Refrigerated and frozen juice processor Welch's, Concord, Mass., said it hired Brad Irwin as president and CEO effective February 16, 2009.

Carl Byrnes has been promoted to president at SCS Refrigerated Services LLC, an Algona, Wash.-based cold storage and logistics services provider.

Plastic tray supplier Associated Packaging Technologies, Chadds Ford, Pa., announced three hirings.

Chicken processing giant Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, said the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has approved the company's hiring of Don Jackson as president and CEO.

Bakery industry veteran Dan Scales has joined Little Lady Foods, Elk Grove Village, Ill., as chief executive officer.

Is the low-carb craze completely over? If pasta sales are any indication the answer is “yes.” Sales of pasta products (including refrigerated, frozen and dry products) rose 5 percent last year to $6.4 billion ...

Bob Evans Farms Inc. today announced a series of organizational changes in its restaurant division.

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) said Kraig Naasz will lead the McLean, Va.-based organization as president and CEO starting Feb. 1, 2009.

The Schwan Food Company, Marshall, Minn., said its board of directors elected Allan Schuman as the company's non-executive chairman of the board.

Anchor Packaging, St. Louis, announced several appointments.