PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Dairy Field, Oct 2004

PROCESSORS

Rich Dairy Products Inc. - Francis Leverone has been promoted to vice president of marketing and sales for the Marshfield, Mass.-based company.

Sargento Foods Inc. - David Vroom has joined the Plymouth, Wis.-based company as senior vice president of innovation. Vroom will oversee all short- and long-term innovation efforts for the company's Consumer Products, Foodservice and Food Ingredients divisions.

WestFarm Foods - John Underwood has been named president and chief executive officer of the Seattle-based company.

Yarnell Ice Cream Co. - Jim Fink has been named executive vice president in charge of manufacturing, accounting and information services for all business units of the Searcy, Ark.-based company.

PROCESSOR SUPPLIERS

All About Packaging Inc. - Marya Miller has joined the Appleton, Wis.-based company as packaging sales representative for Midwest sales.

Fogg Filler Co. - David Hofferbert has been appointed director of engineering for the Holland, Mich.-based company. Hofferbert will lead the development of the company's liquid filling, capping and handling systems and technologies including the next generation of products for extended shelf-life applications.

Randolph Associates Inc. - Karen Castiello has joined the Birmingham, Ala.-based company as food safety and quality assurance consultant.

Seaga Manufacturing Inc. - Angela Olson has been promoted to marketing manager for the Freeport, Ill.-based company. Olson will organize marketing and advertising campaigns, implement Internet and online marketing strategies, and continue to manage Seaga's graphics and promotional designs.

Supreme Corp. - Douglas Thornhill has been named general manager of the Goshen, Ind.-based company's Woodburn, Ore., facility. Thornhill will have total oversight responsibilities for the manufacturing site that produces several Supreme truck bodies for retail sales in the Pacific Northwest.

R&D SUPPLIERS

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) - James Dunsdon has been named chief operating officer of the New York-based company. Dunsdon will have global responsibility for all aspects of IFF's sales, business development, regional management and operations.

Kemin Agri-Foods North America - Todd Michels has joined as key account manager responsible for selling Kemin's ZeniPro(TM) brand preservative. Sheldon Spratt has joined as key account manager for the central United States. Jeff Murphy has been promoted to commercial director of agricultural products in North America for the Des Moines, Iowa-based company.

U.S. Flavors & Fragrances Inc. - Dana Van Eden has joined the Wauconda, Ill.-based company as senior beverage scientist and Ketan Shah has joined as senior flavor chemist.

ASSOCIATIONS

Institute for Environmental Health (IEH) - Dr. Robert Reinbold has joined the Lake Forest Park, Wash.-based research and consulting organization as dairy technologist. Reinbold has joined IEH to help serve the dairy industry in the areas of microbiology, fermentations, product defect correction and process optimization.