Sean N. Walker has been named group president of the Asia and Latin America segment of General Mills, Inc., effective Feb. 1, 2019. He will succeed Christina Law, who is leaving the company at the end of February 2019.
A 29-year-veteran of General Mills, Mr. Walker most recently was senior vice-president of strategy for the company and has been responsible for transitioning the Blue Buffalo Pet Food business into General Mills. Earlier, he held positions of increasing responsibility in Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil and the Caribbean. He also worked in the United States and Canada as vice-president of finance for General Mills Canada, director of financial operations for the Betty Crocker division and vice-president of financial operations for the Meals division.
Prior to joining General Mills, Mr. Walker worked at the Hershey Co. and Nestle.
By Eric Schroeder
Source: Food Business News
Danone has appointed three deputy CEOs to “better connect categories and regions” and drive the delivery of its ‘Renew Danone’ strategy. The new appointees are Veronique Penchienati-Bosetta, Shane Grant and Juergen Esser. They will report to Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique.
PepsiCo Portugal has announced that it will invest €7.5 million to construct a new biodigester, which will turn organic waste into biogas. As well as helping its Carregado facility to achieve a 30% reduction in carbon emissions, the biodigester will also contribute to reducing gas consumption, allowing the installation to use the biogas produced during the anaerobic digestion process.
Kerry is sponsoring The Kerry Upcycled Food Foundation Fellowship in a new partnership with the Upcycled Food Foundation (UFF), the non-profit subsidiary of the Upcycled Food Association (UFA). The research fellowship is the second initiated by the UFF and will work toward advancing the understanding of the market, consumer perception and technical opportunities of upcycled food.
