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Schiefer
Malloy
Wilfand
Tolis
Shambura
Viso
Benford Capital Partners, a
Chicago-based private equity firm,
acquired Legacy Bakehouse LLC,
Waukesha, Wis.
O'Donnell
People
Paul Schiefer was promoted to president of Amy's Kitchen, Petaluma, Calif.
Muskego, Wis.-based Jackson's expanded its sales and marketing team with three new
hires: Andy Malloy was named president of sales and marketing; Dan Wilfand joined
the company as director of natural channel sales; and Todd Tolis joined Jackson's as
director of alternative channel sales.
Atlanta-based Papa John's International Inc. named Mark Shambura as chief marketing
officer.
Luis Viso was named chief supply chain officer of Westerville, Ohio-based T.
Marzetti Co., whose retail brands include New York Bakery, Sister Schubert's and
Angelic Bakehouse.
Patrick O'Donnell was promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer
at TreeHouse Foods Inc., Oak Brook, Ill.
Genna Gent was named executive vice president of industry engagement at the
Consumer Brands Association, Arlington, Va.
Winchester, Va.-based Ashworth Bros. Inc. named Paul Nunes as president and chief
executive officer.
Racine, Wis.-based Butter Buds Inc. named Michael Shrear as regional sales manager.
General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, named Lanette Shafer Werner chief innovation,
technology and quality officer.
Rob Ritchie was promoted to senior vice president for food and industrial ingredients,
Americas for Ingredion Inc., Westchester, Ill.
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Gent
Nunes
Werner
Ritchie
Bimbo Ventures, the venture capital
arm of Grupo Bimbo SAB de
CV, Mexico City, made a minority
investment in Olyra Foods, a
Wilmington, Del.-based producer
of organic and breakfast biscuits.
Baking manufacturer FGF
Brands, Toronto, purchased
151 acres of land in Pickering,
Ontario, to build a high-tech
food manufacturing campus
called Wonderbrands Innovation
Business Park.
Mexico City-based Grupo Bimbo
SAB de CV acquired Natural
Bakery Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Hershey Co., Hershey, Pa.,
acquired two popcorn manufacturing
plants in Bethlehem,
Pa., and Whitestown, Ind., from
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing,
a co-manufacturer of Hershey's
SkinnyPop brand of snacks.
Chicago-based Mondelez
International Inc. opened its
global R&D innovation center
in Whippany, NJ. Mondelez said
it invested $50 million in the
facility, which includes pilot and
scale-up capability for cookies
and crackers.
Hanover, Pa.-based Utz Brands Inc.
ceased operations at its manufacturing
facility in Birmingham, Ala.
Bunge Ltd., Chesterfield, Mo.,
through its Bunge Loders
Croklaan joint venture with IOI
Corporation Berhad, acquired
a newly constructed, port-based
refinery from Fuji Oil New
Orleans LLC.

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