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NEWS FROM SUPPLIERS
Petro-Canada Lubricants, Mississagua, Ontario, was awarded an International Stevie Award for its PURITY*FG
with MICROL lubrication product. It was
awarded under the category as the Best
New Product or Service in the International business awards.
Homewood, Ill.-based Silliker has acquired Plant Bioactives Research Institute, Orem, Utah. Bronwyn Hughes
and Larry Lawson will assume the
roles of laboratory director and director of research, respectively, at the
Orem facility.

Roger Grabman of Stork Gamco,
Gainesville, Ga., recently received the
2007 Georgia Engineer Award in Industry. Grabman has been employed with
the company since 1998.

Kansas City, Mo.-based VC999 Packaging Systems announced the expansion of its facility in Montreal, Canada,
will be complete in September 2007.
The expansion adds 18,550 square feet
to the existing location. The expansion is the first of three planned for
VC999 Packaging Systems Canada.
Once all three expansions are complete, the facility will span 75,000
square feet.
This past April, the company
also began work on an expansion
project at its Herisau, Switzerland
headquarters.
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Mettler-Toledo
Safeline Inc.,
Tampa, Fla., recently appointed Robert Scott
as product manager of X-ray inspection. Scott
will oversee the
Scott
sale and commissioning of all X-ray units within
the Americas.
Kansas City, Mo.-based Multivac
Inc. recently received the Hormel
Foods Spirit of Excellence Award.
The company received the distinction for supplying Hormel with innovative, reliable and economical packaging solutions.
Anderol Inc.,
East Hanover,
N .J ., r e c e n tly named Gary
Babic to the position of senior
account manager for its North
American busiBabic
ness. Babic will
provide strategic sales support to
strengthen the company's global market leadership position.

In other appointments, Jim Hoben,
vice president of poultry at Interra
International, Atlanta, was elected to continue serving as secretarytreasurer of the organization. Thierry
Murad, a product manager with AJC
International, Atlanta, was elected
chairman of USAPEEC's market development committee.
First-time board members include Butch Johnson of Atlanta, vice
president of international sales at
Pilgrim's Pride, and Roel Andriessen of Dakota Dunes, S.D., senior
vice president of international sales
at Tyson Foods, who were elected
members-at-large.

Armstrong

Bourbonniere

Andrew Armstrong
recent ly joi ned
CSB-System, San
Diego, Calif., as a
director of business solutions for
the non-meat markets. In other company news, John

Bourbonniere has
joined CSB-System International, Geilenkirchen, Germany, as
a consultant at its
offices in Kitchener, Ontario.

B&R USA, Atlanta, recently opened
its new regional office in Los Angeles. The company's presence in the
Southwest will allow it to offer solutions to new customers in strong
regional industries like packaging,
semiconductor and machine tool.

The USA Poultry and Egg Export
Council, Stone Mountain, Ga., has
elected Mark Blanchard, executive
vice president of New Orleans
Cold Storage, as its chairman of
the board for 2007-2008.

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Gainesville, Ga.-based Gainco Inc.
announced Joseph Cowman has
joined the company as vice president and general manager.
Cowman will be responsible for
all activities pertaining to day-today company management and
P&L accountability, as well as being part of Gainco's strategic management team.

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