Henningsen Cold Storage Co. recently announced promotions and new hires. Eric Mauss was promoted to the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer. Mauss is a CPA and has been with the company for 8 years and most recently held the position of controller. Paul Henningsen was promoted to Vice President, Corporate Development and Engineering. Henningsen joined the company in 1987. He is responsible for the development, design, construction and management of all capital projects. Greg Chavez was promoted to Warehouse Superintendent at the Portland, Oregon Logistics Center. In his new position, Chavez will be responsible for daily warehouse operations including scheduling, truck traffic and load planning. Alan Schill was appointed to the newly created position of Administrative/Customer Service Manager at the Portland Oregon Logistics Center. Schill will be responsible for the daily management of office and customer service operations.

Unified Grocers recently appointed Richard E. (“Dick”) Goodspeed, a retired retail food industry executive and consultant, to serve on the Board of Directors for the remainder of the current term, which expires in mid-February 2008. Goodspeed’s appointment fills a vacancy that was created two months ago when directors voted to expand the size of the Board from 15 to 16 members. Goodspeed is an experienced executive who has spent 45 years in all areas of retail management at some of the nation’s largest and most successful retail grocery chains before retiring in 1998. He has spent the last nine years working on consulting assignments for a variety of food retailers and consumer packaged goods companies, including Harris Teeter, Safeway and Pillsbury to name a few.

F.A.B., Inc. has announced the addition of M.R. Williams as a member of the cooperative. M.R. Williams was founded in 1976 when its current owner President, Mike Williams, purchased the Watkins-Syndor Company. A full service distributor located in Henderson, North Carolina, the company’s distribution territory covers nearly all of North Carolina and Virginia, as well as parts of Maryland, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C. Its customer base includes convenience stores, colleges, departments of correction, truck stops, drug stores, and small grocery stores. M.R. Williams offers a large variety of products including groceries, confections, retail and foodservice beverages, and food service products. For more information: www.frostyacres.com

F.A.B., Inc. is proud to announce their support of America’s troops through the Wounded Warrior Project, dedicated to providing programs and services to assist injured service members. As a Silver Sponsor, F.A.B. is directly supporting their Warriors to Work program which assists disabled veterans as they return to the workforce. This organization came to the attention of F.A.B. from one of their distributors, Charles Young of Euclid Fish Company in Mentor, Ohio, who is also a supporter of the program. F.A.B., Inc. employees and Member Distributors will have an opportunity to show their support of our troops through donations and local fundraisers. For more information: www.woundedwarriorproject.org

General Mills recently announced the addition of Yoplait® Kids Yogurt Drink which contains Omega 3-DHA. Yoplait Kids Yogurt Drink also contains 25% less sugar than the average kids’ yogurts and has no artificial flavors or sweeteners.  The Yoplait drink comes in four kid-pick flavors: Strawberry, Strawberry Banana, Mixed Berry and Banana. For more information: www.generalmills.com

Henningsen Cold Storage Co. recently announced their Temperature Controlled Logistics Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania was awarded SHARP (Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program) status by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). Scranton joins Henningsen’s Twin Falls, Idaho and Grand Forks, North Dakota operations in being SHARP certified. SHARP recognizes employers who operate an exemplary safety and health management system. A SHARP certified facility is exempt from programmed OSHA inspections. For more information: www.henningsen.com

Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) recently announced, in cooperation with the makers of Hidden Valley® ranch dressings the expanded Love Your Veggies™ Nationwide School Lunch Campaign for the 2007 – 08 school year. The program will award 51 grants totaling more than $500,000, giving one per state, as well as one grant to a school in Hidden Valley’s hometown of Oakland, California. The $10,000 grants will be given to schools that develop innovative, sustainable, and exciting programs that not only bring more fruits and veggies into the cafeteria, but also inspire students to love their veggies. For more information: www.loveyourveggies.com

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