Month: January 2019

Dean Foods Names Jeff Dawson SVP, Chief Accounting Officer

January 25, 2019 Dean Foods

Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) named Jeff Dawson as its Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, effective January 28, 2019. In this capacity, Dawson will be responsible for enterprise-wide accounting operations, including internal and external financial reporting, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. …

Dare to Close Quebec Cookie Plant Next Year, Affecting About 275 Employees

January 25, 2019 Canadian Press

Dare Foods says it will close a cookie-making plant on the south shore of Montreal by mid-2020 in a move that will affect about 275 employees. …

Arista Cereal Technologies Announces Dismissal Of Patent Dispute With Arcadia Biosciences Over High Fiber Wheat

January 25, 2019 Arista Cereal Technologies Pty Ltd

The SDNY lawsuit was the second action by Arcadia against ARISTA relating to high amylose wheat. On August 14, 2018, in an earlier action, the Patent Trials and Appeals Board of the USPTO issued a judgement against Arcadia on priority of invention in an interference proceeding. …

Siemer Milling Gives 1 Million to UK Grain and Forage Center

January 25, 2019 Laura Skillman, University of Kentucky

Siemer Milling Company is making a gift of $1 million to the University of Kentucky Grain and Forage Center of Excellence to support initiatives to improve grain quality and agronomic productivity of wheat in Kentucky and the region. …

BI-LO Bows Out of Waynesville’s Prolific Grocery Scene

January 25, 2019 Becky Johnson, The Mountaineer

BI-LO will close at the end of February after being deemed an “underperforming store” by its corporate office. The news comes on the eve of Publix’s opening, which would have brought the grocery store tally along a half-mile stretch of Russ Avenue to four. …