Baking & Snacks – LATEST NEWS
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Conagra Brands appoints John Mulligan, Pietro Satriano to its board of directors
The appointments increase the size of Conagra’s board to 12 members; a move the company says will strengthen governance and bring additional operational and financial expertise to the packaged foods group.
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Campbell’s appoints Mohit Anand as president of snacks division
Anand will lead a suite of well known snack brands, including Goldfish, Pepperidge Farm, Snyder’s of Hanover, Lance, Kettle Brand, Cape Cod, Snack Factory and Late July.
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GEA launches compact spiral oven for smaller food production operations
The new unit combines a twin zone spiral configuration with integrated booster impingement to deliver more uniform heat distribution across the conveyor belt; a design GEA says limits core temperature variation to about 1°C, compared with up to 6°C in conventional ovens.
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Finsbury Food Group appoints Neil Rockliff as innovation director
The newly created position signals Finsbury’s intent to elevate innovation from a tactical function to a central pillar of group strategy, with responsibilities that include shaping investment decisions, accelerating product development pipelines and strengthening commercial partnerships across retail, foodservice and export channels.
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Mondelēz appoints Ziad Abla as MD for Saudi Arabia
Mondelēz International terms this appointment as a strategic leadership change as it will reinforce its long term commitment to the Kingdom and support growth across retail and foodservice channels.