September 7/Downers Grove, Ill./Chicago Tribune-- Sara Lee said executive chairman Jan Bennink will become chairman of the coffee and beverage company that Sara Lee plans to spin off next year.

Bennink joined Sara Lee in January and has been in charge of leading the spinoff of the business, which includes the Douwe Egberts, Senseo and Pickwick brands.

 

From the September 8, 2011, Prepared Foods' Daily News.