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Members of the International Association for Food Protection elected
Katherine M. J. Swanson to the Executive Board as Secretary. Dr. Swanson will take office at the
conclusion of IAFP 2009
in Grapevine, Texas, and
will fulfill a five-year commitment to the Associa-
tion serving as President
Swanson
in 2012–2013.
Vigilos, Inc. has announced that
former Starbucks Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply
Chain Operations Rich Soderberg
has joined Vigilos as a
food processing industry
advisor. He has held significant leadership roles in
Fortune 500 companies in
Soderberg
supply chain operations,
manufacturing, distribution, information technology, mergers and acquisitions and business development.
The Board of Governors for GS1 US, Inc. has
elected Robert W. Carpenter as the not-for-profit organization’s new
chief executive officer.
Carpenter
GS1 US, one of 108 country-based
affiliates of GS1, a global standards
organization, helps businesses adopt
and implement standards-based,
global supply-chain solutions.
Mettler-Toledo Hi-Speed has appointed Bob Urban as operations
manager. Urban, an operations man-
agement professional, will
oversee operations engineering, materials and
production functions.
Throughout his career in
Urban
manufacturing leadership,
Urban has focused on quality, lean
manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
Microbia, Inc. has announced that
Mike Doyle has joined the
company as senior vice
president and general
manager of nutrition ingredients. Doyle is the former
director of BASF’s nutri-
Doyle
tion health business and will lead Microbia’s food ingredients business initiatives.
S+S Inspection has appointed
Doug Pedersen as sales manager-in-spection systems for Canada, the U.S.
and Mexico. With over 25
years experience, Pedersen is well known in the
food industry, having held
senior sales positions in a
number of leading Cana-
Pedersen
dian and U.S. food machinery corporations.
Moving on from his position as
President and CEO of Sam’s Wines &
Spirits, a Chicago-based national re-
tailer of wines, spirits,
beers and related accessories, Brian Rosen is
now the President and
COO of Food for Thought
Rosen Enterprises, a provider of
food service offerings including fine
catering, contract dining management
and event planning. Rosen brings an
extensive background in food and
beverage, retail, business development, marketing and leadership to this
position.
BizTracks
FoodLogiQ and rtech laboratories Form Partnership
FoodLogiQ, a provider of On Demand traceability and food safety software, and
rtech laboratories, a comprehensive food testing laboratory and research facility, have
partnered to integrate rtech’s 20 years of excellence in lab testing services into FoodLogiQ’s traceability and food safety software.
Foodservice Packaging Companies Merge
Wilkinson Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of foodservice containers, has merged
with Dispoz-o Products, Inc., a producer of premium disposable plastic cutlery, drinking straws, and meal and dietary kits. The announcement
was made by privately-held Mid Oaks Investments LLC. The
company has invested in the food packaging industry for almost 20 years and has
owned Wilkinson since 2004. Mid Oaks purchased Dispoz-o for an
undisclosed amount. Going forward, the new company will serve the
foodservice/restaurant, grocery, food processing, educational, institutional and health-
care markets through one million square feet of manufacturing and distribution space
located in Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas and California.
MicroBioLogics, Inc. and NCIMB, Ltd. Announce Additional Partnership
MicroBioLogics, Inc. and NCIMB Ltd. of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK have announced a further expansion of their business relationship in the supply of microbiology products across the globe. The companies recently joined forces to provide
authentic NCIMB-derived reference strains through the MicroBioLogics® License
and Supply Program.
Online & Of Note
www.1sync.org/home.html
1SYNC has developed an online
tool to improve data integrity in supply chains. This solution allows
users at every level of the supply
chain, including retailers, suppliers,
private-label manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, brokers and co-ops, to exchange accurate,
consistent item information for the
same product brands, safely and
securely, through the Global Data
Synchronization Network® (GDSN).
To demonstrate the solution’s value,
68 different Global Trade Item Numbers® from multiple suppliers were
tested. This tool not only
flagged and stopped errors
before they went into the
GDSN, it also caught and
flagged errors on items
that already existed in
the GDSN.
