MGP, a producer of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches, announced the appointment of prominent cereal food scientist Clodualdo “Ody” Maningat, Ph.D., to serve in the role of vice president of ingredients research & development and chief science officer.

The ceremony took place as part of the company’s annual International Franchise Conference, where franchisees and IHOP executives gathered to celebrate the brand’s success as the leader in the family dining category and collaborate on plans designed to build upon that lead in 2016.

BFY Holdings LLC (“BFY”), the better-for-you snack company which makes PopCorners® and other better-for-you branded and private label snack products, announced that Dan Morgan has been named President and Chief Sales Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Morgan will be responsible for leading the expansion of the company’s sales and distribution efforts for both branded and private label products and will report directly to BFY’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Nardone.

The patent covers Arcadia’s non-genetically modified Resistant Starch (RS) Wheat lines.

Perdue and LNK Partners announced that Natural Food Holdings, including the well-known Niman Ranch® brand, is being purchased by Perdue.

Anheuser-Busch InBev revised a proposal to the Board of SABMiller plc to combine the two companies and build a global beer company.

The company celebrates key achievements such as more than 1,000 product reformulations for consumer health and preference considerations, as well as a new commitment to achieve zero waste to landfill status in all U.S. factories by 2020.

Bays Corporation announced that Brighette Anderson has been hired as Technical Services Director. Anderson will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing food safety and regulatory compliance policies and procedures for Bays English Muffins.

Bevolution Group announcedits official launch following the strategic combination of Juice Tyme and Lemon-X in March 2015. This puts the Bevolution Group in a promising position as a manufacturer of shelf-stable and frozen beverage products, as well as cocktail mixes.

A companion analysis outlined the legal basis and argument for including sustainability in the Guidelines.