Diversified bakery, meat and prepared foods giant Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said Chairman & CEO Brenda Barnes, on a temporary medical leave of absence, is recuperating from a stroke.
Dairy products giant Dean Foods Co., Dallas, said it hired consumer packaged goods industry veteran Shaun Mara as senior vice president and chief accounting officer.
Global public refrigerated warehousing giant Versacold, Vancouver, B.C., said it earned awards for outstanding supplier service from Unilever United States, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., The Dannon Company, White Plains, N.Y., and Danone, Inc.
The Tippmann Group, Fort Wayne, Ind., said its Interstate Warehousing public refrigerated warehouse business broke ground for a 135,000-square-foot expansion at its Franklin, Ind., facility.
The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association, Harrisburg, Pa., (NFRA) said it established the NFRA Refrigerated Food Hall of Fame to honor individuals for refrigerated food industry contributions.
Global food processing giant McCain Foods Limited, Flornceville, N.B., Canada, named Dirk Van de Put as chief operating officer, effective May 17th, 2010.
RLS Logistics, Malaga, N.J., hired John Pluciennik as vice president of business development. Pluciennik will assist RLS' current business and be responsible for regional growth initiatives outside the Northeast.