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Names in the News
Quaker Maid Meats, Reading, Pa., has
promoted Tom Robinson from national
retail sales manager to the new
position of general manager of
sales and marketing. His responsibilities now include retail and
foodservice sales,
Robinson
marketing and
promotions, and management of the
entire sales force. Robinson has been
with the company since 1991.

quality and reduce costs. Gold Kist
supplies fully cooked chicken products to Heinz.
PM Beef Holdings, Windom, Minn.,
has named Ram Prasai as director of
quality and food safety. Prasai will be
involved in all aspects of food safety
at both the PM Beef facility in Windom and PM Specialty Foods in Richmond, Va.
The Julian Freirich Co. is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year.
Opened in 1921 in New York, the
fourth-generation family owned company recently moved its headquarters
to Salisbury, N.C.

Atlanta-based Gold Kist, Inc. recently received the 2006 Supplier of the
Year award for protein products from
the H.J. Heinz Co. in recognition of
its collaborative efforts to improve

Wichita, Kan.-based Cargill Meat Solutions has repositioned its Excel brand,

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its former company name, as a brand of
beef and pork products. Its new tag line,
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brand into the spotlight by calling out
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behind the brand.
Burke Corp., Nevada, Iowa, has
promoted James
Eller from sales
manager of Mexican products to
the newly created
position of industrial sales manEller
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activities and work with customers amnufacturing entrees, soups and appetizers using its fully cooked meats.

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