The Kraft Heinz Co.'s senior leadership team marks another major milestone in the soon-to-be-completed merger with a new leadership team.

At the conclusion of the Refrigerated Foods Association's annual conference and tabletop display, Steve Loehndorf, president of Reser’s Fine Foods, was named the new president of RFA.

H.J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Northfield, Ill., entered into a definitive merger agreement to create The Kraft Heinz Co., what is said to be the third largest food and beverage company in North America.

H.J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., announced plans to sell its frozen ready meals site in Dundalk, Ireland, to The Authentic Food Co., UK.

H.J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, celebrated six decades of producing Ore-Ida Tater Tots with the release of new packaging.

Ruiz Food Products, Inc., Dinuba, Calif., acquired a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Florence, S.C., that when completed in 2015, will manufacture a variety of products under its nationally distributed El Monterey and Tornados brands.

Bob Estes was named chief information officer for Ready Pac Foods, responsible for leading all information systems and technology and transforming information accessibility and system integration.

H.J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, announced plans to expand its Masillon, Ohio, frozen food production facility.

Paul Bulcke, chief executive officer of Nestlé S.A., and Dick Boer, chief executive officer of Royal Ahold, were elected co-chairs, replacing Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Co., and Gareth Ackerman, chairman of Pick ‘n Pay Holdings Ltd.