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The Bakery Cos., Nashville,
Tenn., was recognized by Chicagobased Conagra Brands, Inc. as
the company's 2020 Supplier of
the Year.
Sovos Brands, Berkeley, Calif.,
agreed to acquire Birch Benders,
Denver.
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., Davis,
Calif., is forming a strategic business venture with Three Farm
Daughters, a majority femaleowned Bismarck, ND-based consumer food company, to develop
and market food products using
Arcadia's patented non-GMO
GoodWheat technology.
Fritsch, a Multivac company,
Markt Einersheim, Germany,
launched the Fritsch Academy to
provide training both in the classroom and online for employees
and customers.
Linde AG, Danbury, Conn., is
changing the name of its subsidiary Praxair, Inc., to Linde.
Private equity firm Mill Rock
Capital, Chicago, created a new
platform, Mill Rock Packaging
Partners LLC, to invest in growthoriented companies with advanced
service and product capabilities in
the specialty packaging industry.
Parker Products, Fort Worth,
Texas, a provider of inclusions and
other specialty ingredients added
cookie manufacturer Creative
Food Ingredients, Perry, NY, to
its portfolio of brands.

Warady

Casey

Chubb

Thomas

Berkes

DeMarchi

Hartfiel

Hipenbecker

Kelly

Zielsdorf

Speas

Murphy

People
Catalina Snacks Inc., New York, which makes keto-friendly cereal and snacks, hired
Joel Warady as president.
Edward Casey Jr., Thomas Chubb III and Terry Thomas have been elected as new
members of the Flowers Foods, Thomasville, Ga., board of directors.
The Kraft Heinz Co., Chicago, has expanded its United States leadership team, naming Cory Onell as president of sales, Sanjiv Gajiwala as chief growth officer and
Stephanie Peterson as head of communications. All three executives will report to
Carlos Abrams-Rivera, United States zone president.
Adrienne Berkes, a longtime leader at Yum! Brands, Louisville, Ky., has joined
create-your-own pizzeria Pieology, Tustin, Calif., as chief marketing officer.
Jane DeMarchi was named president of the North American Millers' Association.
Multivac Inc., Kansas City, Mo., announced the appointment of four sales and applications specialists in North America who will join the Fritsch, a Multivac company,
bakery equipment team. Ralf Hartfiel joined as the regional sales manager for the
western half of the United States. Dave Hipenbecker joined as the regional sales
manager for the eastern half of the United States and the Caribbean. Randy Kelly
joined as the applications specialist for the bakery team at Fritsch. Matt Zielsdorf
joined as the director of sales for the Fritsch bakery team.
Ted Speas joined Stellar, Jacksonville, Fla., to serve as its division vice president of
distribution and logistics.
Unifiller Systems, Delta, BC, a global manufacturer of portioning equipment for the
baking and food industry and member of the Linxis Group, named Martin Murphy
chief executive officer.

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