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IBIE 2016 exhibit space increases

Organizers of the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) 2016 are opening
an additional hall to meet the increased demand for space on the show floor. Since the
2007 Bakery Expo, the event has more than doubled its attendance, and show management reports that 85% of its show floor is already sold out - a 35% increase from this
point in the 2013 show cycle.
IBIE 2016, held Oct. 8-11 at the
Las Vegas Convention Center, attracts
more than 20,000 baking professionals
representing all segments of the grainbased food industry. "IBIE is widely becoming an international launching pad
for new products and technology," said
Michael Cornelis, chairman, IBIE 2016.
"And it's no wonder. Suppliers know there's no better way to get in front of the entire
baking industry in one place."
Show management reported 574 exhibitors are already committed to IBIE 2016 -
including 120 new exhibitors to the show representing all facets of the supply chain.
For more information on how to sign up for exhibit space or to register for IBIE
2016, visit www.IBIE2016.com.

Hershey, Hershey, PA, hired Rob Gehring
as chief sales officer.
John Sheptor was named CEO of Mary's
Gone Crackers, Gridley, CA.
Gehring

Tordella

Sheptor

Rindom

MGP, Atchison, KS, named David
Rindom as vice-president and chief administrative officer.
Brian Wilson joined PROVA, Danvers,
MA, as a food technologist.

Bundy Baking Solutions, Urbana, OH, announced plans to open Pan Glo de Colombia
in the first quarter of 2016.
Healthy Food Ingredients, LLC, Fargo, ND,
acquired Suntava Corp¸ Afton, MN, an agricultural ingredients company known for
its proprietary Suntava purple corn, a nonbioengineered/non-GMO hybrid.

Puratos, Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium, acquired Pennant Ingredients, Rochester, NY,
a provider of specialty bakery products and
solutions to the North American quick service
restaurant, foodservice and retail in-store
bakery channels.

In Memoriam

Courtney Gaine, PhD, was named interim president and CEO of The Sugar
Association.
Bühler Aeroglide, Cary, NC, appointed
Joe Tordella as area sales manager for
North America.

Frutarom Industries Ltd, Haifa District,
Israel, acquired 100% of the shares of Grow
Company, Inc., Ridgefield, NJ, for $20 million.

Pizzey Ingredients, Russell, Canada, announced the expansion of its processing facility, which will allow for a heat treatment step
to be added to all of its flaxseed products.

People

RW Garcia, San Jose, CA, announced Kai
Mitchell as director of sales.

Hillshire Brands Co., a subsidiary of Tyson
Foods, Springdale, AR, announced plans to
upgrade its bakery facility in Tarboro, NC,
and add close to 100 new jobs.

Gaine

Hoppenbrouwers

Renaissance BioScience Corp., Vancouver, appointed Cormac O'Cleirigh, PhD,
as Chief Business Development Officer.
Tromp Group, Bunschoten-Spakenburg, The Netherlands, hired Henk
Hoppenbrouwers as general sales manager.

Robert Berber Jr., longtime
leader of tortilla manufacturer
Mi Rancho, San Leandro, CA,
died on Jan. 2 at the age of
81. Born in Los Angeles, Mr.
Berber and his father purchased
Berber
a Mexican grocery store in Oakland, CA, and
grew it into a national tortilla brand.
Wayne C. Hildebrand, employee of Moline Machinery,
Duluth, MN, died on Nov. 24 at
the age of 75. He began working
for Moline in 1971 as technical
Hildebrand
service and sales manager, making significant contributions to the company
and retiring in 2002. He is remembered as a
skilled formulator and problem solver.

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