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Darr receives 2011 Lifetime Achievement in Business Award
July 25, 2011
William
Darr receives 2011 Springfieldian Award
March 5, 2011
IDF & ADF Hire Lynch as VP Sales & Marketing
January 5, 2011
Bill Darr receives 2011 Lifetime Achievement in Business Award
(Springfield, MO. July 25, 2011) -- Springfield Business Journal presented founder Bill Darr with their Lifetime Achievement in Business Award on July 25, 2011.
This award highlights Mr. Darr's many achievements in business ingenuity and both local university and community support in addition to his gracious humanitarian efforts. We hope you enjoy this article as much as we enjoyed celebrating this achievement with him.
William Darr receives 2011 Springfieldian Award
(Springfield, MO. March 5, 2011) –At the annual meeting of the Springfield (Missouri) Area Chamber of Commerce on January 28, 2011, William H. Darr received the 2011 Springfieldian Award. This is an annual award given by the Chamber of Commerce in recognition of outstanding leadership and participation in civic affairs and untiring effort for the welfare of the community.
Mr. Darr is the founder of International Dehydrated Foods, Inc. and has been active in the community in a variety of roles. He is perhaps best recognized for his philanthropic work on behalf of a number of educational institutions and charitable organizations, including Missouri State University, Boys & Girls Town of Missouri, The Good Samaritan Boys Ranch, The American Cancer Society, and Lost and Found.
IDF & ADF Hire Lynch as VP Sales & Marketing
(Springfield, MO. January 5, 2011) – Stephanie Lynch was appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing for International Dehydrated Foods, Inc. (IDF™) and American Dehydrated Foods, Inc. (ADF™), world leaders in dehydrated meat and poultry ingredients for the food and petfood industries. In this role, Stephanie will be responsible for the company’s global sales, marketing and business development.
Prior to joining IDF/ADF, Stephanie was the Director of Health & Wellness for Virginia Dare and was the Global Market Manager for Dow Chemical's Food and Nutrition Business while living in Zurich, Switzerland. Stephanie led Dow’s food business through a strategic shift to a new focus on the health benefits of its dietary fibers and is co-author of several patents filed on health benefits of cellulosic dietary fibers. Prior to her association with Dow, Stephanie was a food scientist and project leader at Thomas J. Lipton (Unilever) in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Stephanie earned a bachelor’s degree in food science from Rutgers University and is a regular presenter at SupplySide West.