Nolan succeeds Chuck Marcy, CEO since 2005, who has decided to leave “to pursue outside interests,� according to the company. In the announcement release, Marcy expressed pride in the “significant progress the company has made� and confidence in its future success under Nolan’s leadership. Nolan is joining Breyers Yogurt from Sara Lee, where he has served since 2007 as EVP of Sara Lee Corp. and CEO of its $2-billion Sara Lee Fresh Bakery division. Sara Lee had announced Nolan’s resignation, effective April 9, to pursue another professional opportunity.--Karlene Lukovitz

Kraft Foodservice has chosen its 2010 “Chefs of Grey Pouponâ€� -- chefs who “embody the spirit of culinary creativity and accomplishmentâ€� and use the mustard brand in many of their successful signature creations. This year’s winners are Shannon Johnson, director of culinary, Applebee’s; Joshua Linton, executive chef, Aja & the Dana Hotel and Spa, Chicago; and Michael Siry, culinary director, branded restaurants, Big Daddy’s City Crab and Duke’s, New York City. The three will judge this year’s Grey Poupon-sponsored student culinary competition/scholarship program, to be held May 6 at the Viking Cooking School and Culinary Shop in …

Burton Tansky, long the face of The Neiman Marcus Group, will retire as president/CEO of the Dallas-based chain this October, and will be replaced by Karen W. Katz, currently president/CEO of Neiman Marcus Stores, and EVP of the Neiman Marcus Group. Tansky, 72, has been with the upscale Dallas-based retailer since 1989, when he joined as head of its Bergdorf Goodman unit; Katz has been with the company since 1985. Tansky will assume the role of non-executive chairman of the board.--Sarah Mahoney

Google stepped into Israel late Monday with the acquisition of LabPixies, a company that develops personalized Web site gadgets for mobile devices and Google's personal search engine homepage, iGoogle. Israel became a hotbed for technology startups in the late 1990s and early 2000s. A variety of businesses set up shop in Tel Aviv to create innovative products, from silicon to wireless. Google says it launched iGoogle in 2005 to fulfill the need for gadgets on personalized homepages. LabPixes helps to fill that need.

You have to wonder about privacy issues when you see droves of Google engineers either leave or deactivate their Facebook account after execs at the social network site announced at F8 the company would build "social" into the structure of the Web. Some point to concerns about defaulting to an opt-in that allows third party sites like Yelp to personalize your experience.

Connecticut’s top law enforcement official is once again publicly condemning Craigslist for enabling users to post unlawful sex ads. "A cursory review of the adult services section still reveals posts that are clearly for illegal prostitution," Blumenthal wrote in a letter to a lawyer for Craigslist. "Even though some of these ads attempt to shield their true purpose by pretending to be for legitimate adult services, they remain blatant solicitations for sex." Blumenthal goes on to complain that Craigslist "acted irresponsibly" by deciding to keep the $10-per-ad fee that it charges users to place adult listings. Last …

LG Electronics has teamed with the Tribeca Film Festival to show a premier of a new feature film, “Keep Surfing,� not on the silver screen, but on one of its LED high-definition televisions. The TVs have THX Display Certification, meaning viewers can experience the same colors, shadows and details as theatergoers, according to the company. The film, which took 10 years to make, chronicles river-surfing on the Eisbach in Munich, Germany.--Aaron Baar

After introducing its Open Graph initiative and new social plug-ins last week, Facebook today has posted a follow-up FAQ about the new widgets including the "Like" button that already appear on CNN.com, Washingtonpost.com and some 75 other sites. The company's effort to "socialize" the Web has raised questions about exactly what types of user information are shared via the plug-ins and how widely. The FAQ also covers the Instant Personalization feature on sites like Yelp, Pandora and Microsoft's new Docs.com site. Read the full post here.