Personnel - Alissa Marrapodi

PureCircle Adds Five Personnel

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:22:27 PDT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J.—PureCircle, a leading developer, producer and marketer of high-purity Rebaudioside A (Reb A), added five key personnel to its U.S. operations: Sidd Purkayastha, Ph.D., technical director; Jason Hecker, director of marketing; Mike Wolff, sales director; Jacqueline Armstrong, sales director East Coast; and Mauricio Bacigaluppo, sales director Latin America. All of the new hires have extensive backgrounds in the ...

National Enzyme’s Internal Promotions

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:17:27 PDT

FORSYTH, Mo.—National Enzyme Co. promoted Harold Fox to director of sales and promoted Kevin Hampton to director of manufacturing. Fox will continue his leadership of the domestic and international sales departments and Hampton will oversee all manufacturing operations.

Rob Cavenah Joins ZMC-USA Management Team

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:26:22 PDT

The Woodlands, Texas—ZMC-USA hired Robert Cavenah as business development manager; he has worked in the industry for 19 years, including 14 years as a member of the Leiner executive team. Cavenah will report to Sander Krupski, national sales manager.

Rob Hollnagel, Jr. Promoted to Sales Manager

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:39:56 PDT

Main Street Ingredients, a leading manufacturer of food ingredients promoted Rob Hollnagel, Jr., to sales manager, contract manufacturing group. Hollnagel has played a key role in growing the sales of food ingredients and most recently, private-label nutritional beverages. In addition, Main Street is excited to revise the structure of the sales group. Homewood now leads the ingredient distribution group, the ...

Alexandra Teleki Wins First Prize

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:35:09 PDT

Swiss researcher Alexandra Teleki won the first prize in the DSM Science & Technology Awards (South) 2009. An international judging committee, chaired by Dr. Manfred Eggersdorfer, R&D director at DSM Nutritional Products, selected Alexandra Teleki, who obtained her doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich, Switzerland, for her Ph.D. in research on the production and application of ...

NOW Foods Founder Finalist in Entrepreneur Award

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:34:59 PDT

BLOOMINGDALE, Ill.—NOW Foods founder Elwood Richard is one of 31 finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the U.S. Midwest, which honors entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hard work and perseverance have created and sustained successful, growing business ventures. “We are very pleased that our founder has been recognized as one of the premier entrepreneurs in the ...

Julia Sabin Reelected as OTA’s President

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:58:10 PDT

GREENFIELD, Mass.—Julia Sabin of Smucker Natural Foods Inc. was reelected by the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) Board of Directors to continue as its president for the coming year.