Fresh pork and packaged meats giant Smithfield Foods Inc., Smithfield, Va., said it promoted George Richter to president and chief operating officer for the company's pork group, effective on April

Key Technology Inc., a Walla Walla, Wash., supplier of optical sorting, inspection and food processing equipment, said it promoted David Johnsen to product marketing manager for processing systems. Johnsen is

Archer Daniels Midland Company’s (ADM) anounced that Robert Hobson has been named general manager for its North American Packaged Oils group. ADM said he will relocate to the company’s corporate

HORMEL FOODS CORP., Austin, Minn., said it expects by November 2009 to build a $89 million plant in Dubuque, Iowa, to process shelf-stable microwaveable meals.