Native to Ecuador and famous for its complex flavor profile, Nacional cacao was considered by many of Europe's earliest chocolatiers to be the world's most prized cacao in the 1800s.

Panera Bread Company named Drew Madsen president effective May 11. He will report to Ron Shaich, chairman and CEO. Madsen will oversee the core café business, while Shaich focuses on strategy, growth initiatives and innovation across the company.

ROHA USA announced its recent hire of Byron Madkins as VP of Global Color Application and R&D. Byron comes to ROHA with more than 27 years of experience having worked with numerous food color companies globally in the development and formulation of color solutions for their applications across all of the industries, including confectionery, beverage, dairy and prepared foods.

United Sugars Corporation, leading marketer of sugar, today announced a key hire and a promotion at its Bloomington, Minnesota headquarters. Matt Wineinger will join United Sugars in June as President, succeeding retiring John Doxsie, and Dirk Swart was named Executive Vice President of Industrial Sales and Marketing.

Archer Daniels Midland Company announced that Greg Mills has been named president, Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts. In his new position, Mills will be responsible for all Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts operations, business development, sales, marketing and distribution activities.

AAK, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high value-added specialty vegetable fats, announced the addition of Leaslie Carr to its team. Ms. Carr will assume the role of Marketing Manager, AAK USA Inc. and be based in Edison, New Jersey.

The University of Wisconsin will hold its annual Resident Course in Confectionery Technology, known as “Candy School,” from July 20-31, 2015 on campus in Madison, Wisconsin.

Leading the ceremony were Shaklee Chairman and CEO Roger Barnett, Chief Innovation Officer Emanuel Fakoukakis, and Nobel Prize Laureate and Shaklee Corporation Scientific Adviser, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn.

Three groundbreaking voices in the agriculture industry will help raise awareness of one of the most pressing global challenges of the next 35 years: world hunger. A series of unique opportunities will take place at Harvard University for students, faculty, staff and members of the community to learn from these experts and others about the serious situation of global food security.

The announcement of the Liquid Asset Brands Innovation Fund I comes just days after the announced sale of Louisville-based Angel’s Share Brands LLC (Angel’s Envy™ Bourbon and Angel’s Envy™ Rye) to Bacardi Limited for an undisclosed amount.