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Burford, Middleby join forces
At interpack, recently held in Düsseldorf, Germany, two industry veterans, Burford Corp.
and Middleby Bakery Group, showcased their combined capabilities for the first time since
Middleby's recent acquisition of Burford.
"It was our destiny," said Mark Salman, president, Middleby. "We have often done business with Burford to fill in gaps in our offerings."
Many of Middleby's thermal projects involve Burford's seeding, water splitting and other
capabilities prior to baking as well as packaging.
"Either down the line or before the oven, Burford has a lot of opportunities to enhance a
Middleby installation and even make it better," said Fred Springer, president, Burford.
Previous projects and relationships between the two companies' sales forces laid the
foundation for a seamless partnership.
"For me, it's important to look at where we can grow our business, where the other
Middleby brands can grow their business and where we can help one another grow," Mr.
Springer explained.
Under the Middleby umbrella lies a wealth of brand recognition and industry knowledge
that Mr. Salman and Mr. Springer agreed will make the group - and all its brands - stronger. "We have a lot to learn from Burford in industrial bakery," said Mr. Salman, who is a
former baker himself.
In total, Middleby has 70 brands in the bakery and food production industries, including
Stewart Systems, Auto-Bake, Baker Thermal Solutions and Spooner Vicars.
Burford will maintain its headquarters in Maysville, OK, and Mr. Springer will continue
as the company president.

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People
General Mills, Minneapolis, selected Jeffrey Harmening as the next CEO of the
company. He will succeed Kendall Powell, who will remain chairman during a transition and then retire.
Mark Schiller has been named executive vice-president and chief commercial officer for Pinnacle Foods, Parsippany, NJ. Michael Barkley was promoted to executive vice-president and president, Boulder.
Tony Puri has been named executive vice-president of SFC Global Supply Chain,
Inc., Marshall, MN, a subsidiary of The Schwan Food Co.
Maureen Olewnik, PhD, a longtime leader at AIB International, has joined
Kansas State University as coordinator of the university's global food systems
initiative.
Malcolm Sheil has been named president and CEO of Kerry Taste and Nutrition
Europe, Tralee, Ireland.
Reading Bakery Systems, Robesonia, PA, hired Joshua Derrer as a project manager.

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Bridor, Vineland, NJ, has
launched a clean label program
that bans the use of more than
150 ingredients, including artificial colors and flavors, preservatives, artificial sweeteners,
bleached flour, high-fructose corn
syrup, and hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats.
Moore's Food Resources,
Glenview, IL, a provider of natural
foods to the foodservice industry,
plans to invest $15 million to
open a new 131,200-sq-ft baking
facility in Piedmont, SC.
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY,
joined the New Plastics Economy
initiative as a Core Partner. New
Plastics Economy, led by the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation, seeks to
build a more sustainable global
plastics value chain by partnering with members of industry,
government, science and students
along with private citizens.
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR,
agreed to acquire AdvancePierre
Foods Holdings, Inc., Cincinnati,
in a transaction valued at approximately $4.3 billion. Tyson also said
it has begun the process of divesting its Sara Lee frozen bakery,
Kettle and Van's businesses.
Wholesome Harvest Baking,
a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo,
Mexico City, plans to invest $22.1
million to upgrade equipment and
add a production line for artisan
bread at its Roanoke, VA, bakery.
Lesaffre Yeast Corp., Milwaukee,
broke ground on a new blending
plant in Cedar Rapids, IA. The
facility will be located on five
acres and will include a large production and blending area, offices
and warehouse.

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