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NAMES IN THE NEWS

Peter Brown

John D. York

Charlean Gmunder

Aaron E. Alt

Seaboard Foods LLC

Sysco Corp.

Seaboard Foods LLC, Merriam,
Kan., announced it has hired Peter
Brown as its next president and
chief executive officer. Brown will
succeed Darwin " Duke " Sand, who
retired Jan. 1, 2021, after working at
Seaboard for approximately 25 years.
In addition, the company kicked
off a year-long celebration in midDecember to commemorate its 25th
anniversary in Guymon, Okla. The pork
processing plant started its first full
year of operation in 1996.

Aaron E. Alt has been named vice
president and chief financial officer of
Houston-based Sysco Corp. Alt joins
Sysco from Sally Beauty Holdings,
where he was CFO and senior vice
president as well as president of Sally
Beauty Supply. Joel Grade, executive
vice president and CFO of Sysco, has
been promoted to the role of executive
vice president of business development.

Impossible Foods
John D. York, PhD, has been named
chief science officer at Impossible
Foods, Redwood City, Calif. In his new
role, York will serve on Impossible
Foods' senior leadership team and
oversee research and development and
product innovation.

Blue Apron Holdings
Charlean Gmunder has been named
chief operating officer at New Yorkbased Blue Apron Holdings Inc. In
her new role, Gmunder will oversee
Blue Apron's fulfillment, supply chain,
food safety and quality assurance,
physical operations, logistics,
procurement and customer experience.

Allen Harim Foods
Seaford, Del.-based Allen Harim
Foods has hired Micky Baugher to
fill the role of chief executive officer.
Baugher previously served as president
of Plainville Farms, New Oxford, Pa.

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Cantrell Gainco Group
Cantrell Gainco Group, a US-based
manufacturer of yield enhancement
systems, processing equipment and
yield tracking systems for meat,
poultry and fish operations, announced
the opening of its new corporate
headquarters and manufacturing
facility in Gainesville, Ga.

NSF International
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based NSF
International announced the
appointment of Ethelbert Williams
to its Board of Directors. Williams
currently is the director of eCommerce
for the Boston Beer Company.

Kansas City
Barbeque Society
The Kansas City Barbeque Society
(KCBS) crowned the winners of
its KCBS World Invitational. Todd
Smith of Smoking Butt Heads in
Welford, SC, was named 2020 KCBS
Master Series World Champion. KCBS
crowned Darren Warth of Iowa's
Smokey D's BBQ in Des Moines, Iowa,

Joel Grade

the KCBS World Invitational Master
Series Reserve Grand Champion. The
Turkey Smoke championship went
to Local Smoke BBQ of Brielle, NJ.
Dennis Bowman of Bowman's Butt
& BBQ in Christiansburg, Va., won
the Grand Championship and David
Puckett of Puckdaddy's Killer Q in
Athens, Ala., won the Reserve Grand
Championship in the Backyard Series
division. The new Backyard Chicken
World Champion is Russell Allen of
Redbones BBQ in Florence, Ala. And,
the World Champion title for KCBS
Team of the Year in Backyard Ribs,
was Patrick Swindoll of Lee La Q,
out of Cullman, Ala. The 2020 KCBS
Team of the Year points chase World
Champion was Brad Leighninger
of Gettin' Basted in Springfield,
Mo., and Reserve Grand World
Champion was Kansas City, Kan.based Joe Pearce of Slap's BBQ.

Dine Brands Global Inc.
John Peyton has been named president
and chief executive officer of Glendale,
Calif.-based Dine Brands Global Inc.,
the parent company of Applebee's
Neighborhood Grill and Bar and
IHOP restaurant brands.

Duravant LLC
Duravant LLC, Downers Grove,
Ill., announced the completion of
its acquisition of Des Plains, Ill.based Cloud Packaging Solutions.
The company will be rebranded
as Mespeck-Cloud, a Duravant
Company.
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