WORLD NEWS
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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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Bakeit Food launches US$4M granola production facility in UK
The new facility features baking, packing, and warehousing capabilities, enabling innovation and development across an array of products, from granolas to nut and seed snacks.
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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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Ingredion appoints James P. Zallie as chairman of its board
The move reunites the chief executive and board chair roles after a period in which the positions were held separately, with Gregory B. Kenny stepping down as non executive chairman while remaining on the board.