KRONEN GmbH, an internationally leading food technology manufacturer for fruit, vegetable and salad processing, and Urschel Laboratories Inc., the global market leader for industrial cutting machines and milling equipment in the food processing industry, have announced plans to work in close cooperation in the future. Both partners aim to use this partnership to strengthen their market positions, pool their expertise, increase sales, and achieve sustainable growth. The two companies and brands will remain completely independent and continue to run their production facilities in Kehl and Achern, Germany (KRONEN), and in Chesterton, USA (Urschel).