Baking & Snack - April 2022 - 12

Aryzta AG, Schlieren,
Switzerland, more than doubled
its manufacturing capacity in
Malaysia by exercising its option
to acquire the bakery, equipment
and corresponding land
of its co-manufacturer De-Luxe
Food Services from Singaporebased
Envictus International
Holding Ltd.
Katarzynski
Dowdie
Martin
Ford
LeComte
Lodh
Baldwin
Stephenson Ohr
People
Investment firm Blackhawk
Growth Corp., Vancouver, British
Columbia, acquired the remaining
stake in Stable Foods Co. (formerly
known as NuWave Foods),
Edmonton, Alberta, a fully licensed
commercial kitchen and
baked foods manufacturer that
uses a process to create a shelfstable
baked product without the
use of preservatives.
Boosh Plant-Based Brands Inc.,
Vancouver, British Columbia, acquired
substantially all the assets
of Los Angeles-based Beanfields
Inc., a manufacturer of glutenfree,
non-GMO, vegan, top eight
allergen-free flavored bean-based
chips and other snacks.
Gluten-free manufacturer Dr.
Schär UK Ltd., Risley, England,
acquired Glasgow-based bakery
GDR Food Technology Ltd., a
producer of gluten-free baked
foods, including bread, rolls,
teacakes and flatbreads.
Hostess Brands Inc., Lenexa,
Kan., acquired a new facility in
Arkadelphia, Ark. The company
will invest between $120 million
and $140 million in the
330,000-square-foot plant.
Ron Katarzynski joined Bread Man Baking Co., Houston, as national sales director.
George Dowdie was named a member of the board of directors of Chicago-based
Conagra Brands Inc.
Flowers Foods Inc., Thomasville, Ga., added Lisa Martin and Lindsey Ford to its
communications team, each as a senior director of communications.
Brian LeComte was named president and chief operating officer of Gold Medal
Bakery, Fall River, Mass.
Satyaki Lodh was named senior vice president and chief information officer at Utz
Brands Inc., Hanover, Pa.
AIB International Certification Services Inc., Manhattan, Kan., elected Daniel
Baldwin as chairperson of its board of directors.
Brittny Stephenson Ohr, director of product management at Sugar Foods Corp., Villa
Rica, Ga., has been elected chairman of the American Society of Baking's board of
directors for the 2022-23 cycle.
Michael Purvis was promoted to director of sales, national accounts, at AB Mauri
North America, St. Louis.
Kemin Industries, Des Moines, Iowa, hired Art Posch as platform development manager
for bakery in the Kemin Food Technologies - Americas business unit.
Reading Bakery Systems, Robesonia, Pa., promoted Joe Pocevicius to regional director,
EMEA, and hired Roman Romanov as aftermarket sales and technical support,
EMEA. In addition, the company promoted Shane Hanlon to director of project
services.
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