Jim Perdue, chairman of Perdue Farms, promoted Randy Day to chief executive officer of Perdue Farms, effective immediately. Day has served as chief operating officer since May 2016. He will also serve on the company's board of directors.

In a unique collaboration between finance and consulting, New Crop Capital and BeyondBrands have forged a joint venture to accelerate innovative product development and distribution with critical go-to-market funding and management support.

Welch's appointed David Eisen as Chief Marketing Officer. Eisen was promoted to this role, having joined Welch’s in 2015 as general manager of beverages.

AAK, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high value-adding specialty vegetable fats and oils, officially opened its new innovation center last Thursday, March 2. The facility, named “AAKtion Lab,” is located at the company’s US headquarters in Edison, N.J., and will be the flagship application lab for the company’s co-development process.

Freed brings more than 6 years of confectionery product development experience to the AAK team, from companies like International Flavors & Fragrances and Uncle Dave’s Ice Cream.  Most recently, Freed developed and played a key role in launching innovative confectionery products at Barry Callebaut. 

JBT Corporation, also a global leader in food and beverage processing solutions, has curated customer solutions up and down the line – from cooking, frying and chilling to portioning, sorting, weighing and grading in the protein market to extraction, mixing, blending, filling, closing and sterilization in the liquid foods market.

The deal is Upper Street Marketing's entrance into the flavored malt beverage industry. A former executive from Mike's Hard Lemonade, Chris Pfeifer, is the new venture's chief marketing officer.

The new team balances continuity in key positions through exceptional leaders from within the company and world-class talent from outside of Hershey. 

Campbell Soup Company President and Chief Executive Officer Denise Morrison and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Anthony DiSilvestro provided an overview of the company’s strategic direction during the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference in Boca Raton, Fla.