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NEWS FRONT
PEOPLE
McDonald's Corp., Oak Brook, IL, named
Ralph Alvarez president and c.o.o. Mr. Alvarez previously held the position of president
McDonald's North America and president
of McDonald's USA.

also named David N. Weinstein to the
company's board of directors.

CRAY

SEABERG

NEWKIRK

King's Hawaiian, Torrance, CA, appointed
Andrew Slade western regional manager.

succeeded by Ladd M. Seaberg, who will
continue as c.e.o. The company promoted
Tim Newkirk, current c.o.o. to president,
effective Oct. 12.

Robert E. Rich Jr., Chairman of Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, NY, appointed William
G. Gisel Jr. to succeed him as president and
c.e.o. of the company. Mr. Gisel has served
as the company's c.o.o since 1999 and is a
member of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors elected Melinda
(Mindy) Rich vice-chairman. Ms. Rich
was previously executive vice-president of
innovation at Rich's.

Terry Bartsch joined Russell T. Bundy Associates,
Inc., a company that sources
and remanufactures bakery
equipment and pans, as director of sales and marketBARTSCH
ing. Mr. Bartsch has 20 years
of experience in the baking equipment field.

MGP Ingredients, Atchison, KS, announced that Cloud L. (Bud) Cray will
step down as chairman of the board of directors, effective Oct. 12. Mr. Cray will be

Interstate Bakeries Corp., Kansas City,
MO, announced the appointment of William P. Mistretta as a director of the company. Mr. Mistretta fills the vacancy left by
James Elsesser's resignation. The company

KVP, Reading, PA, hired Jon Sasala as director of operations. Mr. Sasala will manage the company's production and order
fulfillment operations.
Charles L. Ulie, a science and math teacher
for 30 years at the American Institute of
Baking, when it was located in Chicago, IL,
passed away Aug. 11. Mr. Ulie earned the
nickname "Mr. AIB" from the AIB class of
1977. After the Institute moved to Manhattan, KS, Mr. Ulie worked for American Bakeries, Lansing, MI, and, later, Entenmann's,
Totowa, NJ. Mr. Ulie was 86.
Tom Atwood, president of Ajinomoto Food
Ingredients, LLC, Maywood, IL, passed away
Aug. 17. Mr. Atwood previously worked for
Modern Maid Foods, Uniondale, NY, and
Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, IL,
where he worked with the UN World Food
Program. Mr. Atwood was 61.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
For information about workshops and technical seminars scheduled throughout the year, please
visit the sites of AACC International, aaccnet.org; American Institute of Baking, aibonline.org;
ASI Food Safety Consultants, asifood.com; Campden & Chorleywood Research Association,
campden.co.uk; Food Processors Institute, fpi-food.org; Food Products Association, fpa-food.org;
Guelph Food Technology Centre, gftc.ca; Institute of Food Technologists, ift.org; and San Francisco Baking Institute, sfbi.com.

INTERNATIONAL 2006
Confederation of Indian Industry - Nov. 911 - Food & Bev Tech 2006, Mumbai, India.
Phone (+91) 22 2493 1790; Web www.ciionline.org and www.foodbevtech.com.
Hi Europe 2006 - Nov. 14-16 - Frankfurt,
Germany. Phone (+31) 346 559 444; Web
www.fi-events.com.
AACC International, Cereals & Europe Section
- Nov. 28-29 - Chemical leavening, Leuven,
Belgium. Phone (+32) 1620 4035; Web www.
cerealsandeurope.net.
International Industrial Academy - Dec. 5-7
- 3rd International conference: quality of
grain, flour, bakery and pasta products,
Moscow, Russia. Phone (+7) 495 235 4281;
Web www.icc.or.at/06-12-moskau.pdf.

INTERNATIONAL 2007
CMP Information - April 3-5 - Ni Natural Ingredients Exhibition and Conference, Brussels,
Belgium. Phone (+31) 346 559406; Web www.
ni-events.com.
IMR International - April 22-24 - International hydrocolloids conference, Lisbon,
Portugal. Phone (858) 451-6080; Web www.
hydrocolloid.com.

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Russian Guild of Bakers and Confectioners -
April 22-28 - World bakery forum, Moscow,
Russia. Phone (+7) 95 181-99-04; Web www.
breadbusiness.ru.

NORTH AMERICA
NOVEMBER 2006
Snack Food Association (SFA) - Nov. 7-9 -
Management workshop, Baltimore, MD. Phone
(703) 836-4500 and (800) 628-1334; Web www.
sfa.org.
SFA - Nov. 10-11 - Pretzel and baked snack
seminar, Baltimore, MD.
Private Label Manufacturers Association
- Nov. 12-14 - Private label trade show,
Chicago, IL. Phone (212) 972-3131; Web www.
plma.org.

DECEMBER 2006
International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE)
- Dec. 19 - IBIE 2007 exhibitors' pre-show
meeting, Orlando, FL. Phone (312) 644-6610;
Web www.ibie2007.com.

MARCH 2007
BEMA - March 2-4 - Winter summit, Chicago,
IL. Phone (913) 338-1300; Web www.bema.org.

American Society of Baking - March 4-7
- Annual technical conference, Chicago, IL.
Phone (866) 920-9885 and (707) 935-0103;
Web www.asbe.org.
Reed Exhibitions - March 5-7 - International restaurant and food service show of New
York, New York, NY. Phone (203) 840-5911; Web
www.thefoodshows.com.
SFA - March 7-10 - Chip seminar, Mesa, AZ.
American Bakers Association - March 18-21
- Annual convention, Palm Springs, CA. Phone
(202) 789-0300; Web www.americanbakers.org.
SFA - March 18-23 - Snack food short course,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
SFA - March 24-27 - Snaxpo 2007, Hollywood, FL.
SIAL Montreal - March 28-30 - International
food exhibition, Montreal, QB. Phone (514) 2899669; Web www.sialmontreal.com.

MAY 2007
AACC International - May 16-18 - Milling &
Baking Division spring technical conference,
Las Vegas, NV. Phone (651) 454-7250; Web
www.aaccnet.org.

JUNE 2007
International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association
- June 3-5 - Dairy-Deli-Bake 2007 seminar
and expo, Anaheim, CA. Phone (608) 238-7908;
Web www.iddanet.org.
Sosland Publishing - June 10-12 - Annual
purchasing seminar, Kansas City, MO. Phone
(815) 756-1000; Web www.bakingbusiness.com.
BEMA - June 21-26 - Annual meeting, San
Diego, CA. Phone (913) 338-1300; Web www.
bema.org.

http://www.aaccnet.org http://www.aibonline.org http://www.asifood.com http://www.asbe.org http://campden.co.uk http://www.fpi-food.org http://www.fpa-food.org http://www.gftc.ca http://www.ift.org http://www.sfbi.com http://www.thefoodshows.com http://www.breadbusiness.ru http://www.americanbakers.org http://www.ciion http://www.line.org http://www.foodbevtech.com http://www.fi http://www.events.com http://www.sialmontreal.com http://www.sfa.org http://www.cerealsandeurope.net http://www.aaccnet.org http://www.icc.or.at/06-12-moskau.pdf http://www.plma.org http://www.iddanet.org http://www.ni-events.com http://www.ibie2007.com http://www.bakingbusiness.com http://www.hydrocolloid.com http://www.bema.org http://www.bema.org

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