Milling & Baking News - February 2, 2016 - 16

People X

Dennis Wiltshire, Klosterman
executive v.p., dies at 56
ORLANDO, FLA. - Dennis J. Wiltshire, executive vice-president of
Klosterman Baking Co., died unexpectedly Jan. 21 while on a business
trip in Orlando. He was 56.
A native of Dayton, Ohio, Mr. Wiltshire joined Klosterman in 1977 after
graduating from Dayton Christian
High School. He worked for Klosterman Baking for 32 years, first as
a delivery truck driver. He received
numerous promotions over the years,

rising to the position of executive
vice-president.
A member of the Vandalia Baptist
Temple for more than 30 years, Mr.
Wiltshire also was a member of the
Maketewah Country Club. He was a
passionate fan of the Cincinnati Bengals and Reds.
He is survived by his wife of the
past 37 years, Joy M. (Brown) Wiltshire; two daughters, Jessica Wiltshire-Washburn (Rodney Washburn)

Corey Jorgenson to president of
Grain Group at The Andersons
MAUMEE, OHIO - Corbett J. (Corey)
Jorgenson has been named president of
the Grain Group at The Andersons, Inc.,
effective Feb. 1. He will succeed Neill C.
McKinstray, who is retiring in July.
Mr. McKinstray, who has served as the
president of both the Grain and Ethanol
groups, will continue as the president of
the Ethanol Group and provide strategic
guidance and transition assistance for the
Grain Group until he retires.

Mr. Jorgenson has nearly 20 years
of experience in general management,
agricultural trading and risk management with Cargill. Most recently he was
the vice-president and regional lead for
the Americas with Cargill Transportation and Logistics. From February 2009
to May 2015 he was commercial lead
and vice-president and then senior vicepresident for Cargill AgHorizons, U.S.,
which includes a core grain segment, a

Kathy Persian joins Schwan Food
as chief information officer
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. - Kathy
Persian has been named senior vicepresident and chief information officer
of The Schwan Food Co. In her new
role, Ms. Persian will be responsible for
the strategic direction and execution
of the company's Information Services
Department. She also will serve on the

company's executive leadership team.
Ms. Persian has more than 25 years
of experience in information delivery,
most recently as senior vice-president
of business transformation and chief information officer for Sports Authority,
where she was responsible for corporate
strategy development, the information

and Erica Wiltshire-Washburn (Rich
Washburn); seven grandchildren,
Arielle, Rodney, Ava, Ayla, Ashton,
Kandice and Alec; and by one greatgrandson, Austin. Mr. Wiltshire was
preceded in death by his mother, Jean
(Strosick) Winland.
Funeral services were to be
held Jan. 28, at the Vandalia Baptist Temple. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be sent to Vandalia Baptist Temple, the Pink Ribbon
Girls, 15 S. Second St., Tipp City,
OH 45371. Special messages may
be sent to the family by visiting
www.mortonwhetstonefh.com. MBN

retail seed, fertilizer and crop protection
segment, and a significant value-added
segment that encompasses a suite of risk
management tools for farm customers
and an advisory service. Additionally, he
has worked in multiple trading and general management roles in the grain and
oilseed supply chain businesses in Kansas, Georgia, North Carolina and China.
Mr. Jorgenson received a bachelor's
degree in economics with an emphasis in
finance from St. Olaf College, Northfield,
Minn. He completed Harvard Business
School's Asia Agribusiness Executive Education Series in Shanghai, China. MBN
services team, e-commerce, and enterprise program and process capabilities.
Earlier, she held several finance and information technology leadership roles at
Supervalu, including chief information
officer. She also has held leadership roles
at Best Buy.
"I am extremely excited to have someone with Kathy's broad experience and
strong leadership style join our team,"
said Dimitrios Smyrnios, chief executive
officer. MBN

Merchandising X

Rudi's debuts organic bread for children
BOULDER, COLO. - Rudi's Organic
Bakery, Inc. has introduced a new product
geared toward children: Rudi's Organic
Bakery Kids Bread. According to the company, it is the first nationally-available organic bread made specifically for children.
The new organic bread, which comes in
white and wheat varieties, has small, thin
slices, making it the ideal size for children,
according to Rudi's. Additionally, the bread
recipe was developed specifically to appeal
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to children as well as parents, which
means that it's "incredibly soft and
fluffy and made with only simple, organic ingredients," the company said.
"Kids typically love bread, and
given the lack of organic bread options that specifically appeal to kids,
we decided to develop a sandwich
bread that kids would love with a
simple, clean ingredient label that
moms can appreciate," said Lauren

Beno, associate brand manager for Rudi's
Organic Bakery, Inc.
Like all Rudi's Organic Bakery
products, Rudi's Organic Bakery
Kids Soft White and Soft Wheat
Breads are certified U.S.D.A.-organic, made without genetically
modified organisms and baked using only simple and organic ingredients.
The bread is available nationwide at a suggested retail price of
$4.29. MBN
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