Jerry Law was promoted to senior vice president of western operations for J&J Snack Foods Corp.

TMCI Holdings, Secaucus, N.J., said it hired consumer packaged goods veteran David Yale as president and CEO for its two operating subsidiaries.

Condiments and tastes may vary from city to city, but every major and minor league ballpark nationwide sells hot dogs.

Meat industry media reported that Daniel Feinberg has assumed the posts of president and CEO at Dakota Beef LLC, an organic beef processor in Howard, S.D.

Tom Finn and John Zimmerman were promoted at Rosina Food Products Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y., processor of frozen pasta,entree, meatball, sausage and pizza topping products.

Private label foods giant Ralcorp Holdings Inc., St. Louis, said frozen bakery products division President Richard Scalise will resign effective April 3 to pursue other opportunities.

Global food processing equipment supplier Marel Food Systems hf, Gardabaer, Iceland, said its board elected Theo Hoen as chief executive officer for Marel.

Latin cooking no longer is associated with heavy, high fat Tex-Mex style foods. According to a recent study, Hispanic ingredients such as the Mexican herb epazote, Yucatecan sour, Seville oranges and mild Peruvian aji amarillo chiles are now being used to flavor authentic recipes in restaurants.

Frozen vegetable giant Birds Eye Foods, Rochester, N.Y., said it hired Matthew Park as chief marketing officer.

Hot Stuff Foods, Sioux Falls, S.D., said board member Jim Ilaria has become interim CEO following the resignation last month of John Fontana, who resigned to pursue other interests.