ICONICS INC., a group company of Mitsubishi Electric Corp., has announced the appointment of EDWARD HILL as the company’s new president and CEO. Hill replaces Yuji Ichioka, who served as the interim president and CEO following the November 2020 retirement of the company’s founder, Russ Agrusa.

CRB appointed ALAN JONES as its new vice president of business development. Jones—who has deep experience in establishing long-term client relationships across design, construction, manufacturing and other industries —will report to Lance Nordbak, CRB’s chief operating officer for North America Operations. The appointment marks Jones’ homecoming at CRB, where he served from 2003-2010 as director of business development.

SEEPEX welcomed BEN WELLS to the Sales Team as the territory manager for the West region. He is a seasoned West Coast sales professional, and his knowledge and experience in pump technology and control systems makes him a great addition to the team. Wells will be supporting the SEEPEX West region consisting of California, Hawaii, Nevada and Arizona.

INTERROLL CONVEYOR GMBH in Mosback, Germany, appointed Markus Wolf as managing director. Most recently Wolf was the chief operating officer of a mid-sized company for driving shafts managing its seven production and assembly sites located in Germany.

READING BAKERY SYSTEMS announced the hiring of DANIEL GARRISON as project manager for the parts department. He will oversee all project level orders and serve as customer liaison and supervisor on retrofit, upgrade and design projects.

DANFOSS has appointed VIKAS ANAND as vice president of sales in North America for its recently formed Climate Solutions business segment. Anand previously led the Danfoss Cooling business in Asia Pacific and India, where he focused on growing the business in areas related to infrastructure, energy efficiency and climate change.

AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING appointed DAN MURPHY as its vice president of North America Operations. He will be responsible for driving ARP’s North American safety agenda, promoting operational excellence, increasing supply chain capability and expanding the company’s production capacity. The company also appointed RODRIGO LECOT as vice president and general manager of Latin America.

AWT LABELS & PACKAGING’S Board of Directors announced BRUCE HANSON has joined the company as CEO. During his 25-year career, Hanson has held numerous strategic leadership roles at RR Donnelley, most recently as president of the Labels and Forms Business Unit.

MIURA BOILERS has promoted PAUL O’DONNELL to the position of executive vice president, and ARNE IRWIN to vice president strategy. Miura also hired ANDY MILLER as its vice president maintenance operations.

WRIGHTS FOOD GROUP has appointed two new senior members of the team with a combined 40 years of specialist industry expertise as it continues its growth trajectory into 2021. Health, Safety and Environment Compliance Manager PAUL STRANGWOOD and Head of Purchasing LEE CRANK have joined the Crewe-based food manufacturer.

SHICK ESTEVE has acquired W.D. LARAMORE MANUFACTURING, a provider of flour reclaim systems for more than two decades. The acquisition of Laramore allows Shick Esteve to strengthen its position as a complete ingredient automation provider to its customers.

BUSCH VACUUM SOLUTIONS was among the nominees for the Rudolf Diesel Medal 2021. The medal has been awarded every year since 1953 and is based on the innovative and inventive lifetime achievement of the engineer Rudolf Diesel. This year, Busch Vacuum Solutions was nominated in the “Most Successful Innovation Achievement” category.

VAN METER INC., a 50% partner in Werner Ventures LLC, the legal entity that owns Minnesota-based Werner Electric, announced its intent to make a stock purchase of the remaining business from MACDONALD VENTURES.

TYSON FOODS INC. is selling its successful pet treats business to GENERAL MILLS INC. for approximately $1.2 billion. The sale of the business is expected to be completed by the end of the company’s 2021 fiscal year. It includes the Nudges^®, True Chews^® and Top Chews^® brands, as well as a production facility in Independence, Iowa. Tyson Foods will continue to provide meat ingredients for the pet treats business after General Mills assumes ownership.

STELLAR, a fully integrated firm focused on design, engineering, construction, refrigeration and mechanical services worldwide, received a 2020 National Safety Excellence Award from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The company was recognized with a Pinnacle award, the highest of three categories, placing Stellar among a select group of ABC contractor members whose achievements in the field of construction safety are considered exceptional.

ARYZTA NORTH AMERICA has changed its name to ASPIRE BAKERIES. Aspire Bakeries, which was acquired by private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg earlier this year, is continuing to focus on growth and innovation across its three core brands: La Brea Bakery, Otis Spunkmeyer and Oakrun Farm Bakery.

SIEMENS announced the completion of a 52,000-sq.-ft. facility expansion in Spartanburg County, Ga. The $36 million investment has helped support the creation of more than 180 new jobs.

DURAVANT LLC—a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors—completed its acquisition of FOODMATE, a global manufacturer of poultry processing equipment dual-headquartered in Ball Ground, Ga., and Numansdorp, the Netherlands.

APEEL acquired IMPACTVISION for an undisclosed amount. ImpactVision’s hyperspectral imaging technology is soon to be integrated into Apeel application systems at supplier locations around the world, adding a new layer of insights to help fresh food suppliers and retailers further reduce food waste.

ALLIED ELECTRONICS & AUTOMATION added supplier KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL with more than 100 new products to its facilities cleaning and maintenance inventory.

Cuisine Solutions announced the opening of its new $200 million, 315,000-sq.-ft. production facility in San Antonio, Texas. The facility is expected to add 300 jobs to the company’s existing facility, and won Food Engineering’s 2021 Sustainable Plant of the Year.

Swift Prepared Foods celebrated the grand opening of its new $68 million plant in Moberly, Mo. The new facility will produce RTE, fully cooked bacon, and create nearly 200 jobs.

Cold Creek Solutions announced a new state-of-the-art, 374,560-sq.-ft. cold storage facility in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, logistics market. The company has already leased nearly half of its facility to Southwest Warehouse Services.

RLS Logistics, a third-generation provider of cold chain solutions, through its affiliate RLS Partners, announced its new warehouse partner, RLS Complete, is set to open its 83,000-sq.-ft. facility Q1 of 2022 in Sturbridge, Mass. Tippmann Innovation will be leading the facility construction.

Monogram Foods started construction on a new 135,000-sq.-ft. production facility in Haverhill, Mass. This is Monogram’s third Massachusetts location and will feature 109,000 sq. ft. of multi-temperature warehouse space plus a 26,000-square-foot sandwich assembly area. The facility is expected to be completed by mid-2022.

Hillmar Cheese Company plans to build a $460 million production facility in Dodge City, Kan. The new facility will create 247 full-time jobs.

Saputo Dairy USA will expand its Las Cruces, New Mexico facility by investing $30 million and creating 150 new jobs.

The F.X. Matt (Saranac) Brewing Company completed its three-year, $35 million expansion project. The 133-year-old brewery makes hard seltzer, wine, soft drinks and more.

Diamond Pet Food (Ripon, Calif.) received an OK from the local government to add a fourth production line within its existing building, expanding production from 780 tons of kibble per day to 1,040 tons per day.

House Foods America plans to build a tofu production plant in Louisville, Ky., which will create more than 100 jobs. Work is expected to begin in 2022 and be completed by 2025. FE