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General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, said it has restructured its Brazilian business and -- while it wants to "increase investment" in the country -- it will stop producing Frescarini refrigerated pasta.

Sara Lee Corp. has officially announced the grand opening of The Kitchens of Sara Lee, the Downers Grove, Ill.-based company’s new North American innovation campus.

In a recent BBMG survey, 23 percent of American consumers reported that they have "no way of knowing" if a product is green or actually does what it claims.

Made in Marietta LLC, the Marietta, Ohio, holding company behind Enertia Trail Foods, will produce Coleman outdoor meals and snacks under a new license agreement from The Coleman Co. Inc.

Sometimes a business opportunity becomes a new product. In other cases, that opportunity might require an entirely new business venture.

IMC Licensing, Louisville, Ky., said it will begin developing a portfolio of new brand-building licensed food and non-food products under terms of representation agreement with Pinnacle Foods Group LLC.

Citing cost efficiencies, Land O'Lakes Inc., St. Paul, Minn., said it plans in mid-June to close a butter processing plant in Madison, Wis.

The Chicago Tribune reported the recent death of Timothy Harris, 53, the CEO of specialty baker Nonni's Food Co. and a 25-year plus food industry veteran.

Jerry Law was promoted to senior vice president of western operations for J&J Snack Foods Corp.

The Associated Press reported that chicken processing giant Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, will start procedures to possibly sell two more plants.