This year’s focus is on technologies that can help advance the company's innovation agenda, including supply chain and agricultural resilience, consumer wellness priorities, and more.
Most recently, the new hire served as CEO of Shearer's Foods, a private‑label and contract manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers in North America.
The program's intention is to provide consumers with more useful information about the ingredients and processing of baked goods, snacks, and other foods.
With nut‑based ingredients among the fastest‑growing categories in bakery, the expansion will help manufacturers respond more quickly to emerging consumer trends, such as Dubai‑style chocolate.
The acquired company is a U.S. manufacturer of private label take-and-bake pizzas, flatbreads, strombolis, and calzones, among other product offerings.
The scholarships are courtesy of the org's Feeding Tomorrow Fund, which encourages, promotes, and rewards the excellence of students pursuing careers in the science of food.
Throughout her tenure, she has consistently demonstrated strong strategic insight, operational excellence, and a collaborative leadership style, the org says.