Global Industry: Aryzta AG appoints CFO

Hamburg. (bm) Swiss Aryzta AG is pleased to announce the appointment of Frederic Pflanz as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Pflanz (49), a dual French-German national, joins Aryzta from Maxingvest Group, where he is an executive Board member. Maxingvest AG is the parent company of Tchibo, a German coffee and consumer retail business; and Beiersdorf, a German skin- and personal-care consumer products business. In 2016 its consolidated sales were in excess of 10 billion EUR. Other topics of the week:

• Aryzta AG: appoints Chief Financial Officer [CH] Fri 09-08
• Ebro Foods: Net profit up 5.2% to 92 million EUR [ES] Fri 09-08
• Walmart to Open 1’000th Online Grocery Pickup Location [US] Fri 09-08
• Ebro Foods: buys 52% stake in Italy’s Geovita [ES] Fri 09-08
• Starbucks: Names Group President and COO [US] Fri 09-08
• Grupo Bimbo: invests 72 million EUR in Colombia [MX] Thu 09-07
• Technomic: about Amazon’s first steps [US] Thu 09-07
• Grupo Bimbo: invests 108 million EUR in Distribution Center [MX] Wed 09-06
• Pioneer Foods: group turnover decreased by 4 percent [ZA] Wed 09-06
• Dunkin’ Brands: Announces Refinancing Transaction [US] Wed 09-06
• Pioneer Foods: Appoints Chief Financial Officer [ZA] Wed 09-06
• DowDuPont Merger Successfully Completed [US] Tue 09-05
• Paul Hollywood and SSP join forces to open first bakery [UK] Tue 09-05
• SSP names new head for business in DACH and FRABEL [UK] Tue 09-05
• Campbell: Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results [US] Mon 09-04
• Study Shows: U.S. Americans Are Not Eating Enough Bread [US] Mon 09-04
• Middleby Corporation: Acquires QualServ Solutions [US] Sat 09-02
• U.S.: New «Power of Family Meals» Report Released [US] Sat 09-02