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CVS Pharmacy announced the launch of a new Snack and Vote campaign, giving customers across the country a chance to make their voices heard and help select a new, permanent addition to the assortment of popular cashew flavors offered by the company’s exclusive Gold Emblem food and snack brand.

Mamma Chia announced the addition of four executive team members: Ken Vargha, executive vice president of sales and marketing; Lance Dermeik, vice president of operations; Steve Polzin, director of sales; and Brenda Quesada, director of R&D & technical services.

Nearly 500 representatives of the global chocolate and cocoa sector, including farmers, gathered in Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading producer of cocoa, to address critical sustainability issues confronting the crop, which is the main source of income for millions of people across West Africa and in large parts of Latin America and Southeast Asia.

The Grain Foods Foundation announced the appointment of Dyan Hes, MD, to its Scientific Advisory Board.

The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) and Nielsen Fresh announce the release of original research that provides retailers with ideas and strategies for boosting bakery bread sales.

The 2016 International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE)—the most comprehensive event in the Western Hemisphere for the grain-based food industry—recently wrapped up its largest show ever at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The Kraft Heinz Company announced the election of Feroz Dewan to its Board of Directors.

The Original Cakerie, a leading manufacturer of high-quality frozen desserts for retail and foodservice customers across North America, announced that it has named Paul J. Lapadat as Chief Executive Officer of a new holding company established to accelerate growth.

Utz Quality Foods, LLC and Metropoulos & Co. have formed a strategic partnership, with Metropoulos & Co. making a significant investment in the 95-year-old company.

The Foundation of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FFPSA) today announced that it has made a donation in the amount of $5,000 to the non-profit organization, Bake for Life during meetings at the 2016 International Baking Industry Exposition in Las Vegas.