The American Butter Institute (ABI) elected new officers at its annual meeting held this month in Arizona.
ABI’s new president is Rich Stammer of Agri-Mark in Methuen, Massachusetts. The ABI first vice president is Deborah Van Dyk of Schreiber Foods, Green Bay, Wisconsin, and ABI’s second vice president is Kris McFarland of California Dairies, Inc., Artesia, California.
ABI’s immediate past president, Jim Bleick of Graf Creamery, was presented a plaque for his two years of leadership that ended with the selection of Stammer as the incoming president.
ABI Board members, in addition to officer elections, conducted several other items of business at last week’s meeting, including reviewing ABI’s finances, getting an update on economic and market outlook, learning about butter promotional programs, and reviewing potential labeling and standards changes.
ABI’s next meeting will be held April 27-29, 2008 at the Marriott Downtown in Chicago, IL.