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Mike McGrath announced he will retire as president
of sales at Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, Plano, Texas, at the end of
the year. Jim Johnston has been selected to succeed him as executive vice president
of sales, and McGrath, who has been with the company for more than 20 years,
will stay on in a consulting role to assist in the transition... Ocean Spray
Cranberries, Lakeville-Middleboro, Mass., has selected Kenneth G. Romanzi as
senior vice president and chief operating officer, overseeing domestic marketing,
sales, and research and development. Stewart M. Gallagher will
be Romanzi’s counterpart in the global marketplace as senior vice president
and chief operating officer of Ocean Spray International. Gallagher also will
oversee development of new marketing, sales and distribution alliances with
Ocean Spray partner companies... John Dresel has been named
president and chief operating officer at Tully’s Coffee, Seattle. Dresel
was president of Ackerley Television Group, and he replaces Tony Gioia, who
left the company in July... Vitality Foodservice Inc., Tampa, Fla., has named
Gary M. Viljoen chief executive officer and John C. Minton
chief operating officer. The announcements were made concurrently with the acquisition
of Vitality by Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison and MVC Capital, Babson Capital
and Lexington Partners... Gerardo “Gerry” Lopez
has been tapped as senior vice president at Starbucks Coffee Co. and president
of global consumer products... Micropack Corp., Natick, Mass., has named Christopher
La Corata vice president of operations, overseeing five bottling operations,
quality assurance and supply chain... Scott McCreary has become chief operating
officer at Green Mountain Coffee Roaster, Waterbury, Vt... Ingo Hohorst
has been named global sales director at Maxxium Worldwide.