Welcome to Dairy Foods’ inaugural Ingredients Issue. Although we cover ingredients extensively throughout the year, our staff felt it was a great time to devote a significant portion of our magazine to ingredients.

Olivier Roques is CEO and a new member of its executive Board of directors at BENEO GmbH, effective from June 1. With an engineering degree in agronomics and a master’s degree in business administration, Roques brings more than three decades of experience within the international ingredients industry to this new role.

The 125-year-old company introduced a new logo and a redesigned website.

The company opened its advanced distribution and fulfillment center in Jerome in January, relocating operations from its former Twin Falls, Idaho, location. 

The new site will be located in the "Food Valley" of the country, an area that is home to many food multi-nationals and a growing number of start-ups.

This rebrand does not apply to Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials (FPM) in the USA, which is owned by Coperion.

New York-based IFF launched a new dairy processing system, CHOOZIT VINTAGE for the U.S. and Canadian markets. The cheese culture is designed to help cheddar cheese manufacturers overcome undesirable flavor development during aging to streamline cheesemaking processes.

John Galyen, president of Danfoss North America in Ames, Iowa, since 2011, announced his retirement from Danfoss later this summer. Rick Sporrer, vice president of sales, America for Danfoss Power Solutions, was named to succeed Galyen, the company said.

Flavorchem, a Downers Grove, Ill.-based flavor and ingredient supplier, said it is continuing its commitment to customer collaboration and innovation with a new state-of the-art pilot plant at the company’s Downers Grove campus.

A Greener World (AGW) announced that Hart Dairy, a Waynesboro, Ga.-based processor of grass-fed whole, reduced-fat and chocolate milk, is now Certified Animal Welfare Approved.