mandel slovesJulie Mandel Sloves, a senior communications exec at Campbell Soup Company, has moved to food PR specialists FoodMinds as a senior VP.

Sloves exits Campbell's after 12 years as senior manager of global R&D communications. She is stationed in Vorhees, N.J., for the Chicago-based firm, heading strategy and oversight of teams on several accounts. Sloves previously ran her own shop and was at AronowPollock Communications.

FM has also added Weber Shandwick's Julie Alessi as a senior A/E in the Windy City. The firm, which posted $4.9M in revenues in 2012, says its staff is up to 24 with an expert network of around 40. Campbell's, Dole, McMormick, Nestle, and Welch's are among its client experience.