Del Monte Foods Inc. appointed David Stis as senior vice president and chief customer officer. Stis will report to Del Monte Foods president and CEO, Greg Longstreet, and will be responsible for company sales in all channels including retail grocery and foodservice.

Best known for its indulgent, dessert-inspired snacks, TRUWOMEN protein bars will soon be known as TRUBAR. Based on feedback, the company will shortly be announcing a rebrand of its bars, which will also feature updated packaging with the new name. 

This move will accelerate the company’s penetration into the global food market and bring it closer to key farming communities and grain handlers, as well as to food and food ingredient companies.

Mount Franklin Foods, LLC, a manufacturer of high-quality confections, nut products, mints and culinary plant-based proteins, announces it has acquired, through its affiliate, the assets and book of business from ARRO Food Processing Division, based in Hodgkins, Ill., and ARRO Ingredients Division, headquartered in Chicago.

Every two years, this specialist for stabilizing and texturing systems invites its worldwide employees and sales partners to a Sales Network Meeting. One of the goals is to present the current trends and expectations in the different markets, along with innovative product concepts to address them.

The US Food and Drug Administration launched an initiative to help consumers use the new Nutrition Facts label that appears on packaged foods to maintain healthy dietary practices.

Stratas Foods LLC announced the appointment of Erik Heggen as its new CEO. The appointment is effective immediately. Tedd Kruse will assume the role of president of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Milling based in Decatur, Ill.

This expansion closely follows the previously announced 4,000 MT malic acid expansion completed in 2019, as well as the installation of a new 22,500 MT maleic anhydride reactor, which will also be operational by Q1 2021.

PepsiCo, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Rockstar Energy Beverages, the popular energy drink maker, for $3.85 billion.