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Napier
Hjort
Leonard
Boudria
Rhynard
Restrick
The Ferrero Group, Luxembourg,
acquired Fulfil Holdings Ltd., a
Dublin, Ireland-based vitamin and
protein bar company. Not included
in the transaction is the North
American distribution of Fulfil,
which is led by The Hershey Co.
Spannuth
Luthar
People
Melissa Napier was named senior vice president of investor relations at Conagra Brands
Inc., Chicago.
Peter W. Hjort was named chief executive officer of Epi Breads, Atlanta.
Travis Leonard was named chief financial officer of Hostess Brands Inc., Lenexa, Kan.
McDonald's Canada, Toronto, named Michele Boudria as the company's new president and
chief executive officer.
Walla Walla, Wash.-based Wilkinson Baking Co. hired Paul Rhynard as chief executive
officer.
Jaison Restrick was named co-managing partner of Zingerman's Bakehouse,
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Justin Spannuth of Unique Snacks, Reading, Pa., was elected to join the executive committee
of SNAC International as the second vice chair and the board of directors for
Manufacturers Resource Center.
Chicago-based ADM named Vikram Luthar chief financial officer.
Icon Foods, Portland, Ore., named Todd Burk vice president and general manager and
Camden Roarke procurement manager. In addition, the company promoted Collier
Johnson to operations leader.
Gideon Butler-Smith joined Lesaffre, Marcq-en-Baroeul, France, as technical service
manager. In addition, the company hired E.B. Russell as business development manager
for baking.
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London-based CapVest Partners
LLP acquired Second Nature
Brands, Madison Heights, Mich.,
from Palladium Equity Partners
LLC, New York. Second Nature
Brands is a platform company created
in 2021 through the combination
of Kar's Nuts, Second Nature
Snacks and Sanders Chocolates.
Utz Quality Foods LLC, a subsidiary
of Utz Brands Inc., Hanover,
Pa., acquired a 125,000-squarefoot
snack food manufacturing
plant in Kings Mountain,
NC, from Evans Food Group
Ltd., which does business as
Benestar Brands.
Burk
Roarke
Butler-Smith
Russell
Danbury, Conn.-based LesserEvil
Healthy Brands LLC acquired a
majority stake in R.E.D.D. Bar,
Portland, Maine, a manufacturer
of plant-based protein bars.
Production of R.E.D.D. bars will
be moved to LesserEvil's Danbury
manufacturing plant.
Mondelez International, Chicago,
acquired the Ricolino confectionery
business from Grupo
Bimbo SAB de CV, Mexico City.
Mondelez said the acquisition will
double the size of its business in
Mexico and provide an entry point
into the chocolate category.
PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, NY, will
close its research and development
facility in Barrington, Ill.,
which will result in the layoff of
78 employees. The remaining 212
workers will be transferred to
other locations.

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