Meat, poultry and prepared foods giant Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, Minn., said it promoted Steven G. Binder to executive vice president of refrigerated foods.
Diversified foods giant Campbell Soup Company, Camden, N.J., said Douglas R. Conant, 59, who has served as president and chief executive officer since January 2001, advised the board of directors that he plans to step down as CEO on July 31, 2011.
Danfoss, a supplier of electronic and mechanical components and control systems for refrigeration and air conditioning, heating and power electronics, said it was recognized by the Alliance to Save Energy.
Cost-cutting, cold storage construction trends and technologies are a major focus of the 30th Annual International Association for Cold Storage and Construction (IACSC) Conference and Expo, Nov. 4-7, 2010.
The Haskell Company, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based design-build firm, said it strengthened its food and beverage industry capabilities with the purchase of E²M, an Atlanta-based manufacturing system integration firm.
The St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press reported that France's Sodima dairy, owner of the Yoplait brand, notified General Mills that it intends in 2012 to terminate a license agreement that intends in 2012 to terminate a license agreement that has given General Mills exclusive U.S. sales rights since 1977.
Refrigerated and frozen soup and seafood processor Blount Fine Foods, Fall River, Mass., said it promoted Robert Sewall to executive vice president of sales and marketing.