TOMRA SYSTEMS ASA, a Norway-headquartered, global sustainable technology company, has appointed TOVE ANDERSEN as its new CEO, effective November of this year. She will replace current president and CEO, Stefan Ranstrand. Tove joins TOMRA from YARA International where she is currently executive vice president, Europe.

THE CONSUMER GOODS FORUM has announced its two new co-chairs: DANIEL ZHANG, chairman & CEO of Alibaba, and JAMES QUINCEY, chairman & CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. The announcement was made following the meeting of the Board of Directors during this year’s Global Summit. The pair will replace outgoing Co-Chairs Özgür Tort, CEO of Migros Ticaret, and Emmanuel Faber, former chairman & CEO of Danone.

OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INC. has named CELINA LI to its Senior Leadership Team as chief commercial officer and general manager, International & Ingredients. In this role, Li will lead Ocean Spray branded products outside of the U.S., as well as the agricultural cooperative’s business-to-business global ingredients business. She will have oversight and management for these critical business divisions to continue driving international growth and expansion for Ocean Spray.

UPSIDE FOODS, specializing in cell-cultured meat, poultry and seafood, appointed former PepsiCo Senior Vice President AMY CHEN as its first chief operating officer. With Chen on board bolstering the leadership team, UPSIDE Foods has accelerated its transformation to a commercial organization as it prepares to bring its first consumer product, UPSIDE Chicken, to market.

UNIVERSAL COMPRESSED AIR, a Pennsylvania-based provider of compressed air systems, has appointed RICK KOWEY as senior vice president & chief operating officer. Reporting to Sam Piazza Sr., president and CEO, Kowey will lead UCA’s commercial, technology and operating functions.

KAMAN DISTRIBUTION GROUP, a value-added distributor of bearings, power transmission, automation and fluid power products, has announced the appointment of C. TODD BOONE as vice president & general manager of its Automation business.

THAYER SCALE announced TODD NEWMAN is joining the company as its new vice president of Engineering and Development. Newman brings over 16 years of experience in process control and engineering.

DAIYA FOODS, announced the appointment of finance veteran MELISSA LEE to the position of chief financial officer for the company. Lee will report directly to CEO Michael Watt and will be responsible for leading the Finance and IT teams for Daiya.

TREEHOUSE FOODS INC. announced that KRISTY N. WATERMAN has joined the company as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Waterman will have responsibility for TreeHouse’s legal, compliance and ethics organization—and will also serve as corporate secretary.

CRITICAL MANUFACTURING announced that JONATHAN KARMAOU has joined the company as director of business transformation. Karmaou will establish a consulting practice centered around digital transformation and enterprise implementation strategies, and will lead the U.S. based and offshore project management teams serving Critical’s growing U.S. customer base.

Global snacks and confections maker, PROMOTION IN MOTION INC. is rebranding to PIM Brands Inc. as it continues on its long-running growth plan. The company—known for its brands including Welch’s^® Fruit Snacks, Original Gummi FunMix^®, Sour Jacks^®, Sun-Maid^® Chocolate Raisins and more—also announced it has moved its global headquarters to a state-of-the art complex in Park Ridge, N.J.

INFOR announced JOHN SOULES FOODS’ successful go-live and consolidation of its payroll and human resources systems. Working alongside Infor implementation partner BAILS, John Soules Foods has implemented key cloud-based Infor Global Human Resources applications, migrating more than 1,200 employees with facilities in multiple states. Infor’s new multi-tenant payroll solution will help provide in-house payroll processing capabilities to help manage back-end payroll processes, including employment tax filing, wage payments, wage garnishments and other value-added services.

ERIEZ is boosting its international profile with the establishment of ERIEZ-DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (Eriez-Germany), headquartered in Recklinghausen, Germany.

ANSWERROCKET announced that AMERICAN LICORICE COMPANY is leveraging its augmented analytics platform to enable streamlined data discovery and automated analysis of its syndicated market data from IRI and SPINS.

ADMIX INC. announced the launch of a new logo and corporate brand identity. These changes come at a time when the company is experiencing growth across markets and making investments in its infrastructure and R&D.

THERMO FISHER announced that its SureTect Salmonella Species PCR Assay has been granted AOAC Official Method Analysis (OMA) status.

BRENNTAG acquired US-located STORM CHASER HOLDING CORPORATION (“JM Swank”) from Platinum Equity. The company is a distributor of food ingredients and reported sales of approximately $500 million in 2020.

Swiss BÜHLER GROUP and HOSOKAWA ALPINE GROUP from Germany have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to accelerate and strengthen the production of healthier and sustainable plant protein solutions. Together, the companies will provide customers with the most efficient value chain for pulses being processed into protein ingredients.

WATSON-MARLOW FLUID TECHNOLOGY GROUP has been named winner of the Best Employer category at the 2021 BEST BUSINESS AWARDS.

FUTURE MEAT TECHNOLOGIES (Rehovot, Israel) has opened the world’s first industrial cultured meat facility. With the capability to produce 500 kilograms of cultured products per day, equivalent to 5,000 hamburgers, this facility makes scalable cell-based meat production a reality.

E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) will build a new state-of-the-art production facility and distribution center in Fort Lawn (Chester County), S.C., to support future business growth and its long-term innovation plans. The $423 million investment will create 496 new jobs over the next eight years, and is expected to be complete in October 2022.

Niagara Bottling LLC. will open a new production facility in Kansas City, Mo., next March. Niagara Bottling will initially create nearly 100 jobs and invest approximately $156 million in a 634,000-sq.-ft. facility at 11400 N. Airworld Drive near Kansas City International Airport.

Charleston Coffee Roasters, a craft coffee roasting company, plans to expand operations in North Charleston, S.C. The $2.2 million investment will create 28 new jobs and includes 21,600 sq.-ft. of added production space.

Cargill is planning a new canola processing plant in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. With construction to begin in 2022, the facility is expected to begin operations in 2024.

Kroger opened its new fulfillment center in Groveland, Fla., employing 400 people. The 375,000-sq.-ft. warehouse is automated and can fulfill thousands of orders per day.

Hill’s Pet Nutrition intends to invest more than $250 million to build a new factory in Tonganoxie, Kan., to help meet the growing demand for Hill’s pet nutrition. The new, innovative factory will feature the latest manufacturing technology and is expected to employ at least 80 people by 2025. Construction is slated to begin by year’s end with completion in 2023.

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division is investing $200 million to add two production lines for its Funyuns and tortilla chips at its Rosenberg, Texas location. The expansion, which also adds capacity, will create 160 new jobs when it is finished in 2023.

Performance Foodservice, a division of Performance Food Group and one of the largest foodservice distributors in the nation, announced plans to expand operations in Florence, S.C. The $11 million-plus investment will create 150 new jobs and should be finished by mid-year 2022.

Cold Creek Solutions has announced a new state-of-the-art 305,000-sq.-ft. cold storage facility in the heart of San Antonio’s industrial complex. This is the company’s second facility in Texas, and is expected to be ready in late 2022.

Sprouts Farmers Market opened its 135,000-sq.-ft. warehouse/distribution center in Orlando, Fla. The $9.3 million facility supports 23 stores in Florida and employs 57 people. FE