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J.M. Smucker Promotes Executives

Moves position company for continued growth following planned acquisition of Big Heart Pet Brands
February 11, 2015
The J.M. Smucker Company announced a series of key executive promotions designed to position the company for continued growth and success following the recently announced planned acquisition of Big Heart Pet Brands, which is expected to be completed by the end of the company's fiscal year, April 2015.
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Promotion In Motion Companies Appoint Vittoria

Vittoria has served as President & CEO of Pez Candy, Inc.
February 6, 2015

The Promotion In Motion Companies, Inc., the Allendale, New Jersey based manufacturer of snack and confectionery brands including Welch's Fruit Snacks, Sun-Maid Milk Chocolate Raisins and Sour Jacks Sour Candies has announced the appointment of Joseph Vittoria as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer effective mid January 2015.


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Omega Protein Integrates Human Nutrition Businesses

The company plans to further consolidate manufacturing operations and its animal nutrition segment
February 6, 2015

Omega Protein Corporation, a nutritional product company and provider of specialty oils, essential fatty acids and specialty protein products, announced plans to further integrate its Nutegrity human nutrition businesses.


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Great Plains Holdings to Acquire Bonjoe Gourmet Chips

Bonjoe's offers over 40 flavors of chips that employ a proprietary preparation process to reduce starches by up to 35%
February 6, 2015
Great Plains Holdings, Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire 51% (up from 30% as previously reported) of Bonjoe Gourmet Chips LLC ("Bonjoe") for stock and a working capital loan with an option to acquire another 20% interest in Bonjoe, subject to the results of an in-store blitz marketing campaign featuring Bonjoe's gourmet chips.
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Celiac Research: Reactions to Non-Gluten Protein in Wheat

Results were reported online in the Journal of Proteome Research
February 3, 2015

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found that, in addition to gluten, the immune systems of patients with celiac disease react to specific types of non-gluten protein in wheat.


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Accredited Food Testing

National food testing labs Marshfield Food Safety earns ISO chemistry accreditation
February 2, 2015
Marshfield Food Safety, LLC received accreditation for Chemical Testing according to International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 through American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
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Campbell Announces Plans for a Reorganization

Soup company appoints presidents of three new business divisions
January 30, 2015
Campbell Soup Company announced plans to implement a new enterprise structure that will align the organization of the company's business operations with its core growth strategies. Under the new design, Campbell’s businesses will be organized and managed in three divisions structured principally by product categories rather than by geographies or brand groups.
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Taste of Nature Foods Names Provost to Executive Role

Provost will oversee and lead Taste of Nature’s breakthrough efforts in the United States
January 30, 2015

Taste of Nature Foods Inc. announced that it has named Marty Provost, a senior executive with an extensive background in consumer goods and sales, to the executive role of managing director.


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ICL to Acquire Prolactal

ICL Food Specialties to purchase EU-based functional dairy proteins company
January 28, 2015
ICL, a global manufacturer of products that fulfill essential needs in the agriculture, processed food and engineered materials markets, announced that its ICL Food Specialties business unit (“ICL FS”) has entered into a share purchase agreement (“SPA”) to acquire Prolactal GmbH, and its subsidiary, Rovita GmbH (collectively, “Prolactal”). Prolactal, based in Hartberg, Austria, and Engelsberg, Germany, is a leading European producer of dairy proteins and other ingredients for the food and beverage industries.
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