Shick USA promotes chief operating officer Timothy P. Cook to president.

Effective immediately, Scott Hollon is sales manager for Reading Bakery Systems’ Latin America region.

The Chicago-based bakery opens a 2,000-sq.-ft. R&D center within its Schaumburg, Ill., facility. The state-of-the-art center will further Gonnella’s commitment to improving processes and develop products for changing market demands.

tna’s acquisition of FOODesign Machinery & Systems Inc. enables the global packaging solutions supplier to expand its portfolio to offer manufacturers a choice of processing solutions.

Suntava Inc.’s purple corn can now bear the Non-GMO Project Verified seal.

Sydney-based packaging solutions specialist tna opens an office in Wettringen, Germany, to provide support to customers across mainland Europe.

ConAgra, Cargill and CHS sell four mills to Miller Milling to move forward with the Ardent Mills joint venture.

Hillshire Brands Co. agrees to acquire Van’s Natural Foods from private equity firm Catterton Partners for $165 million. The purchase would broaden Hillshire’s portfolio of frozen food products and extend the company’s reach into gluten-free products, cereal and snack categories.

Shearer’s Foods, owned by Toronto-based Wind Point Partners, acquires the assets of Medallion Foods from Omaha, Neb.-based ConAgra Foods for $33.5 million. Medallion Foods produces value- and private-label, corn-based snack foods, including tortilla chips, corn chips and extruded corn products. ConAgra bought Medallion Foods as part of its purchase of Ralcorp Holdings Inc. in early 2013.

ConAgra Mills, Cargill and CHS Inc. announce additions to the growing leadership team for its future joint venture flour milling company, Ardent Mills.