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Seeking to further accelerate innovation as consumer snacking continues to rise, Hostess Brands announced it has appointed Tina Lambert to the role of vice president of growth and innovation.

IRI has announced the launch of IRI Integrated Fresh, a new solution that tracks sales of random-weight as well as traditional UPC items that can be shared across the industry with retailers and manufacturers to give a more holistic view of the store.

The Fresh Market, Inc., a specialty grocer, has appointed David Cummings as director of bakery.

Stäubli is starting the new year with a new chief executive officer. Gerald Vogt, previously responsible for the global business of the Robotics Division, will take over as CEO from Rolf Strebel on January 1, 2021.

The Kroger Co. has announced the top 10 trending foods of 2020, as well as its food trend predictions for 2021.

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO), producer of Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Tastykake, and other bakery foods, has announced that Heeth Varnedoe, senior vice president of DSD Regions/Sales, has been promoted to chief transformation officer (CTO), a newly created role at the company, effective January 4, 2021.

Matthew Kelley has been appointed as regional sales director for Dorner. In this newly created position, Kelley will lead a team of Dorner regional managers to grow the company’s industrial and sanitary conveyor business.

Newell Brands, the maker of Ball home canning products, has announced the launch of the Made For More Small Business Fund.

Wellness Natural, Inc., a newly-created natural plant-based natural foods company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with operations in both U.S. and Canada, is pleased to announce their new corporate strategy following the acquisition of SimplyProtein to continue to propel the nutrition-based snack brand in the U.S. and Canada.