The Federation of Bakers (FOB) has appointed a new chief executive, Andrew Pyne, who took over from Gordon Polson starting April 12.
Construction work started on Schubert’s largest facility investment to date at EUR 38 million: a new final assembly hall with an office wing will be completed by June 2023, according to the company.
AMF Bakery Systems announced it unified its family of brands to highlight its equipment portfolio. The new brand architecture reflects AMF’s commitment to improvement and specialization, the company announced.
Jason Tingley was promoted as the president of American Pan and Chicago Metallic USA-based businesses, Gilbert Bundy, CEO of Bundy Baking Solutions, announced. In addition to his new role, Tingley will also have an advisory role for all Bundy Baking Solutions global pan operations.
Reading Bakery Systems (RBS) announced that John Eshelman, director of pretzel & snack equipment sales, retired on March 31 after 30 years with the company.
Mondelēz International announced the appointment of Jay Cooper as President of its Northern Europe division. He will be responsible for Mondelēz International’s businesses in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
Lesaffre presented its new book entitled ‘Fermentation’ at Sirha Europain, published by Flammarion and produced in partnership with the Institut Paul Bocuse.
Burton’s Biscuits and Fox’s Biscuits announced they are uniting to form a new biscuits company in the UK, Fox’s Burton’s Companies (FBC) UK led by CEO Simon Browne.
