Northwest Food Processors Education & Research Institute and theHitachi Foundationare jointly offering the 2012 Food Processing Workforce Pioneer Awards for food companies with facilities in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. This award will recognize employers whose successful businesses are built on developing opportunities for economic advancement for their lower-income employees in production, packaging, sanitation and other non-managerial positions.

Faridi

McCormick & Company, Inc.has created the new position of chief science officer on its leadership team.Dr. Hamed Faridi, a food scientist, researcher and 14-year veteran of McCormick, assumes this role.


PepsiCoannounced thatEric J. Foss, chief executive officer of thePepsi Beverages Company(PBC), will retire in December 2011.PepsiCo also namedAlbert P. Careyas its new CEO ofPepsiCo Americas Beverages. Carey previously served as president and CEO of Frito-Lay North America.

Young

James P. Young was named logistics manager forWixon, a manufacturer of seasonings, flavors, ingredients and consumer products.


Joe Stout,former global director of product protection, sanitation & hygienic design at Kraft, will serve as a food safety consultant to the Food Safety Task Force of theFood Processing Suppliers Association.


Kasey Moctezuma of Quality Assurance International, an organic certification organization, was appointed to serve onUSDA’s Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Processed Foods.


Baltimore Aircoil Company promotedMichael Swiderski to the position of president. He succeedsSteve Duerwachter, who announced his retirement.

Ludwig

Siemens appointed Helmuth Ludwig as chief executive officer of the company’s industry sector in North America.


Eldon Roth, Beef Products Inc. inventor and innovator, will be inducted into the Meat Industry Hall of Fame.

Klustner

SABMillerwill purchase Australian brewerFoster’sfor approximately $10.2 billion.


Powerit Solutions announced thatKevin Klustnerjoined the company as CEO.


Sealed Air Corporationcompleted the acquisition ofDiversey Holdings, Inc., a solutions provider to the global cleaning and sanitation market.


The board of governors ofMaterial Handling IndustryappointedGeorge W. Prest to the position of chief executive officer ofMaterial Handling Industry of America. Prest succeeds John Nofsinger who is retiring at year’s end. Nofsinger has more than 45 years of experience in the material handling and logistics industry.


ONEsource Facility SolutionsnamedEd Wright as its president and CEO.


Pilgrim Software, Inc. appointedThierry Durandas its chief executive officer and a director of the executive board.


Heat and Control, Inc. purchasedSpray Dynamics, Ltd., a provider of equipment for the controlled application of liquid and dry ingredients.


3M Food Safetyintroduced a new test called the Aerobic Procedure for Lactic Acid Bacteria. This procedure enumerates lactic acid bacteria in food and environmental samples, and is the result of a long-term relationship withKraft Foods.