Check out this week's recap of personnel changes within the cold food industry.

PMMI, Koelnmesse and the International Dairy Foods Association joined forces to launch ProFood Tech, a new event that will focus on processing and production technologies serving the food and beverage industry.

The International Association for Cold Storage Construction elected new officers for 3-year terms.

ConAgra Foods' chief executive officer, Gary Rodkin, announced his intent to retire at the end of the company’s fiscal year in May 2015.

Veteran wholesale executive Matthew Saunders was named president and CEO of Associated Wholesalers, Inc., taking over for J. Christopher Michael, who is retiring after 41 years of service.

Cary Frye, vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs of the International Dairy Foods Association, was elected chairman of the U.S. National Committee of the International Dairy Federation.

Tom Lavan was named the new president of AdvancePierre Foods' retail division.

The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association, Madison, Wis.; the International Dairy Foods Association, Washington, D.C.; and GS1 US, Lawrenceville, N.J., implemented a new guideline for leveraging GS1 global standards for traceability processes in the dairy, deli and bakery supply chain.