Hefner is being hired to help accelerate the strategic growth plan in the company’s US and Canada businesses, including the broader deployment of Agile teams and a North America zone digital agenda.

Campbell Soup Company announced the appointment of Daniel L. Poland as executive vice president and chief supply chain officer, effective Jan. 10, 2022. Poland succeeds Bob Furbee who informed the company of his intent to retire after 38 years of service. Furbee will remain with Campbell until April 2022 and work with Poland to ensure a smooth transition.

Quinn, a Boulder-based natural foods company known for reimagining classic snacks, announces that Kristy Lewis will elevate to chief visionary officer and chairwoman of the board as Mike Keown steps in as the company’s new chief executive officer.  

Backed by one of the largest food and beverage companies in Latin America, Casa Verde is disrupting the Latin market by making traditional Latin food completely plant based.

Univar Solutions Inc. announced a collaboration with The Hatchery Chicago, a nonprofit food business incubator, to foster food and beverage innovation in one of North America's largest incubator facilities. 

Maple Leaf Foods Inc., a North American producer of high-quality, sustainable protein, announced that Adam Grogan will assume the role of president of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenleaf Foods, SPC ("Greenleaf"), effective January 31, 2022.  

BlueNalu, a leading innovative food company developing a variety of seafood products directly from fish cells, announced the appointment of Mary K. Wagner, Ph.D. as its first independent board director. She brings an extensive and diverse range of senior leadership experiences in the food industry to BlueNalu and currently serves on the boards of both public and private food businesses.

NovoNutrients, an alternative proteins company that uses industrial carbon dioxide fermentation, cheap hydrogen, and naturally occurring microbes to create high-grade proteins for human and animal consumption, today announced a slate of new technology leaders.

Martin will continue to report to Dana McNabb, chief strategy and growth officer, and oversee the company’s global brand building capability, as well as its emergent business innovation.

The J.M. Smucker Co. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its natural and organic beverage and grains businesses to Nexus Capital Management LP in a cash transaction valued at approximately $110 million.