Ed Carolan was named president, U.S. retail, responsible for Campbell Soup Co.'s $3.5 billion U.S. soup, sauces and beverages business, while Tony Thompson was named president and COO of Papa John's.
Arena Products, a Rochester, N.Y.-based packaging and shipping solutions firm focused on the development of reusable, sustainable transport packaging systems, purchased a 10,000-square-foot Packaging Dynamics and Materials Testing lab from the Eastman Kodak Co.
Although most conveying systems used for end-of-line packaging operations run at less than 300 feet per minute, faster conveyor speeds could sometimes be utilized on straight conveyor sections for high-volume throughput of lightweight, low-profile products.
Paul Bulcke, chief executive officer of Nestlé S.A., and Dick Boer, chief executive officer of Royal Ahold, were elected co-chairs, replacing Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Co., and Gareth Ackerman, chairman of Pick ‘n Pay Holdings Ltd.
QComp Technologies, Inc., Greenville, Wis., expanded its line of palletizers to include the QComp 5G Palletizer, a durable, robust robot that boasts a picking rate of up to 20 picks per minute.