Organic and natural deli meat processor Applegate Farms, Bridgewater, N.J., said it hired 25-year-plus industry veteran Eric Miller as vice president of sales.

Brian Demos will serve as senior manager for research and development and technical services at Little Lady Foods.

Club store retailer Sam’s Club, Bentonville, Ark., named Linda Hefner to executive vice president of merchandising and replenishment.

ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., said it recognized several of its internal groups and operations for  sustainable business practices, waste elimination and resource conservation.

Chicago-based Alcan Packaging promoted Frank Kitchel to vice president of marketing, Meat & Dairy for its Alcan Packaging Food Americas business.

Frozen pizza and hand-held entree processor Little Lady Foods, Elk Grove Village, Ill., said it hired industry veteran Brian Demos to lead Little Lady's R&D and technical services departments.

Global food processing equipment supplier JBT FoodTech, Sandusky, Ohio, promoted Chad Goecke to business planner-market services.

Frozen Asian entree processor Kahiki Foods Inc., Gahanna, Ohio, hired 27-year veteran Don Blumenthal as foodservice division vice president.

POWER Engineers Inc., Hailey, Idaho, hired Nathan Flood as a senior refrigeration specialist with the design-build firm's Facilities team.

The Chicago Tribune reported the recent death of Timothy Harris, 53, the CEO of specialty baker Nonni's Food Co. and a 25-year plus food industry veteran.