Petfood equipment manufacturer moves to larger India plant

Charles Ross & Son Co., a manufacturer of mixers and other petfood manufacturing equipment, relocated its Ross Process Equipment into a new plant in Pune, India. The new plant is triple the size of the previous facility, said Joe Martorana, vice president of corporate operations.

January 31, 2012

The new Ross Process Equipment plan is triple the size of its old plant.

The new Ross Process Equipment plan is triple the size of its old plant.

Charles Ross & Son Co., a manufacturer of mixers and other petfood manufacturing equipment, relocated its Ross Process Equipment into a new plant in Pune, India.

The new plant is triple the size of the previous facility, said Joe Martorana, vice president of corporate operations. Ross Process Equipment is the company's newest division, which opened in 2007 to serve the food and petfood processing industries in India and neighboring Asian markets.

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