a wide range of economic benefits. Read the full story here.


BEST and Mexican agent open new demo room

Our agent in Mexico, V&M Industries, organized a successful 2 weeks of demonstrations in the company’s new demo room. The demo room is a joint initiative of the agent, BEST, FAM, Vanmark and Meyer. The new hall is located next to the offices of Canacintra (National Chamber of Transformation Industries in Mexico), an organization that supports [...]


BEST, finalist for the 2011 New Product Award Competition

Last week the United Fresh Produce Association proudly announced the semi-finalists for the New Product Award Competition. BEST’s Primus Gemini is selected in the category “Best New Processing Equipment”. The New Product Award Competition at United Fresh 2011 recognizes the leading companies that have contributed to the industry’s economic growth through the development, manufacturing and [...]


In Memoriam Bert Branders

Bewildered and sad we inform you that Saturday evening, after a tragic skydiving accident, our colleague Bert Branders passed away. Apart from travelling, skydiving was one of his biggest passions.                   For many years, Bert was a valued and dedicated colleague and a good friend to all of us. He started his career with [...]