Gary CooperGary Cooper, Cooper Farms, (Oakwood, OH), was elected chairman of the board of directors of US Poultry& Egg Association at its meeting during the 2011 International Poultry Expo. He
Campbell Soup Company announced a new North American management team for its healthy beverages, soup and simple meals businesses. The team reports to Sean Connolly, president Campbell North America. The
Barry ShouldersOYSTAR GmbH, a global supplier of packaging equipment technology, announced a restructuring that creates OYSTAR North America, a $250 million company with 650 employees. The new North American company
PepsiCo agreed to acquire 66 percent of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods, a major Russian branded food and beverage company, for $3.8 billion, pending the required government approvals. Del Monte Foods Company and
BoydMartin Boyd was appointed to vice president of product planning and marketing for Toyota Material Handling, USA, Inc. Tony Miller was appointed to vice president of production engineering, design engineering,
Dr. Lee JohnsonJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. completed the acquisition of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of Orchard Valley Harvest, Inc. of Modesto, CA.Dr. Lee Johnson, vice
Steve Willardsen Sargento Foods Inc. appointed Kristi Jankowski as senior vice president of innovation and Rod Hogan as vice president of new business development.Steve Willardsen of Cargill Value Added