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Names in the News

Hormel Foods recently honored current and past Curemasters at corporate headquarters in Austin, Minn. The
Curemaster handles the hands-on product decision making, preserving the
brand integrity and maintaining the
quality of Hormel Cure 81 ham. From
left: Steve Venenga, vice president of
Meat Products Marketing; Al Fleiner,
Curemaster (1973-1977); Tom Day,
group vice president of Foodservice;
Les Colling, Curemaster (1977-1990);
Art Goembel, Curemaster (19902001); Larry Huston, Curemaster
(2001-2006); Rich Chuick, Curemaster (2006-2008); and Brian Hendrickson, Curemaster (2008-present).
Provisur Technologies Inc. an-

Marel announced the appointment of Gerrit den Bok

nounces the promotion of Andy

to the position of managing director of the Further Pro-

Wischmann to sales and account

cessing Industry Center; he will be reporting directly to

manager, Separation for the Ameri-

Theo Hoen, CEO of Marel. Den Bok has been with the

cas. Wischmann previously worked

company for 23 years and formerly worked as manager of

as sales and service manager of Asia

service for Marel’s Poultry Industry Center.

Pacific and Latin America where he
handled equipment and aftermarket

Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) welcomes Dr. Ken-

sales in those regions.

Andy Wischmann

dra Nightingale as scientific advisor. Dr. Nightingale has

In other news, Provisur recently acquired the assets

a background in molecular microbiology and the overall

of MultiTec GmbH & Co. KG, a technology leader in

goal of her work is to integrate basic and applied sciences

autoloading systems, based in Lotte, Germany. Mult-

to control foodborne pathogens through the use of com-

iTec’s technology broadens the company’s ability to pro-

bined sampling, testing and subtyping.

vide modular buffering, positioning, turning, in-liner and
overlapping solutions to the global sliced-foods industry.

Ottens Flavors has appointed Russell Baker as senior
Midwest account manager. Baker joins the company after

WTI Inc. announces the appoint-

serving as a senior account manager for Silesia, the global,

ment of Jasdeep Saini, Ph.D., to

German-based flavor company, where he was responsi-

the position of new product devel-

ble for the company’s sales in the Midwest United States.

opment manager. She received her
Doctorate in Food Science (Food

CSB-System International will host a seminar and

Safety and Microbiology) from Kan-

plant tour prior to and immediately following the IFFA

sas State Univ. in Manhattan, Kan.,

tradeshow in Frankfurt, Germany. On May 2-3, partici-

while studying under Dr. James

pants can visit the EDEKA Rheinstetten meat plant and

Marsden. Saini will be working

logistics center and on May 9-10 a tour will go to the Fleis-

with WTI’s existing product line in new applications as

chhof Rasting GmbH logistics center and production fa-

well as developing and validating new products to provide

cility in Meckenheim. There is limited space available, for

the industry solutions for a safer tomorrow.

more information, email contactus@csb.com. ■

Jasdeep Saini

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