News for the baking industry
Los Angeles / CA. (cpk) California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) announced the appointment of Judd Tirnauer as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. With over 25 years of progressive finance and strategic planning experience mainly in the restaurant and retail business, including…
Seattle / WA. (sc) Starbucks Corporation announced that Mellody Hobson will serve as the company’s next non-executive chair of its board of directors starting in March 2021. Hobson, who first joined the board as an independent director in 2005 and was appointed as the board’s…
Atlanta / GA. (fb) Focus Brands Inc., parent company of «Auntie Anne’s», «Carvel», «Cinnabon», «Jamba», «McAlister’s Deli», «Moe´s Southwest Grill», «Schlotzky´s» and «Seattle’s Best Coffee» (in certain military bases and in certain international markets), announced that Kat Cole, chief…
Thomasville / GA. (ff) Flowers Foods Inc., producer of Nature’s Own, Wonder, Tastykake, Dave’s Killer Bread and other bakery foods, announced that Heeth Varnedoe, senior vice president of DSD Regions/Sales, has been promoted to chief transformation officer (CTO), a newly created…
Zurich / CH. (aag) On 09 December, Swiss-Irish Aryzta AG announced that Gregory Sklikas, CEO Europe and a member of the Executive Committee, will cease his role with immediate effect. The Board would like to express its gratitude to Gregory for his contribution to the company.
Redwood City / CA. (ifi) Impossible Foods Inc. announced the hiring of Vanderbilt University Biochemistry Department Chair Dr. John D. York, Ph.D. as Chief Science Officer at the world’s leading food technology startup. Considered the top environmental startup, Impossible Foods…
Hershey / PA. (thc) The Hershey Company announced that Damien Atkins, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, will be resigning due to family illness effective January 31, 2021. In connection with his pending resignation, Atkins will step down…
Ridgefield / NJ. (tou) Harry Toufayan, founder of Toufayan Bakeries, will be inducted into the Baking Hall of Fame by the American Society of Baking (ASB). Toufayan has been widely recognized for taking pita and flatbreads from the Middle East to mainstream popularity across the U.S. through…
Zurich / CH. (aag) The Board of Swiss-Irish Aryzta AG announces the appointment of Marcus Opitz as Chief Restructuring Officer with responsibility for the disposal strategy and Armin Bieri as Chief Transformation Officer to lead the strategic reorientation of the core markets and businesses.
Zurich / CH. (aag) Swiss-Irish Aryzta AG announced on November 19 that Kevin Toland ceased his role as Cief Executive Officer effective immediately. The Board appoints Urs Jordi, Chair of the Board, as interim CEO pending the recruitment of a permanent CEO. Luisa Delgado, member of…
