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Obituary: Spraying Systems Co.'s Tim Oberg

Director of Spraying Systems' food and pharmaceutical team passes away at 53

Casey Laughman

January 30, 2020

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Tim Oberg, director of the food and pharmaceutical team at Spraying Systems Co., passed away on Nov. 15, 2019, after battling cancer.

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Obituary: Former Food Engineering editor Charles Morris Jr., 1934-2018

Award-winning journalist spent 24 years with Food Engineering

Casey Laughman

July 26, 2018

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Former Food Engineering editor Charles Morris Jr. passed away July 12 at the age of 84.

Mars banned from selling M&M’s in Sweden

Forrest Mars Jr., who helped build candy empire, dies at 84

Jeremy Gerrard

July 29, 2016

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Forrest E. Mars Jr. died on Tuesday. He was 84.

Hickory Farms founder dies at 96

Jeremy Gerrard

April 15, 2016

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Richard K. Ransom, founder of the Toledo, OH-based specialty foods company Hickory Farms, died Monday at the age of 96.

Subway co-founder dead at 67

Jeremy Gerrard

September 16, 2015

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Weeks after the company celebrated 50 years of business, Subway announced one of its co-founders Fred DeLuca died Monday evening, two years after he was diagnosed with Leukemia.

Ferrero owner dies on Valentine’s Day

Jeremy Gerrard

February 16, 2015

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Michele Ferrero, owner of the Ferrero Confectionary Group, died at his home in Monaco at the age of 89 on Feb. 14.

Tootsie Roll CEO dies at 95

Jeremy Gerrard

January 23, 2015

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Melvin Gordon, the CEO of Tootsie Roll Industries has died this week at the age of 95.

Keystone Foods founder Herb Lotman dies at 80

Jeremy Gerrard

May 9, 2014

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Philadelphia native Herb Lotman, the founder of Keystone Foods, the supplier of McDonald’s hamburger patties, died Thursday from complications of heart failure.

Dispenser pioneer passes away

March 1, 2010

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Curtis Allina’s departure from Pez Candy Inc. in 1979 was abrupt, but his contribution to both the company and food packaging will live on for years.

In Memoriam: Bill Friend

September 9, 2003

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It is with sincere sadness that we report the death of Food Engineering Contributing Editor Bill Friend.

Food and beverage companies consistently develop new products, but current speed-to-market expectations have made efficiency a crucial factor in putting those new products into the hands of customers ahead of the competition.

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Items Tagged with 'obituaries'

ARTICLES

Obituary: Spraying Systems Co.'s Tim Oberg

Obituary: Former Food Engineering editor Charles Morris Jr., 1934-2018

Forrest Mars Jr., who helped build candy empire, dies at 84

Hickory Farms founder dies at 96

Subway co-founder dead at 67

Ferrero owner dies on Valentine’s Day

Tootsie Roll CEO dies at 95

Keystone Foods founder Herb Lotman dies at 80

Dispenser pioneer passes away

In Memoriam: Bill Friend

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