Baking & Snack - April 2021 - 12

Conagra Brands Inc.,
Milwaukee, closed its Sandwich
Bros. plant in Milwaukee
to improve efficiencies
and effectiveness within its
supply chain.
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV,
Mexico City, acquired Modern
Food Enterprises Private
Ltd., Mumbai, India, from
Everstone Capital.
A group of investors led by
Champlain Financial Corp.
created Humanity Bakeries
Inc., a new investment platform
focused on the specialized
baking and pastry industry in
Quebec City, QC.
Ka-Pop! Snacks, Erie, Colo., and
Bubba's Fine Foods, Loveland,
Colo., have merged to create
Awakened Foods.
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek,
Mich., plans to shut down two
production lines in Ohio while
adding a line and reconfiguring
another in Tennessee as part of
the company's broader " Deploy
for Growth " strategy.
Mondelez International Inc.,
Chicago, acquired Gourmet
Food Holdings Pty Ltd.,
Melbourne, Australia.
Ardent Mills LLC,
Denver, purchased the business
operations of Hinrichs Trading
Co. (HTC), a player in the North
American chickpea market.
Bunge Ltd., St. Louis, signed a
10-year agreement with Direct
Energy Renewable Services
to use renewable energy at
its Fort Worth, Texas, oils
packaging facility.

Williams

Gibson

Sikes

Francis

Murayama

Schiegg

Cropp

Blome

Hanlon

People

Larry Williams has been promoted to vice president, supply chain, at Biscuitville Fresh
Southern, Greensboro, N.C., a family-owned restaurant chain.
Camille Gibson has been named chief executive officer of The Real Coconut Products
Co., Los Angeles. Ms. Gibson was formerly vice president of marketing at General Mills
Inc., Minneapolis.
Phil Battaglia has been promoted to chief operating officer at Mary's Gone Crackers,
Reno, Nev.
Schwan's Co., Bloomington, Minn., added the newly created role of chief operating officer to its executive team and promoted Julie Francis to this role. Brian Schiegg fills her
position as president of Schwan's Consumer Brands Inc.
The board of directors of Calyxt Inc., Roseville, Minn., has named Yves Ribeill, PhD,
executive chair of the board. Dr. Ribeill assumes the post as Calyxt begins a search for a
new chief executive officer following the departure of James A. Blome.
Brian Sikes has been named chief operating officer of Cargill Inc., Minneapolis. As part
of his new role, Mr. Sikes will also serve as a management director on the Cargill board
of directors.
Kemin Industries, Des Moines, Iowa, hired Daiki Murayama to the business unit as
associate scientist and Michael Cropp as technical services associate.
Shane Hanlon has been promoted to manager of project services at Reading Bakery
Systems, Robesonia, Pa.

A Note to Our Readers

Baking & Snack knows how important it is to have timely access to the vital
industry information and insights we provide. In addition to our industry leading
print editions, you can always stay engaged wherever you are with our digital editions
at bakingbusiness.com/digital_editions. You can get the latest news first by signing up for
Baking & Snack's newsletters by visiting bakingbusiness.com/Newsletter_Subscriptions.
For assistance, please e-mail us at subscriptions@sosland.com.

http://www.bakingbusiness.com/digital_editions http://www.bakingbusiness.com/Newsletter_Subscriptions

Baking & Snack - April 2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Baking & Snack - April 2021