Two Lamb Weston Alexia brand frozen potato products will now use corn and potato starch in their packaging. The biodegradable bags are partially made of potato starches, a byproduct of producing French fries, and will be identified with a label on the front of the package indicating it is partially made from plants.

Lamb Weston announced that John Hatto has been promoted to the role of Senior Vice President, Strategy & Growth. Hatto has more than 30 years of experience in the food and beverage industry. Most recently, he led Lamb Weston’s Distributor Sales team as Vice President, Sales, for the Foodservice Business Unit.

Robert Steven (Bobby) Horowitz, age 71, Atlanta native, resident of Nevada and part-time in California, died in a riptide accident in Sarasota, Florida, Tuesday, June 9. An internationally recognized leader in the food industry, he revolutionized new food products and introduced novel ways to produce and market them. A committed philanthropist, he also practiced the Golden Rule in his business management and personal lives. 

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods profiles the “green” technologies in many of today’s cold food and beverage processing plants.