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King's Hawaiian sues Aldi over packaging
King's Hawaiian Holding Co., Inc., has filed a lawsuit against Aldi, Inc. alleging
the latter of trade dress infringement. The Torrance, CA-based baking company is seeking injunctive relief and damages as part of a lawsuit filed October
in the US District Court Northern District of Georgia Gainesville Division.
In its lawsuit, King's Hawaiian has accused Aldi of selling sweet
rolls "that intentionally and willfully employ product packaging that
is confusingly similar to the distinctive packaging trade dress that
King's Hawaiian uses in connection with its King's Hawaiian Original
Hawaiian Sweet Rolls."
King's Hawaiian said the conduct is likely to cause consumers to be
confused, deceived or mistaken into believing that there is a connection
between King's Hawaiian and Aldi. The company also indicated there
likely is to be a dilution in the strength of King's Hawaiian's packaging
as a result of Aldi's actions.
King's Hawaiian noted in the lawsuit that it has gone to great effort
to preserve its image and identity, going so far as to develop distinctive
packaging for use with its King's Hawaiian original sweet dinner rolls.
The company said it has used the packaging since the early 1980s.

People
Dan Morgan, the current chairman of the Snack Food Association, was named
president and chief sales officer of BFY Holdings LLC, New York. The company also hired Laura Kuykendall as vice-president of marketing and Gunther
Brinkman as vice-president of business development for Ideal Snacks.
Bays Corp., Chicago, hired Brighette Anderson as technical services director.
Beneo, Morris Plains, NJ, named Ginger Schilling regional sales manager
for the Midwestern region.
Linde LLC, Murray Hill, NJ, appointed Ryan Wall to the position of application sales engineer for the food and beverage markets in Texas.
The Long Co., Elmhurst, IL, named Mike Maurine as president. He will
replace Bill Zimmerman, who retired at the end of September.
Manildra Group USA, Shawnee Mission, KS, hired Brook Carson as
vice-president of product development and marketing.
Clodualdo "Ody" Maningat was named vice-president of ingredients
research & development and chief science officer for MGP Ingredients,
Atchison, KS. Steve Glaser was named the company's vice-president of
production and engineering.

The maker of Jenny Lee natural, thaw-and-sell
cinnamon swirl bread, 5 Generation Bakers,
has purchased a new headquarters building in
McKees Rocks, PA, a suburb close to Pittsburgh.
The 21,000-sq-ft building is located on a former
supermarket site, just a few miles from 5GB's
current bakery.
Foodservice distributor Sysco Corp. named
Alpha Baking Co., Chicago, as its Supplier
of the Year. Alpha Baking also received top
honors as a Gold Award winner in the Bakery
and Convenience category. The annual Sysco
Supplier Excellence Awards is a program that
recognizes partners who best meet the company's exacting standards.
Donkey Brands, a Carl Stream, IL, maker of flour
tortilla chips, has doubled production volumes
by installing a new production line, provided by
FOODesign, a tna company based in Australia.
Toronto-based Dr. Oetker, which acquired the
McCain line of frozen pizzas in 2014, is rebranding the line as Giuseppe Pizzeria. The Giuseppe
Pizzeria line will comprise the pizzas formerly
known as McCain Rising Crust Pizza, McCain
Thin Crust Pizza and McCain Multigrain Thin
Crust Pizza. Dr. Oetker also said the company is
rebranding McCain Ultra-Thin Crust Pizzas as
Dr. Oetker Ristorante Ultra-Thin.
Skally's Old World Bakery, a family-owned
bagel and pita bread bakery in Cincinnati plans
to invest $40 million to build a production facility in West Harrison, IN, that will house a bread
production line serving customers in 40 states
across the country. The company plans to begin
construction in March 2016.
Voortman Cookies, a Canadian manufacturer
of cookies and wafers sold under the Voortman
brand, has been acquired by Swander Pace
Capital, New York.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has opened its
new information technology and support center
in Erlanger, KY, on the same campus as ADM's
Wild Flavors offices. About 70 employees and
contractors are based in the center now, but that
number eventually will expand to 200.

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