Meat industry veteran William Geoppinger, the former president & CEO of Sara Lee Foods, has joined investment committees for Stockwell Capital LLC and its affiliate, Glencoe Capital, LLC.
Campanelli Companies, Braintree, Mass., said it expects by fall 2011 to build a 141,521-square-foot cold storage facility in Linden, N.J. for Preferred Freezer Services.
National wooden pooled pallet leader CHEP USA, Orlando, will gain some complementary strengths when its parent, Brambles Ltd., Sydney, Australia, completes a $1.2 billion acquisition.
Dairy foods giant Dean Foods Company, Dallas, said it promoted Shaun Mara to chief financial officer effective Dec. 1, upon the resignation of Jack Callahan.
Transportation technology and supply chain services provider LeanLogistics, Holland, Mich., said it has been hired by Preferred Freezer Services, Elizabeth, N.J.
At its 66th annual membership meeting in San Francisco, the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) appointed H.V. “Skip” Shaw, Jr. as group's president and CEO.
Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Cincinnati, said it appointed Brian Kocher as president of Europe and the Middle East, and that the company promoted Joseph Huston to president of North America.
Pork processing giant Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., said hired Michael Brown as president and chief operating officer of Farmland Foods, Inc., effective October 4, 2010.