by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor [gn_pullquote align=”right”]Next year’s IFBA Top to Top will be held May 15-17 at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel. NARMS will hold its annual spring confernce April 14-17 at the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Fla., which is north of Tampa.[/gn_pullquote]Independent food brokers are, in many ways, the last people for whom a […]
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Ruhland Named Head of Beef Board
Polly Ruhland was named CEO of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, the Centennial-based organization announced Sept. 20. Ruhland has filled the position on an interim basis since the resignation in late June of Tom Ramey. She joined the Cattlemen’s Beef Board in early 2010 as director of evaluation. Ruhland’s spent more than 20 years in the […]
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Obregon Resigns from the Hass Avocado Board
Jose Luis Obregon has resigned as the executive director of the Hass Avocado Board
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Friedman’s Freshmarkets Plans Wholesaler Change
Friedman’s Freshmarkets, the six-store supermarket company based in Butler, Pa., told The Shelby Report on Aug. 17 that it has chosen a new supplier—AWI (Associated Wholesalers Inc.), Robesonia, Pa.
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Campbell Elects Denise Morrison President and CEO
Morrison will succeed Douglas R. Conant, 60, who will step down as president and CEO on July 31 after more than a decade in that role. Conant also will step down from Campbell’s board of directors at that time.
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Mann Packing Adds Employees to Meet Market Needs
Mann Packing is expanding its staff with the addition of Christine Keller as the new director of marketing and innovation, and Fernando Azevedo as a national account manager. The director of marketing and innovation is the primary manager of the entire portfolio of Mann products for both retail and foodservice. This includes, but is not […]
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Del Monte Shareholders Approve Buyout
Del Monte Foods Co. said Monday that shareholders approved the company’s buyout by private equity investors KKR, Vestar Capital Partners and Centerview Capital, reports the San Francisco Business Times. The deal, reached on last Thanksgiving Day, is expected to close this week. The buyout was approved by 99 percent of shareholders voting, with 149.8 million […]
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Skippy Orders Peanut Butter Recall
The company that makes Skippy peanut butter has announced that a limited amount of Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter and Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter spread with expiration dates in May 2012 has been recalled because they may potentially have been contaminated with Salmonella. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the 16.3-oz. […]