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McMullian succeeds Deese
as Flowers chairman
A. Ryals McMullian was named chairman
at Flowers Foods Inc., Thomasville, Ga. He
will succeed George E. Deese, who will retire
from the role after the annual shareholders
meeting scheduled for May 25.
Mr. McMullian joined Flowers Foods in
McMullian
2003 as associate general counsel. He later
was promoted to vice president of mergers
and acquisitions and chief strategy officer. In July 2018, he was
named chief operating officer, with the responsibility to execute
the company's strategies to drive growth and expand margins
through cost savings and operating efficiencies under Project
Centennial. He also had oversight of the company's two business
units (Fresh Packaged Bread and Snacking/Specialty), supply
chain and sales. In addition, he maintained oversight of corporate
strategy and ventures and communications. He moved into his
current role as president and chief executive officer in May 2019.
Prior to joining Flowers Foods, he was a corporate associate in the
business practice group at Jones Day.
Mr. Deese has been chairman of Flowers for 17 years. He joined
Flowers' sales department in 1964 and was promoted to higher
levels of responsibility. He spent nearly 20 years as president and
chief operating officer of Flowers Bakeries.
- Zach Sosland, Milling & Baking News
ABA administers 2022
Safety Recognition Awards
The American Bakers Association (ABA) published its 2022
Safety Recognition Awards, honoring 19 member companies that
have exhibited notable safety performance and an adherence to
effective safety and health management systems.
" In 2022, despite supply chain and other challenges, more facilities
received the award than the previous three years, " said Eric
Dell, president and chief executive officer of ABA.
The companies recognized are AB Mauri, AbiMar Foods, ADM
Milling Co., Alpha Baking Co., Ardent Mills, Aspire Bakeries,
Baker Boy, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Crown Bakeries LLC, Dawn
Food Products
Inc., Flowers Foods, Grain Craft, Hearthside
Food Solutions, IFF, The Kroger Co., Nation Pizza & Foods, New
Horizons Baking Co., Newly Weds Foods and Schulze & Burch
Biscuit Co.
The ABA created the Safety Recognition Award in 2016 to increase
workplace safety awareness. Enhanced employee safety impacts
a company's financial health, according to the association.
- Gloria Cowdin, Milling & Baking News
Bimbo Bakeries USA nabs
Energy Star partner award
Horsham, Pa.-based Bimbo Bakeries USA received the 2023
Energy Star Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence award
from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US
Department of Energy for its commitment to energy management.
The Sustained Excellence honor is awarded to organizations
that have consistently earned Partner of the Year. This marks the
sixth consecutive year Bimbo Bakeries has won the award.
The Energy Star program honors businesses and organizations
each year that have made outstanding contributions to environmental
protection through energy achievements, including
the production, sale and adoption of energy-efficient products,
homes, buildings, services and strategies.
Bimbo Bakeries earned the Energy Star certification in 2022 for
superior energy efficiency at 18 BBU facilities across the country.
It won the Energy Star Challenge for Industry at its Atlanta and
Kent, Wash., locations.
The company also received a 2022 Green Power Leadership
Award from the EPA for outstanding clean energy initiatives and
impact on the green power market.
- Eric Schroeder, Milling & Baking News
Ethics list includes
baking companies
The Ethisphere Institute named Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Kellogg
Company and PepsiCo Inc. among the 135 companies in 2023 to
excel in ethical business practices.
Ethisphere has spent the better part of 17 years compiling lists
of companies around the world that are committed to business
ethics and integrity. Ethisphere uses a 200-point survey known
as the Ethics Quotient, which functions as an operating framework
to better understand these companies' leading practices.
The categories in the survey include culture; environmental and
social practices; ethics and compliance activities; governance; and
diversity, equity and inclusion. This year, Ethisphere updated its
Ethics Quotient questionnaire using input from experts and former
applicants to better identify the best company practices used
today and to let applicants know what Ethisphere is looking for.
The 2023 Ethics Quotient features updated questions about several
topics, including ethics and compliance programs.
Mexico City-based Bimbo is on the list for the seventh year in
a row, while the Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Mich., has been
recognized for the 15th
NY, has been named an honoree for the 17th
consecutive year. PepsiCo Inc., Purchase,
year in a row.
- Zach Sosland, Milling & Baking News
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