Source: LOHAS Weekly Newsletter
Published: Thursday, November 01, 2001

Former Wild Oats Markets (OATS) CFO Mary Beth Lewis has joined Boulder-based healthy fast-food restaurant chain Noodles and Company as executive VP and chief administration officer.

Peter C. Rosendahl, Ph.D., environmental affairs VP for Florida Crystals, died of cancer on Sept. 30. Instead of flowers, donations may be made in Rosendahl’s memory to the Saint Rita’s Church Homeless Ministry. Call Florida Crystals at 561.366.5149 for donation details.

This years’ Socially Responsible Business Awards recipients were honored at a breakfast at Expo East on Oct. 13 and include Clinton, Mich.-based Eden Foods; Waterbury, Vt.-based Green Mountain Coffee Inc.; San Luis Obispo, Calif.-based herbal tea manufacturer Guayaki; Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Maggie’s Organics/Clean Clothes Inc.; and Eugene, Ore.-based Nancy’s Yogurt/Springfield Creamery.

Steve Petusevsky has resigned from his position as director of creative food development at Whole Foods Market.

Mike Internicola has been hired as chief customer officer and GM at Frontier Natural Products Co-op.

Forbes Magazine has named Green Mountain

Coffee CEO Robert Stiller Entrepreneur of the Year.

Lex Alexander has announced his departure from Whole Foods Market Inc. He hopes to continue working with the company as a consultant and is exploring other opportunities in the natural products industry.

Galaxy Nutritional Foods has hired Christopher J. New as chief marketing officer and VP of strategy.

Pall Corp. has appointed Reed Sarver as senior VP.

Lindsay Bolger has been named coffee manager at Green Mountain Coffee.

Mannatech Inc. has elected Stanley

Frederick to its board of directors.

Dale Kamibayashi has joined Rapunzal Pure Organics as the VP and director of sales and marketing.

The Healthy Lifestyles Publishing Group of Sabot Publishing has named Laurel Lund as editorial director.