Rick Peterson has been promoted to senior VP of nutritionals, food and beverage at Rochem International, Inc.,Ronkonkoma, NY. Mr. Peterson joined the Rochem team in October 2008 and in that time he has been committed to the growth and development of Rochem’s nutritional, food and beverage business. In his new role, Mr. Peterson will call on his nearly 30 years of experience in the food and nutrition industry to take over day to day leadership in this portion of Rochem’s business as well as collaborate on Rochem’s future business growth initiatives.