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The frozen food industry's monstrous March Frozen Food Month promotion is under way with a national three-page free-standing insert coupon section, consumer sweepstakes and retail point-of-sale materials.

Looking to increase its U.S. presence and boost its whey protein business, Arla Foods Amba, Viby, Denmark, said it agreed to a whey processing and marketing deal with Green Meadows Foods, LLC.

JBS S.A., Sao Paulo, Brazil, named 30-year beef industry veteran Rich Vesta as president and chief operating officer at JBS USA LLC, Greeley, Colo.

Supply chain services provider Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, Mich., promoted Andrew Janson to president, effective March 1, 2009.

Instead of hosting its own industry convention next year, the nation's Retail Bakers of America (RBA) will join the triennial International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) Sept. 26-29, 2010.

Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., said Canadian antitrust officials have approved Tyson's earlier C$105.5 million deal to sell Lakeside Farm Industries.

Nestle S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, said its Nestle USA business will officially open its "state-of-the-art" aseptic products factory.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, said it will idle three of its 32 U.S. chicken processing plants by mid-May as part of a corporate restructuring plan.

National retailer Wal-Mart Stores approved Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, Mich., as a third-party consolidator for Wal-Mart suppliers.

Despite some thoughts of moving a new plant south of Syracuse, N.Y., Great Lakes Cheese, Hiram, Ohio, will finish a $67 million facility in Adams, N.Y.