personnel changes in the dairy industry - Page 1

Handel's Homemade names new CEO

March 20, 2024

Jennifer Schuler is a seasoned executive with extensive marketing and franchise experience.

Midwest Dairy names new CEO

March 12, 2024

Corey Scott is an accomplished dairy leader with more than 15 years of food and agriculture experience.

Midwest Dairy CEO to retire

Midwest Dairy’s board has engaged a search firm to guide the selection of the next CEO for the organization.

December 23, 2023

Molly Pelzer began her career at the checkoff organization in 1984.

International Dairy Foods Association CEO Michael Dykes

Meet the new boss

IDFA CEO lays out the challenges facing the dairy industry

Michael Dykes served as vice president of government affairs for Monsanto for the past 19 years.

January 30, 2017

At today’s Dairy Forum, new president and CEO of IDFA Michael Dykes said he will build coalitions with related parties to strengthen the dairy industry.

Briefly

Dairy industry news briefs: Milk Specialties Global buys Saputo plant; Dean Foods names new CEO

Milk Specialties’ human nutrition business unit uses an ultrafiltration process to manufacture whey and milk protein ingredients for sports nutrition.

September 14, 2016

Dean Foods said EVP and COO Ralph Scozzafava will succeed Gregg A. Tanner as CEO on Jan. 1, 2017. Milk Specialties Global acquires whey plant from Saputo in Wisconsin.

Personnel file

Wisconsin dairy group honors Ted Galloway

Fonterra's Jacqueline Chow will lead the newly created Global Consumer and Foodservice business unit.

July 6, 2016

Dairy industry professionals making the news include Ted Galloway, Jacqueline Chow, Judith Swales, Miles Hurrell, Karen Schmidt, Brandon Nelson, Barry Bradford and Crystal Wilson.

The personnel file

Dairy processing news and notes from Sargento, LaLa, California Dairies Inc. and others

David Leonhardi of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board was elected chairman of the board of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association

November 28, 2014

G.S. Gelato & Desserts is expanding its production capabilities and is building a 25,000-square-foot warehouse. Sargento Foods Inc. hired Jeremy Behler as Vice President of Strategic Analysis.

Association news

Milk, cheese, ice cream associations add new members to their boards

Rich Draper, CEO of The Ice Cream Club, was elected secretary of the International Ice Cream Association.

October 9, 2014

The International Dairy Foods Association and its three constituent organizations – the Milk Industry Foundation, the National Cheese Institute and the International Ice Cream Association named 15 new board members.

Dairy people

Hirings, promotions, retirements in the dairy processing industry

New officers for the WDPA; Fonterra makes changes; long-time Turkey Hill president retires

July 11, 2013

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association elected officers at its meeting this month.Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis., promoted Kristi Jankowski to executive vice president of Innovation.

Dairy industry people

Serac names Acyr Borges its new president; 3-A SSI honors volunteers

Serac also said Alan Bonanno is its New Business Developer and Marketing Coordinator.

June 14, 2013

Acyr Borges is the new president of Serac Inc., Carol Stream, Ill., a subsidiary of the Serac Group. Fona International announced a new hire and seven promotions.