American Frozen Food Institute, McLean, Va. Jeff Varcoe, vice president of food safety and quality for The Schwan Food Co., was elected chairman, while Dave Yanda, president and CEO of Lakeside Foods, Inc., was named vice chairman and George Smith, president and CEO of NORPAC Foods, Inc., as immediate past chairman. Board members elected to 3-year terms are Michael Allen of The Kellogg Co.; Ricardo Alvarez of Spartan Foods of America, Inc.; Paul Bakus of Nestlé Pizza; Angelo Fallucca of Palermo Villa, Inc.; John Geocaris of Little Lady Foods, Inc.; James Matthews of H.J. Heinz Co.; and Rob McCutcheon of ConAgra Foods, Inc.