Sara Lee Corp. announced an agreement to sell its fresh bakery businesses in Spain and Portugal to Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. for approximately $154 million. The agreement includes all Sara Lee fresh bakery brands in Spain and Portugal as well as seven manufacturing facilities.
Northwest Food Processors Education & Research Institute and the Hitachi Foundation are jointly offering the 2012 Food Processing Workforce Pioneer Awards for food companies with facilities in Idaho, Oregon and
New Zealand-based Fonterra and UK-based First Milk announced a strategic joint venture to produce premium whey proteins for Fonterra’s growing food ingredients business. Covance entered into a definitive agreement to
PMMI named five inductees to the Packaging Hall of Fame. The Class of 2011 includes: Victor Del Rosso, Hi-Speed Checkweigher (retired); Lawrence C. Dull, MS, CPP, Packaging Knowledge Group; Arthur
Denise Morrison Campbell Soup Company elected Denise Morrison as president and chief executive officer. In October 2010, Morrison was named executive vice president and chief operating officer and elected a
Kraft Foods nominated Dr. Peter B. Henry to its board of directors. Henry specializes in emerging economies and is the dean of New York University Stern School of Business. In
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