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Herr Foods, Inc., Nottingham, PA, promoted Fran J.
Dolan to vice-president of
marketing. Mr. Dolan has
been with the company for
more than 19 years.
DOLAN
Harold Blank, senior vicepresident of manufacturing, will retire Aug.
31 after serving Herr Foods for 49 years.
The Bread Bakers Guild
of America, Sonoma, CA,
elected Melina KelsonPodolsky, a baking and
pastry instructor at Kendall
College in Chicago, IL, to
PODOLSKY
the board of directors. Ms.
Kelson-Podolsky has been a member of the
guild since 2003.
J&J Snack Foods, Pennsauken, NJ, promoted Jerry Law to senior vice-president of
Western operations. Mr. Law will continue
to head all company operations and supply
channels west of Missouri.

the flour division at King Arthur Flour
Co., chairman of WGC. Mr. Bittel will fill
the role previously held by Bob Brown of
Frito-Lay until April 21, at which point he
will seek formal election to a 2-year term
as chairman.
Ocean Spray promoted Christina Khoo,
PhD, manager of research sciences. Dr.
Khoo, formerly a principal scientist with
the company, will lead research in the
health benefits of the cranberry, providing
scientific support for product innovation
with cranberries around the world.
Reimelt, Odessa, FL, hired
Charles Cherry as regional
manager, Midwest and
Canada.

The Inventure Group, Phoenix, AZ,
appointed Alex Rembert, former director of
operations for the Pacific Northwest at FritoLay, Inc., as vice-president of operations.

Barry Callebaut, Chicago,
IL, added executive pastry
chef Richard Cusick to its
team of technical advisers
at its US chocolate academy
in Chicago. Mr. Cusick is
a graduate of the Culinary
CUSICK
Institute of America and is
an American Culinary Federation-certified
executive pastry chef.

Whole Grains Council (WGC),
Boston, MA, named Michael Bittel, senior
vice-president and general manager of

Land O'Lakes Ingredient Solutions, Minneapolis, MN, named David Cantrell key
accounts manager, Midwest. Mr. Cantrell

CHERRY

will be responsible for sales and technical
support of dairy-based ingredients.
Kamut International, Great Falls, MT,
promoted Trevor Blyth to c.e.o. Mr. Blyth
was formerly regional director covering
North America, Australia and Asia.
The Flavor Division of Takasago International Corp., Rockleigh, NJ, appointed
Theresa Doyle senior food technologist.
Ms. Doyle is involved in product
development and flavor applications.
Kalsec, Kalamazoo, MI, named Gary
Augustine director of product management
for the natural antioxidants product line.
Clextral, Inc., Tampa, FL, promoted AnneSophie Le Corre, former process manager,
to head of new product development at
Clextral, a division of Legris Industries
Group. Ms. Le Corre will be responsible
for coordinating and managing the R&D
programs on new product development
for the company's research facilities in
Firminy, France, and Tampa, FL.
Navistar International Corp., Union City,
IN, named David Tarrant, c.e.o. of Workhorse Custom Chassis, as vice-president
and general manager of light-duty vehicles
and joint ventures for Navistar, the parent
company of Workhorse.

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