Baking & Snack - December 2018 - 17

Chattillion

Knowles

Kotche

Donnelly

Sharpe

Rosenthal

People
Stephanie Chattillion has been named CEO of Ellison Bakery, Fort Wayne, IN, a
manufacturer of cookie and snack products for the industrial market, foodservice and
retail private label space.

Aunt Millie's, Fort Wayne, IN,
plans to close its baking facility in
Coldwater, MI, by mid-January
2019. The closing is expected to
affect approximately 65 hourly
bakery employees.
The Kellogg Company, Battle
Creek, MI, is exploring the sale
of its cookie business and fruit
snacks business. Cookie brands
include Keebler, Famous Amos,
Mother's Cookies and Murray.

Diane Neal was elected to the board of directors of General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis.
American Bakers Association (ABA), Washington, DC, announced several staff
changes. Kelly Knowles was promoted to vice-president of political and state affairs.
Kelly Kotche is now director of membership engagement. Christina Donnelly has
been promoted to director of industry relations and strategic initiatives. Zach Decker
was hired as membership engagement coordinator, and Jennifer Colfelt was named
vice-president of finance operations.
Brian Strouts, vice-president of baking and food technical services at AIB International,
Manhattan, KS, is retiring after nearly three decades with the organization.
Bühler North America, Plymouth, MN, appointed Andy Sharpe as president
and CEO.
Aaron Snyder joined Calyxt, Inc., Minneapolis, as supply chain manager responsible
for procuring all materials needed for production. He also will have oversight of shipping operations, implementing and managing new planning processes.
Gregg Drames was named regional sales manager covering the Mid-Atlantic region
for Charles Ross & Son Co., Hauppauge, NY.
Jason Roy has been promoted to CEO of Chicago Custom Foods, Elk Grove
Village, IL. He was previously COO and succeeds Scott Lerner.
Reading Bakery Systems, Robesonia, PA, hired Andrew Rosenthal as a
project manager.

In Memoriam

Parrish

Craig Sanford Parrish, 91, passed away on Nov. 4.
He was a 1947 graduate of Collegedale Academy and a 1951
graduate of Southern Missionary College. He was veteran of the US
Army. Mr. Parrish retired from Bishop Baking Co., Cleveland, TN,
after 35 years of service. He was a founding member and executive
director for the Cookie and Snack Bakers Association and a retired
board member of the Hiwassee Chapter of the American Red Cross
in Tennessee for 44 years.

Lancaster Colony Corp.,
Westerville, OH, acquired
Omni Baking Co., Vineland, NJ,
a producer of frozen garlic bread.
Lantmännen Unibake,
Copenhagen, an international
bakery company with 35 bakeries around the world, agreed
to acquire Bakery Du Jour, an
Australian-based pastry maker.
Mondelez International,
Deerfield, IL, opened its new
global technical center in India.
The Thana, Maharashtra-based
facility is part of the Mondelez
strategy to invest $65 million in
developing a global network of
technical hubs.
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY, plans
to acquire premium snack brand
Pipers, Lincolnshire, UK, maker
of chips and pea snacks that are
distributed across the UK, Europe
and the Americas.
Cargill, Minneapolis, and DSM
Food Specialties, Heerleen, The
Netherlands, are forming a joint
venture called Avansya that will
produce Rebaudioside M
and Rebaudioside D zerocalorie, high-intensity sweeteners through fermentation of
baker's yeast.

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