Scott Aakre, Lisa Selk, Lynn Egner, Natosha Walsh to take on new roles
July 13, 2023
The retail business includes the company’s portfolio of well-known and category-leading brands such as Planters®, Skippy®, Justin’s®, Dinty Moore®, Hormel® chili, Corn Nuts®, Herdez® and Wholly®, as well as its iconic SPAM® brand, among others.
Jen Bentz to take on role as executive vice president, insights, innovation, and marketing services
July 11, 2023
Bentz will oversee all Insights and analytics, innovation, and marketing services functions, and will further develop the company’ eCommerce and digital marketing capabilities.
BOBABAM’s donation will help Project Potluck provide opportunities to the next generation of BIPOC entrepreneurs and young professionals in their future endeavors.
Farbest Brands has hired Joe Rios as Technical Sales Manager, the latest in a slew of strategic organizational changes to support investment in new product lines and ingredients, specifically in hydrocolloids.
Company attracts top food and beverage executives from Danone, Pepsico and Nestle
June 23, 2023
Remilk's new board appointees are renowned C-suite level industry leaders with track records of transformation, innovation, and breakthrough achievements.
Two appointments bring world-class talent to Impossible Foods' leadership team as the company doubles down on production, distribution, and product innovation and excellence
June 19, 2023
Chandran joins Impossible from Amyris Inc., where he spent more than 17 years bringing new fermentation-derived ingredients to market, most recently as its Chief Science Officer and Head of R&D.
Sara Rothman joins consultancy firm as senior project manager
June 14, 2023
With years of experience in product and project management at InnovAsian Cuisine, Continental Mills, Allrecipes, Starbucks, Monterey Gourmet Foods, and Amazon in the Seattle area, Rothman will help onboard and manage client innovation and product development projects with deep food industry knowledge and broad food experience in refrigerated, shelf-stable, and frozen categories.
Melissa Tendick to take on role as president, region Americas, Barilla Group
June 1, 2023
Tendick brings with her 20 years of experience at Barilla and will be responsible for growing Barilla's presence in the Americas by providing strong category and marketing expertise, strategic vision, and leadership to the company.
Throughout his career, Stever witnessed scrappy fights with rival Haagen Dazs in the early days who was then the industry leader, smash flavor sensations like Chubby Hubby, Phishfood and Half Baked.
McDermott is just the third CEO in the company’s 32-year history, taking over for John Stiker, who has been in the role since 2014. Stiker will continue as a consultant to the business during his retirement.
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