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NEWSFRONT
PEOPLE
Sara Lee Corp., Chicago, IL, promoted
Daniel W. Ryan and Carrie W. Teffner to
vice-presidents of the corporation. Mr.
Ryan joined Sara Lee in 1994. Ms. Teffner
was also named treasurer for the corporation. She joined Sara Lee in 1988.

Poore Brothers, Inc., Goodyear, AZ,
announced management changes with an
increased focus on innovation. Glen Flook
was promoted to executive vice-president
of innovation. Brian Foster is now vicepresident of manufacturing.

Robert J. Shearer, president and c.e.o.
of Shearer's Foods, Inc., was elected as
chairman of the board of
the Snack Food Association.
After three generations in
the grocery store business,
Mr. Shearer and his family
founded a snack food
SHEARER
distribution business in 1974.

C.J. Vitner Co., Chicago, IL, promoted Edward
Cepa to president and c.o.o. William A.
Vitner, former president and c.o.o., will
assume the position of chairman and c.e.o.
Steve Reusz was named c.f.o.

The Wheat Foods Council, Parker CO,
named Marcia Scheideman, MS, RD,
CFCS, as its president. Ms. Scheidman
has a background in university cooperative extension, nutrition communications,
education and as a spokesperson.
The Fred D. Pfening Co., Columbus, OH,
appointed Paul R. DeFelice sales engineer.
Mr. DeFelice will be responsible for developing and maintaining key accounts in the
baking industry.
Derest Baking Co., Savannah, GA, promoted
Keith Giles to sales supervisor. This new
position was created to support the bakery's
growth of nearly 10% in 2004.
J&J Snack Foods, Pennsauken, NJ, promoted Jerry Law to vice-president, western
operations. Mr. Law has been with the
company since 1992.
The Henry Group, Greenville, TX,
announces the addition of Ken McNeely
as vice-president of sales. Mr. McNeely
will oversee all domestic and foreign
bakery services and equipment sales for
the company.
The Biscuit and Cracker Manufacturers'
Association, Silver Spring, MD, appointed
Stacey Sharpless as its next president. Ms.
Sharpless has served as the association's director of education for the past eight years.

Robert A. Fischer, former president of
the American Society of Baking and the
American Society of Bakery Engineers,
died Feb. 22 at the age of 77.
After graduating from Kelvyn High
School in Chicago, IL, Mr. Fischer attended
Chicago Teachers College for two years before joining Ekco Products, Chicago, where
he worked for 20 years.
Mr. Fischer first became professionally associated with ASBE in 1970 as secretary, and
in 1982 he was named president. He served
in that capacity until his retirement in 1992.
Thomas J. Kuk, current president of ASB,
said Mr. Fischer is best remembered in the
industry "for his kindness and generosity."
Mr. Fischer is survived by a sister, Donna
Steckling, of Prospect Heights, IL.
Allan Mactier, former president of
ConAgra Inc., Omaha, NE, died Feb. 24.
He was 82.
A native of Arlington, NE, Mr. Mactier grew
up in Omaha and graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, in 1944.
Mr. Mactier joined ConAgra, then known
as Nebraska Consolidated Mills, in 1946
after serving in the US Navy. He began as
a family flour salesman and was named
vice-president in 1950. In 1954, he became
president, where he remained until he
retired from active management in 1974.
Melvin G. Cox Jr., a sales and service
representative for Bettendorf Stanford, Inc.,
Knoxville, TN, died March 9. He was 47.
Prior to joining Bettendorf Stanford,
Mr. Cox spent several years as a divisional
engineer with Interstate Bakeries Corp.
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