Dive Brief:
- Devin Cole, who most recently served as chief commercial officer of Tyson Foods, Inc., is the new president of Keystone U.S. at Keystone Foods, a subsidiary of Brazil-based Marfrig Global Foods.
- Cole will manage Keystone’s North American poultry, beef, and fish businesses.
- "Cole has 20 years of experience leading sales, marketing and innovation teams. Prior to his 16-year tenure at Tyson, where he held several senior management positions, Mr. Cole led account business efforts within Hudson Foods, Inc.," Food Business News reported.
Dive Insight:
"We’re serious about growth and accelerating the plans we have outlined in our Focus to Win business strategy," according to Frank Ravndal, president and CEO of Keystone Foods. "Adding Devin to our executive leadership team is a great reflection of both the current momentum Keystone has as well as our commitment to building an exceptional talent base for the future."
In recent company news, Keystone took third place in the Projects Category for its sustainability efforts at the 2014 Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards due to its implementation of "a dust (chicken breading) collection system at its Camilla, GA, facility that reduces waste going into landfills and improves employee safety" as part of the company's KEYSTAR corporate social responsibility initiative launched seven years ago, according to Food Engineering.
"During each day of production, the breading particle collection system now gathers nearly 6,000 pounds of material, which are sold to a third-party organization for use in animal feed. Additionally, the air quality in the plant has improved, increasing employee safety," Food Engineering reported.