Ben Waldron is the new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Greggs. Effective October 27, he becomes Chief Financial Officer-designate and an Executive Director. He will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer from January 1, 2027.
HEUFT Thermo-Oel GmbH & Co. appointed Mathias Klotz as Technical Managing Director as it targets future growth. Georg Rosenbach, Managing Director, welcomes the new technology MD.
Lantmännen Unibake Germany appoints new managing director: Andreas Schulz will become the new MD of Lantmännen Unibake Germany in June. He succeeds Henrik Frøkjær, who is taking on a new leadership role within the Lantmännen Group.
Edouard Gestat was appointed the Baking Marketing Director for Baking with Lesaffre. Gestat takes over Thomas Lesaffre’s role, who was nominated as Fermentis General Manager.
Bridor announced the appointment of a new CEO in France, Grégoire Guillemin. The supplier of frozen French specialties welcomes a leader with over 25 years of experience in the agri-food and foodservice industries.
The Middleby Corporation announced that Mark Salman, currently President of the Middleby Food Processing Group (FPG), will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Food Processing business when it becomes an independent public company in the second quarter of 2026.
Barry Callebaut appointed Hein Schumacher as new CEO, effective January 26, 2026, succeeding Peter Feld, who is departing Barry Callebaut to pursue other career opportunities. Field will support the transition process, with a focus on transferring his knowledge of the BC Next Level transformation program.
Dawn Foods hired Kristi Kangas as Senior Vice President of North America Manufacturing Operations, reporting to John Schmitz, Chief Operating Officer.
Samuel Schär started the year with a new role, as CEO of Bühler. He succeeds Stefan Scheiber, who is being proposed as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Panera Brands Inc. announced that José Cil has been appointed chairman of its Board of Directors. Cil succeeds Patrick Grismer, who served as independent Board Chair since June 2024 and was recently nominated to serve on the Board of Krispy Kreme.
Mondelēz International appointed Norberto Chaclin as Executive Vice President and Chief Research & Development Officer. He reports directly to Chair and CEO Dirk Van de Put.
David Murray will transition to the newly created position of Global Chief Commercial Officer. Mete Buyurgan will become the new Managing Director of pladis across Britain and Ireland.
