Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings Launched

OMAHA, Neb.Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings, a business of ConAgra Foods Inc., announced the launch of its new name and branding. This follows the completion of ConAgra Foods sale of Gilroy Foods & Flavors dehydrated and vegetable product operations on July 19, 2010, to Olam International. Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings remains with ConAgra Foods.

 Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings is in a unique position to bring an impressive array of value-added, customized flavor-system and seasoning solutions to our customers," said Mike Veal, vice president of Marketing, Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings. In addition to the extensive resources and expertise at our technical and culinary headquarters in Cranbury, N.J., the geographic heart of the U.S. flavor industry, our customers benefit from the collective resources of our parent company, ConAgra Foods."

With the restructuring, Joanne Ferrara, sr. director of Research & Development, will continue to lead the flavors and seasonings development team. Joan Menke, Ph.D., is the chief global quality officer for ConAgra Foods.  Her team will support the Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings food safety programs. 

David Neff, sr. director, Manufacturing, will lead the operations team in Cranbury, N.J., Hyrum, Utah, and Carol Stream, Ill. In addition to bulk packaging, these facilities can package seasonings, sauce and gravy mixes in an array of pouch sizes.

The Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings sales organization will be lead by David Stoneburner, sr. director, Sales. In addition to Davids front-line sales team, a technical support team is in place to provide additional customer assistance; this team will be led by Lori Evans, sr. director, Technical Sales.

Serving as interim general manager is Paul Maass, ConAgra Mills president. The new general manager for Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings will be announced in the coming weeks.