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.

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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.

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IDF chosen as Missouri Exporter of the Year

(Springfield, MO. October 12, 2010) – International Dehydrated Foods, Inc. (IDF™) has been named Exporter of the Year by the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The award, which was presented to IDF at the 52nd annual Missouri Governor’s Conference in St. Louis last month, is said to be one of the top honors given by the state.

IDF was selected for the award because of its increasing success with exports. Today, a quarter of the company’s total sales are due to exports. In 2009, IDF recorded a 7.5 percent increase in exports, and its exports are up 30 percent to date in 2010. All of this growth in exports comes despite the sluggish national and global economies. Currently IDF ships their varied portfolio of ingredients to 33 countries around the world. 

Kurt Hellweg, IDF president and chief executive officer, accepted the Exporter of the Year award on behalf of the company’s 200 associates at its Monett manufacturing facility. The USDA inspected facility was nominated for the state honor by the Monett Chamber of Commerce, which provides IDF with certificates of origin for its exports on an almost daily basis.

“The award is made possible by the efforts of our plant and corporate employees” said Mike Scabarozi, Vice President of Manufacturing for IDF, who oversees the Monett plant.  “Meeting the needs of our international customers requires a focused effort to the details required for international sales.”

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