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NAMES IN THE NEWS
tions, food photography and concise
copy on features and beneﬁts. To request a copy, contact Mike Barnett at
(815) 722-2800.

Reiser has begun construction of a new state-of-the-industry Customer Center
at its Canton, Mass. headquarters. The Customer Center, a 6,600 square-foot expansion to its existing building, builds on the company's commitment to work
with its customers to test and develop new products and processes. It is scheduled to open in September 2009.
Cozzini Inc. has been granted additional patent protection on its SUSPENTEC process. US Patent #7, 481,156 B2
was granted Jan. 27, 2009.
Kansas City, Mo.-based Multivac Inc.
was recently honored with the Hormel
Foods Spirit of Excellence Award in
recognition of its supportive role in
a successful year for Hormel Foods,
Austin, Minn.
Frank Kitchel has been named vice
president of marketing, Meat & Dairy
Flexibles for Alcan Packaging Food
Americas, Chicago.
Atlanta Equity Fund LP, Atlanta, announced on May 1, 2009, that its afﬁliate acquired Richmond Cold Storage Company Inc. (RCS), Richmond,
Va. RCS operates a network of owned,
leased and managed temperature-controlled warehouses totaling approximately 49 million cubic feet of refrigerated warehouse space stretching from
Virginia to Alabama.
Duncan, S.C.-based Sealed Air's Cryovac Multi-Seal package was recently
honored with a 2008/2009 AmeriStar
Award in the food category from the
Institute of Packaging Professionals, Naperville, Ill., during the Packing
Summit Expo.
Omaha, Neb.-based Gilroy Foods &
Flavors recently announced two new
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additions to its technical and culinary
staff. Andrew Bosch joined the company
as technical sales manager and Shane
Maack joined the company's Culinary
Center in Cranbury, N.J.
Richmond Cold Storage Co., Richmond, Va., has selected Primus Builders, Woodstock, Ga., as its 2008 Quality
Critical Supplier of the Year.
Kansas City, Mo.-based Old World
Spices & Seasonings is executing an
incremental expansion plan during
2009 focusing on private-label products.
According to the company, private-label
products are especially important in a
tightening economy.
Zep Inc., Atlanta, recently announced
the opening of a new distribution center
near Allentown, Pa. Key support functions at the facility include customer service, sales support, marketing, ﬁnance
and human resources.
Craig McBee, director of sales for Kansas City, Mo.-based Rollstock, died on
March 9, 2009. McBee began his sales
career in automatic vacuum packaging
in 1979, and joined Rollstock in 1998.
NuTEC Manufacturing, New Lenox,
Ill., is offering a free brochure on its
725 C-Frame Filling & Portion Depositor. The four-page, full-color brochure
features a mix of technical photography
and line drawings, machine speciﬁca-

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Montreal, Canada-based Sanimax recently launched a revised and updated
Web site - www.sanimax.com. The site
also incorporates the company's recent
re-branding as North America's leading
BioReturn company.
American Humane Certiﬁed, Denver,
recently announced that Ann Wilkinson, associate director of global alliances for Pﬁzer Animal Health, has
been appointed to its scientiﬁc advisory
committee. Wilkinson brings expertise
in the dairy industry to the seven-member animal science professional body,
which is composed of animal-welfare
experts representing all species. The
committee meets regularly to review
standards and ensure that they reﬂect
new information and technology.
On April 1, President Barack Obama
announced the nomination of Krysta
Harden as the assistant secretary for
congressional relations at the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Harden will serve with Secretary Tom
Vilsack and will be responsible for coordinating legislative affairs and intergovernmental relations.
In related news, Vilsack appointed
Jay Jensen as USDA deputy undersecretary for natural resources and environment. In this position, Jensen will
have responsibility for the U.S. Forest
Service, which manages 193 million
acres of National Forest System lands
and provides assistance to the more
than 10 million family forest landowners in this country.
The Minnesota Turkey Research and
Promotion Council, Buffalo, Minn.,
recently honored Group Leaf LLC of
Hudson, Wis., as its Turkey Promoter of
the Year. For the past ﬁve years, the organization has leveraged the expertise
and network of Group Leaf to help with
its annual promotions campaign.

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